Special thanks to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for sponsoring today's post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own. If you still haven't gotten your flu shot and are questioning whether or not an immunization is worthwhile; here are some … [Read more...]
How We Got Our Baby and Toddler to Share a Bedroom
It took us until Harvey was over a year old, but we have finally gotten our kids to successfully share a room! It's funny because when we started this process last spring, we had a baby and a toddler that we were trying to transition into room sharing. We finally succeeded after … [Read more...]
How Harvey James Got His Name
I still can't believe Harvey already has two Christmases under his belt. The time with him as a baby flew by even faster than it did with Dessa, and now he's a full-fledged toddler walking all over the house. It was a wild first year for Harvey, what with the pandemic and … [Read more...]
Rob’s Stitch Fix Men Fall Review
As you can probably guess, Maria and I are just trying to keep our heads above water in taking care of our newly-expanded family of four. And since she has her hands extra full with juggling a newborn and a toddler, Maria wasn't able to style a Fix for you this month. The good … [Read more...]
Five Things #3
So far, Maria has been the one writing these 5 Things posts. But I told Maria I'd like to give it a whirl, so this time you get to hear from me about five things in our lives that, while not big enough to merit their own blog post, might still be interesting to you - especially … [Read more...]
Feeling Overwhelmed by Home Improvement Projects? Here’s how We Handle it
One of the biggest drawbacks of living in an old house is that there are a LOT of things that need to be fixed. And I don't just mean major repairs. The home improvements are often small, but there's a never-ending amount of them. It often feels as though there are a million … [Read more...]
The Devices we Love, Want, and Wish we had Purchased Differently for Blogging and Home Use
Hey, everyone! Rob here and we've got a fun bit of a "he said/she said" style blog post for you today all about our preferred devices for getting work done. Maria and I make our living on our laptops, phones, cameras, and printer, so we make sure that we have great, quality … [Read more...]
Celebrating One Year of Home Ownership
One year ago today, Maria and I took the plunge and closed on our wonderful house. It's been quite a year since then. We've painted, renovated, and made a bunch of repairs, both small and large. We've been chipping away at our mortgage. We almost literally bumped into our home's … [Read more...]
Meet the Many Robert Gavins
Ever get an email that was intended for someone else? I get email mix-ups ON THE REGULAR. And I'm not talking like a friend that accidentally emailed me instead of someone else. I'm talking about emails intended for complete strangers. Complete strangers who just so happen to … [Read more...]
