for better or worse.
Welcome to this new blogging adventure! I never thought I’d find myself considering blogging about my life, my interests, my anything so bear with me-I’m not sure it’s my ‘thing’ yet! But as I’ve learned to love all things wood and home renovations over the past years, I started to want a place to land the projects, the pictures, the process, and the story of it all. So this is the beginning of that and I’m excited you have even the slightest bit of interest in following me through that process…. Even it’s simply to enjoy the trainwreck of the process, I'm glad you're checking it out....
getting started...
I assume most blogs have an introductory post so you have some idea what you’re getting into when you click on this page. So this will be that. If you’re not all that interested in how I got here (understandable), I’d encourage you to just close this page now and move on If you are, I’ll humor you with a bit of that information. And I’ll keep it short and sweet. Maybe.
So here we are. You won't find many pictures of me as that's definitely not my thing. But in this one introductory post, I'll humor you. This is my crew--my husband and 3 beautiful girls who are always hanging around even if you don't hear much about them! You may see these girls show up off and on as they are always helping out in some way or another. They really are how I got started building, so I'm sure you'll hear more about them as we go!
So. First and most important!!!
I’m absolutely not an expert on anything building, creating, designing, constructing, renovating, refinishing, or adulting and I will not pretend I am. Full disclosure, most of the time, I actually have no idea what I’m doing when I’m building or creating in the house or in the shop. There’s really no method to my madness and things just sort of happen how they happen. Sometimes it works. Other times I find myself reclaiming my own wood from failed projects. So, file that away as you read anything I have to offer and know all of my information is self taught, learned from lots of trial and error, and is most likely the ‘wrong way to do it’. I simply love the process and the learning and the doing and I love the control I have over the end results. So that’s what you’ll get here. Nothing more. So keep your expectations low and know that I know, I’m not an expert. So if what you take away from my postings or pictures or whatever is ‘I’d never do it like that’, I’ve offered you something and I’m good with that.
So, if I’m not an expert, how did it start you ask (or didn’t ask)? Well, early in 2018, my husband ventured out into self employment unexpectedly and he needed a home office. Offices need desks and we were trying to keep costs low as he was starting out. We decided it was cheaper to build one than buy one and I was up for the challenge! However, I needed my husbands help to get started. After waiting over a week for him to cut the 4 boards I needed, I realized that it was ridiculous I didn’t know how to use a saw and it was ridiculous to be a grown woman needing my fella to do this kind of dirty work. I finally asked my husband ‘how do you turn on this saw?’. Starting with showing me where the power cord was to plug it in and where the on/off switch was, he walked me through the process. So, in that moment, I used my first power tool!
And I was hooked. Through the process of the first desk (which was super basic-I’ll show you!), I was able to get my older girls out sanding and helping me. They loved it. I loved it. And I loved that they loved it. So we built again. And again. And now we build it all--from their bedroom furniture, to their playroom tables, to the living room furniture. I’ve branched out and done furniture and home decor for a number of people (patient, patient people) who have an idea of what they want and they’ve let me help them bring it to life. It’s been such a fun process and I’ve loved every minute of it!
And now, here I am in 2022, telling that classic mom story. The story of how stay at home moms enter into a small midlife crisis wondering what is next as our kids get older and less demanding of our time. As I ponder and think about that for me, I realize that what’s considered ‘normal’, doesn’t suit me. I have three young girls and as I think through ‘what’s next’ for me, I want those girls to see that you can pursue what you love and that you are capable of choosing your own adventure regardless of how unsure or uncomfortable you are. So I’m choosing my own next adventure and seeing where it goes….
And somehow....
It led me to this blog post and an online store and a lot of jumping into something so far beyond my comfort zone…. So read it. Or don't. It's as much for me as it is for you! But, while you're here, feel free to check out the items in the store as they're always changing! Or don't hesitate to contact me directly and I'd love to work with you!
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