I’m having a baby any day! While I’m busy nesting enjoy the following guest post from Infinite Learners’ contributer Laura-Jeanne Lehr of Tales of Infinite Learning. She is a finalist in The Next Top Spiritual Author. Check her out and be sure to vote! She’s amazing! ********************* I have dreamed of planting a vegetable garden [...]
In case you forgot this is what our old compost pile looked like: Why it was a problem: 1. It was full. There are six people sharing this one compost bin and we hadn’t done a thing with it since we moved in and exclaimed, “Sweet! There’s already a compost bin.” 2. We weren’t using [...]
Please go check out my guest post at Steady Mom. It’s something I’ve wanted to share for a while and I really enjoyed writing it. *** *** *** I know, I know. Not only did I leave you hanging, but I built up the suspense like maybe WAY too much. I’m afraid you may think [...]
Since I got my diy insecurities off my chest I’m ready to share what we’ve been working on. We’ve been homeowners for 3 short years, but in that time we’ve learned that those great big to-do lists take much longer than originally thought. With this in mind (and with the reality based attitude that a [...]
I’ve realized that I talk a lot about our do-it-yourself enthusiasm more than I show any tangible results. Why? Well, I’m a bit self-conscious about our learning curve as homeowners and our self-proclaimed notion of diy sustainability. I read a few super crafty diy home blogs and when our projects get put together it can [...]
Congratulations to Tara who just won the turquoise earrings from noon. Thanks to everyone who participated and don’t forget to check back in on Monday for our next small business holiday give-away. ***************************************** I just did something that felt really good. 1. I serviced my sewing machine DIY style. 2. I collaborated with Solshine on [...]
We are making the very best use of our tiny urban space. Our current project is the piece of earth immediately in front of our house. It started out as our very own urban dust lot which we then prepped and installed the basic outline of our hardscape. We then installed a sandbox which has [...]
We’ve lit a home improvement fire under our behinds. We are dreamers and love looking forward to what is next. Recently we came to the conclusion that we need to put some conscious and focused energy into creating the space we initially envisioned for the house before we could move onto new horizons. You already [...]
We live in an urban area of a small city. Our front yard is about a 10 x 25 foot area bordering the public sidewalk with a large Norway Maple that shades the house nicely in the Summer. Neighbors have taken their own approach with their mini-piece of land; from overgrown grasses to flower gardens [...]