One of the hardest things I think I deal with is my anxiety; I always have a list of things that need-to-get-done, a list of pretty-much-needs-to-get-done, and a list of you-wish-you-could-get-these-done. All of them are important, but what they take is a lot of time and at least a little bit of energy for each thing, if not more. Well, unfortunately as the day goes on I find my energy level does okay, but then takes a terrible drop in the afternoon....

This is just a recap of our bay-window bench and bookshelves we've been installing ourselves. Once we bought our house we realized right away that there wasn't much sitting space, not a lot of room for furniture other then a few basics, and we didn't want to over cram our little home with bulky furniture, so a bay-window bench just felt perfect!  We came up with a basic...

We love our little country cottage home; this house is brick, one level, 1300 square feet, built in 1948 with half an acre surrounded by farm land. It is our first purchased home and really a dream come true despite the projects needed to really make it glow! Here is a list of what we are planning, and as we go I'll try to document our progress with posts on each project. Not all of these projects are on the list because they need major...

I always describe my father as a mountain man.  Growing up, even though he worked as a software engineer and had multiple hobbies, such as airplanes and occasionally vegetable & fruit gardening, his main interest, outside of being a great dad, centered around the outdoors.  From him I had the opportunities to experience fishing, rock climbing, hiking, mountain climbing, canyoneering, boogie boarding, skiing, dog sledding, glissading,...