We're seeing a record number of people moving to Star Valley. Real estate is hot. We're in a seller's market with not enough inventory for the demand. But we aren't the only ones. It's like that everywhere. I think people are building because of the low interest rates and the chance to get out of the city, but we've been dealing with … Read More »
Owner’s Bathroom Reveal
When I was pregnant with our third child, Dave and I were trying to explain to our son that he would soon have a baby sister. We were driving in the car and discussing what made a family. Kel, trying to sort out our conversation in his three-year-old brain, finally had it figured out. He stated in his matter-of-fact way, "A family means you all … Read More »
Life Lately
It has been awhile since I've written. 2020 has had so many twists and turns I haven't been able to sit and collect my thoughts for months. I enjoy writing, so it feels good to be using a keyboard again. At the beginning of the year, I chose the word "enough" as my guide, and it has been a grounding and essential choice. I've used it to say no … Read More »
Kitchen Renovation
Project Babbling Brook Hi everyone! This week I promised I would dive into my plans for the kitchen in our spec home. While we are carefully considering what should stay and what should go in the old part of the house, the kitchen was non-functional. The fridge was slammed next to the oven, and even though we assumed there was a dining table … Read More »
Love the Plateau
Life is not designed to hand us success or satisfaction, but rather to present us with challenges that make us grow. Mastery is the mysterious process by which those challenges become progressively easier and more satisfying through practice. The key to that satisfaction is to reach the nirvana in which love of practice for its own sake (intrinsic) … Read More »
A Tribute to a House
Please forgive my personal indulgence today, but I need to write a few things about our old home. As I mentioned before (or for those who are visiting this blog for the first time) we listed our house last month and it sold in two days. It's been a crazy time filled with lots of emotion. I was doing another cleaning a few days ago with Dave … Read More »
Daily Painting
Are you and I truly agents who act and seek to learn, or are we waiting to be acted upon and relying exclusively on other people to teach us?David A. Bednar It's week 8 of incorporating daily painting into my life. Resistance was relatively quiet. There was the occasional "this is crap" or "I don't have enough time" thoughts that seem to be … Read More »
KBIS 2019
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use - do the work you want to see done.Auston Kleon, Steal Like an Artist Butler's Pantry, Wilsonart Showroom Butler's Pantry, Wilsonart Showroom Friends, I am back from a … Read More »
Daily Painting
I'm writing this post on a Monday instead of a Friday, which means week 6 of daily painting goes under the category Life Happens Thursday night Dave decided to list our old home on Zillow (I was sleeping). He's a night owl. I'm a morning person that can't function after ten. The plan was always to sell, but in my mind we weren't … Read More »
Daily Painting
Week 5 What matters to an active man is to do the right thing; whether the right thing comes to pass should not bother him. Goethe Letting go isn't easy for me. I love scheduled programs and persistence. I've always had the belief that everything can be better. While that may be true to a certain extent, daily painting is trying to show me … Read More »
