The last time I posted on this blog was in December 2021. So much life has happened in the 18 months between then and now, so I thought I'd catch you, dear reader, on what's been happening! This has been probably the longest hiatus I've ever taken from the blog. In the past, I've taken [...]
Author: Annie
Cloth Diapering for Dummies
When Laurelin was born, I was pretty determined to try cloth diapering but I was so intimidated. There are so many methods to cloth diapering, ranging from the old school, cost-effective pre-folds to the more modern but expensive all-in-ones. With the many different methods of cloth diapering, there are also varying degrees of learning curve. [...]
Laurelin
My Journey to 100 Houseplants
This post is part-confession, part-love letter, and part-accountability for myself. You see, I've been on a journey for the past couple years. A journey to acquire 100 houseplants. Yes, with enough money, I could just go out and buy 100 houseplants. But I really wanted to learn about each plant that I was bringing in, [...]
Floor to Ceiling Bookshelves
I'm so excited to reveal our finished floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in our living room! It bears repeating, but home takes time. Sometimes, a lot of time! This room has gone through some really insane changes over the past two years, but none more than getting these custom bookshelves! Last fall, Ian and I got four IKEA [...]
Plastic Free July
I started examining my relationship with single-use plastic and waste in 2015 (during Plastic Free July 2015's campaign). For the next few years, I considered myself "zero waste". I seldom use that term anymore when talking to people who are newer to making sustainable choices. Instead, I use the term "low waste", as I think [...]
First & Second Trimester Recap
Basement Update
This post has been a long time coming, and I'm so excited to share some progress with our basement! Our house has a pretty generous basement space, with a little over 600 sq. ft. It feels a lot bigger than that because it's basically one large open L-shaped room. It also has a under-the-stairs closet, [...]
Gender Neutral Nursery
In our new house, which we have lovingly dubbed Squirrel Estate, we are fortunate enough to have 4 nice-sized bedrooms. One is our primary suite, one is our office, one is our guest room, and one room served as a multi-purpose room for the (almost) 2 years that we've been here. We've always known that [...]