Author Archives: Carrie

Originally posted on 2019-03-22 Diversifying the way we make money. 1) Found A Job One advantage to spring approaching is all the businesses are looking for seasonal help. I applied for many seasonal positions and managed to get one that will also offer off-season hours. I am excited for this. Not only will it helpContinue reading “5 Ways We’re Paying Bills”

Originally posted on 2019-03-15 Reusing items & making good use of deals As you are aware, we finally got the new kitchen in the westernmost room of the house functional, but everything was sitting on the brand new sub-floor. We had some concern about the sub-floor getting damaged with the water & food that wouldContinue reading “Waste Not, Want Not”

Originally posted on 2019-03-08 The top 3 things we’re looking forward to most when summer returns Although winter has been very pretty and I wouldn’t change where we are living, winter has been very long and very cold with a lot of snow. We are ready for spring to come and put an end toContinue reading “Things We Miss About Summer”

Originally posted on 2019-03-01 Finally tearing out the kitchen in the east room With the new kitchen in the west room functional it was time to rip out the old kitchen in the east room. We gave away the electric stove as we are now using a propane one in the other kitchen, and weContinue reading “Out With The Old”

Originally posted on 2019-02-22 Finally saying “good-bye” to the old and “hello” to the new! If you have been following this blog, you will know that we started a plan to move our kitchen from the Eastern-most room to the Western-most room for awhile now. In fact, that plan is what has prompted most ofContinue reading “A Tale of Two Kitchens”

Originally posted on 2018-02-15 The end is in sight! This week we had the building inspector come by for an insulation and plumbing rough-in inspection, which we passed. With the walls completely insulated, the western room is very easy to keep warm, so we are looking forward to having our kitchen and dining room finallyContinue reading “Drywalling the Kitchen”

Originally posted on 2019-02-08 & yet more days off school. The weather has still not been kind to us this week, as buses were cancelled 2 more days and the school closed an additional one. This means our daughter has actually gone to school a total of 4 days in the last 3 weeks. ItContinue reading “Electrical Inspections”

Originally posted on 2019-02-01 Unable to go anywhere for two days. This week we got to experience for the first time, literally not being able to go anywhere. The highway, which both streets from of house end on, was closed for two days due to the amount of snowfall we received and the winds blowingContinue reading “Snowed In”

5 things we would do differently if we could go back. 5) Have an Earlier Closing Date It would have been nice to have a closing date earlier than mid-August for several reasons. First, it would have been nice to have more time to figure out and complete everything that needed to be done beforeContinue reading “A Little Bit of Hindsight”

Originally posted on 2019-01-19 Equipment delivery & electrical. The equipment we purchased a few weeks ago arrived this week. In total we received: a band saw, a table saw, a drill press, a new lathe, and a sander. Since most of this equipment was purchased used, we had to spend some time cleaning it up.Continue reading “A Slow Week”