I have been very disorganized lately. Gasp! Yes I said it and it’s true.
Last week we closed escrow on a new house (our first!) and we are now officially in a whole house renovation. We have our work cut out. (The driveway is now empty so we can fully appreciate the all cement front yard)
A diamond in the rough (fingers crossed).
As exciting as this development is my husband and I are entering into new and unknown territory. I can name half a dozen amazing home reno blogs but we have never actually renovated anything ourselves. I feel pretty handy with a paint brush, but a whole house reno is a completely different story before let alone a whole house reno!
Day 1 of home ownership.
Notice I am holding a sledge hammer in this picture. I think that is about the only time I picked it up during the whole day. The girls and I stuck with the smaller hammer.
Thankfully we had family there to help, including my mom to take the girls out for most of the day.
Kitchen out, wall down.
With the reno under way I am realizing just how important it will be to get organized! Over the next couple of months I hope you’ll follow along as I try to plan and organize a renovation and a move (all while keeping my 2 little ones entertained and my own sanity intact).
Any words of wisdom from renovation veterans?
How exciting for you! Congratulations!! Looking forward to seeing it all come together. 🙂
Thanks Heidi! We definitely have our work cut out for us.
LOVE IT! I renovated my first place and loved the process (ok, not ALL of the process) Keep up with the great before/after photos! Can’t wait to see the rest of it.
I’ll take any and all tips you have for me Audrey!
Hi, Autumn – while my comment doesn’t apply directly to this post, I wanted to let you know that I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks reading every single post on your site. I have truly enjoyed your tips and comments, and love that your organizing can sometimes be “good enough.” I am a very organized person, but can’t see spending the money for all matching containers in my kitchen, when I have servicable ones already – organized but not necessarily beautiful. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this site.
Thanks so much for your kind words Dyan! I often need to remind myself “good enough” will work and move on or I’ll be in a closet for days. Thanks for reading along!