First things first — Merry Christmas to everyone! We’re spending time with family, so here’s a pre-written post to enjoy while we relax. Recently we tackled cleaning up our iBook’s overloaded hard drive. What started as a mission to delete files quickly turned into a sentimental scavenger hunt: instead of clearing space, we wound up … Read more

A few readers asked on Instagram how we introduced Burger to Clara and how we managed the transition from having just a dog to having both a dog and a newborn. We did some research and spoke with our vet to make the change as smooth as possible for everyone, so here’s what we tried … Read more

Here it is—the post we promised all about cutting the cable cord and how much we’re saving as a result. As self-described TV lovers, we’ve often collapsed on the couch after a day of painting, organizing, or spackling and watched some shows. So when everyone started talking about ditching cable, we didn’t think we’d be … Read more

If there’s one thing we’ve made clear about our new house, it’s that we’re not thrilled with the existing trim colors. Somewhere between Williamsburg Blue and Muddy Mauve, our enthusiasm for painting wavered between excitement and dread. Not sure which. Since all the carpet was already removed and the new hardwoods hadn’t been installed yet, … Read more

When Sherry and I hosted our first yard sale over four years ago, we felt hurried getting everything outside, stressed about pricing, and kept tracking how much we’d made as the day went on. We were so excited to sell things we no longer wanted that the event became bigger in our heads than it … Read more

We’re in Florida and have plenty to share about our moving day and the first weeks in our new home. In this post we cover how we made the 13-hour drive feel faster, which predictions from our last episode proved true, and our honest take on using travel pee bags. Settling into a smaller house … Read more

Yesterday we shared the reveal of our board-and-batten hallway project for the Pinterest Challenge, and today we’re posting the full step-by-step tutorial. It’s long—around 2,000 words—but it’s packed with practical, budget-friendly guidance for anyone wanting a high-impact upgrade without a huge price tag. This project cost about $57 in materials (we did buy a tool … Read more

We interrupt this regularly scheduled broadcast for a quick patio progress report: the wallet-draining patio supplies mentioned earlier have arrived. Now we understand why they were so expensive. They’re larger than our car, a giant truck delivered them, they weigh over 19,000 pounds (not a typo — it’s on the delivery ticket), and they’ve completely … Read more

We generally don’t welcome mushrooms on the internet, and we certainly don’t appreciate unexpected surprises appearing in our yard. Case in point: a giant cluster of mushrooms that showed up out of nowhere. When we left for our evening walk yesterday, I thought a pile of leaves had been flattened by the morning rain. Instead, … Read more

Warning: this is longer than the Oscars, so feel free to fast forward to the parts you care about. This post began because readers kept asking how we manage our long to-do list. We explained that it’s basically one ongoing master document. When people asked us to share it and update it, we decided to … Read more