by Amanda Brockman | Jun 28, 2021 | Home Maintenance
Week 8 of the Marie Kondo Tidy Challenge was to bring joy into your home. This week is all about showcasing the items that you love that you found in your home. It’s about finding pretty ways to store some items. And it’s about whimsically trying to find a way to use...
by Amanda Brockman | Jun 21, 2021 | Home Maintenance
Week 7 of the Marie Kondo Tidy Challenge was to find everything a home. Quite frankly, this has been the most difficult task for me so far. I’m not a huge fan of the options for storage in our house. It isn’t quite right for where I’d logically want to keep things....
by Amanda Brockman | Jun 14, 2021 | Home Maintenance
A few years back, my in-laws made our daughter a beautiful toybox for Christmas. We ended up having to keep it in our living room because her room is so small. I decided that I’d like to hide the toy clutter with a toy box cover. However, I also wanted the cover to be...
by Amanda Brockman | Jun 7, 2021 | Home Maintenance
While I’m fairly decent at doing the standard home maintenance items, the more nuanced ones are still tricky for me. Rescreening windows, for instance, is one that has illuded me for ages. I always thought it would be tricky and difficult, so I always put off learning...
by Amanda Brockman | May 3, 2021 | Home Maintenance
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you probably know my Word of the Year is growth. Part of the word growth was to grow a garden this year. We didn’t have anywhere to start a garden at our house. So, I had to learn how to build an elevated planter box. Our...
by Amanda Brockman | Apr 19, 2021 | Home Maintenance
A few weeks ago, I had done a quick checklist for spring home maintenance. A key part of that was preparing your lawn mower for spring. If you haven’t had to do this before, it can be a daunting task. Here are some pointers on how to prepare your lawn mower for...
