At the end of each week, I share the podcast episode I listened to that stood out among all the others. Here is this week’s selection for your listening pleasure! The best thing I heard this week was Dallas Clayton on the Creative Mornings podcast. This podcast is an offshoot of the live Creative Mornings meetings, which is free lecture series for the creatives held across the world. Dallas was invited to speak for the Chicago group’s meet up. Thankfully, they record… Read more »
Our home’s exterior has not changed very much since we moved in 7 years ago. This spring, we finally came to the realization that we would not be able to ignore the outside much longer. This house is 20 years old, which is much newer than most of the homes in the neighborhood, but old enough to start showing wear and tear. The threshold of everything needing to be replaced is knocking on our door. In fact, it’s knocking on… Read more »
The best thing I heard this week was Episode 100 of the Elise Gets Crafty podcast, “On Time”. Elise Gets Crafty is a podcast for creative small businesses hosted by Elise Joy. Elise is a thoughtful and deliberate host who has a knack for being relatable. She also is the creator of the “Get to Work Book”, a planner I have my eye on getting very soon. She did not feature a guest on this episode, as it was her… Read more »
One of my favorite parts of sharing these home tours with you is meeting the people behind the front door. Today’s gracious home tour is no exception. Although I had met Tracy once before, I really didn’t know her very well. As she showed me around the house, I realized how much I admired Tracy’s DIY know-how and her welcoming personality. Not surprisingly, these traits are reflected in her home as well. Beyond my respect for the beautiful home they have designed and… Read more »
Today I will wrap up our California trip report with a few details on our last stops, including camping in Big Sur. As you know, not all things go as planned. And this is the part of the trip where we had a little glitch and had to change the itinerary a bit. One Night in Santa Cruz After we left Yosemite, the plan was to camp in Santa Cruz for one night, and then continue south onto Big Sur via… Read more »
