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All about the Base: Some Upgrades we Chose for Our New Home and Why.

I’ve been really quite over here for the past month and for that I apologize! I’ve started a new job and I have been taking the time to settle in, and well, change my entire life! In the past few months the trajectory of my families future has changed, and for the better! A newContinue reading “All about the Base: Some Upgrades we Chose for Our New Home and Why.”

Alys + Rosemary Beach Vacay: A Long Time in the Making

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know we just came home from such a relaxing and beautiful vacation to some beaches in Florida! It was a BIG and profound trip for Ben and I on so many levels. I wanted to share more about our trip, the planning, and some things I learnedContinue reading “Alys + Rosemary Beach Vacay: A Long Time in the Making”

Apartment Life as a Fam of Four!

It has somehow been over ONE MONTH since we made the move to our temporary apartment home. When we first decided to sell our home (see my very first blog for all the details why) we knew in this market there was a high chance of it selling quickly. So we made the simple statementContinue reading “Apartment Life as a Fam of Four!”

Go ahead, Change All the Lighting!

If you’re not familiar, when you choose to build a home through a large builder in a neighborhood they will send you to their Design Center to select all your finishes. Everything from brick colors to paint, countertops, and flooring. So the options you are presented with are the only options you have until you’reContinue reading “Go ahead, Change All the Lighting!”

New Home Must Haves

I wish I could tell you that we are building the home of our DREAMS, but alas, we do have a budget! haha One of my reasons for starting this blog is take you along on the journey of our new home. Showing you how you can make the most of any situation; whether that’sContinue reading “New Home Must Haves”

Starting Over

The day after Christmas in the year 2020, I sat in my in-laws driveway tearfully talking to our realtor on the phone. I should have been inside with our entire immediate family as we had planned on celebrating Christmas this day. Instead I was explaining through the tears why I had to move as soonContinue reading “Starting Over”