If you're in the mood for bad grammar, poorly constructed sentences, slightly out-of-focus photos, and posts about mistakes then good news - YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!
This will not be that pretty, that polished, or that inspiring - promise.
The Story:
My husband and I bought a house about a year and a half ago. It had sat mostly abandoned for about 7-8 yrs (per our friendly neighbor). It had good bones, but was in desperate need of love and TLC. Being young and on a tight budget we thought, "the price is right - how hard can this be?" We had no experience in renovating, handiwork, or even minor landscaping (I used a lawn mower for the first time this year). YouTube, Pinterest, and blogs have been our tutors and now a year and a half later we have many more tools, skills, and finished products - but we still suck at a lot of things.
I start this blog as a means of giving back to the plethora of info we have obtained from the internet. I often read posts like "Renovate Your Bathroom in a Weekend!" or "DIY on the Cheap" or "Grow All You Can Eat in 12 Easy Steps" and halfway through the article realize Mr. Bathroom Renovator is a full-time contractor, or Miss DIY works from home because she blogs for a living and Home Depot pays for all her products, or Mrs. Grow All Your Can Eat is a stay-at-home mom with 4 school age children that help her out. All of those are great, but none of those are me. I live in a city with high cost of living, I work full-time as does my husband, and I have little-to-no DIY, construction, or gardening experience. So this is a blog about that - us trying to do stuff we don't know how to do (usually without enough money or time). Exciting, no?
I've also recently found a lot of joy in slow-food: for me that means gardening, cooking, baking, and chicken keeping! I love growing veggies and having fresh eggs daily. I love baking my own sourdough bread and cookies with items from my backyard! I planned and built my own chicken coop and garden after lots of online research and would love to share my mistakes and experience!
I'm not an expert, so feel free to correct me. I'm not a grammar buff, I'm a full-time nurse and luckily for my patients I am a lot better at medicine than I am at the English language (I mean, come on, have you ever LOOKED in a medical record? We can't even spell let alone complete full sentences...). I skimp on quality products sometimes because we need to eat and pay a mortgage. I love the earth, but sometimes I'm lazy. I make mistakes, A LOT of mistakes. I dream bigger than I can achieve (Exhibit A: my Pinterest board). So, keep your expectations low and your judgements to yourself ;)
All you fellow DIY boneheads out there, dive in and make yourself at home :)
- Anna
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