Home Improvement
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Mischief Managed
This week I found myself wondering how many hours I will spend over my lifetime cleaning, decluttering, and reorganizing different areas in my home. How many minutes of this precious gift of a life will be shrouded in stress and anxiety because my domestic surroundings have a hand-holding relationship with my mental health. Our family, much like many others, routinely complete the cycle of purchase, place, purge. My husband and I are constantly trying to figure out how to tetris our closets or cabinets and come up with storage solutions to house all of our belongings. Belongings that once seemed like a blessing now the sepulcher for the illness called…
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Framin’ It Out
When Brent and I bought our home about eight years ago, it was definitely a fixer upper. We got it as a short sale that had been rented out along the way, apparently by people who didn’t care about ownership upkeep or paint colors (you’ll see what I mean in the future). We came the night before closing and threw in bug bombs if that gives you any idea. Since we only pay for things with cash, fixing up the house has been a slow process. We’ve done a lot (put on a new roof, had the outside painted, bought new appliances) that have improved our home, but those are…