Casual Friday
Casual Friday (House Hunting, Don't Wait, The Deck & More)
For the last few years, we've been living in the most ideal situation that could exist--my parents have lived next door. And before you secretly go whisper-ask Chris if he felt the same way, he really does. We're incredibly close to both of our parents. My mom is our nanny during the days so that's […]
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April 26, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday, and other fun things like Asbestos
Earlier this week, in preparation for laying new floors at the Fullmer Kitchen project, we got a test kit for asbestos. While the creamy white vinyl floor with checks and florals we uncovered during demo was clearly from the late 80s/early 90s, there was another layer of flooring we discovered under the cabinets. Our plan […]
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April 12, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Hawaii Recap!
Earlier this week, we returned home from a family trip to Oahu, Hawaii! Last November, we bought tickets to go see Chris's parents (who are currently serving a mission for our church there) and his brother and his family, who live there full time. (He is a Director and BYU Hawaii). A few years ago, […]
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April 5, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : What's your enneagram, Hawaii & My Favorite One-Pieces
Have you ever had a non-affectionate child? Polly is definitely our least affectionate child. She never gives kisses (to me or anyone--ever!), never wants to hug and rarely ever snuggles in to the crook of my neck, which is why I'm so glad Chris snapped this photo of us after her doctor's appointment the other […]
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March 22, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: March 15, 2019
Our cabinet line with Semihandmade was supposed to debut in the press and major magazines with photos of the completed cabin kitchen, that never saw completion. It's added another complex layer of sadness, even guilt (not that I had any control or could have predicted the fire) that I'm still trying to process. While there […]
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March 15, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Flip House Hunting!, Hair Magic, & Kitchen Art
A little over a week ago, when we still felt pretty lost on what direction we wanted to go after the fire. When in our brains it felt like we could go any direction but my heart was still so fragile to commit to anything--someone suggested we needed a rebound. We needed a non-committal, just for fun, […]
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March 8, 2019
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Casual Friday: March 1, 2019
Happy March and goodbye, February! This week, we washed the inside and outside of all the windows in our house and everything felt brighter. (There's definitely a lesson there) We looked at a few flip houses and watched The Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version which is NOT as good as the Hayley Mills version, […]
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March 1, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday & De-Stressing
flower art | charcoal art How do you cut out stress? Last weekend, I was hit with a Bell's Palsy flare up (I originally had it for the first time nearly nine years ago after having our first born). One side of my face started burning and aching and feeling like needles in every pore, […]
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February 8, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday | Best of January + Video!
Happy February! I am recovering from the flu that has hit our town hard. Half of the schools closed, not due to snow like the rest of the country (although we have plenty of that, too) but due to a big flu outbreak. Our family almost escaped without getting hit, but this week Polly and […]
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February 1, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday & My Everyday Makeup (Updated!)
We are headed to Las Vegas Market tomorrow!!! We'll be launching our cabinet line with Semihandmade! We'll be at their booth all day on Sunday (pavilion 2 booth 8004) and speaking and answering questions on a panel at 4pm (pavilion 1, number 1 seminar room). If you're around, we'd love for you to stop by! […]
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January 25, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: January 11, 2019
• Happy Friday! This week I feel like I got my groove back. I got back into my normal early morning gym sessions, drinking my celery juice first thing, getting ready for the workday and heading down to my office by 8:30. It felt good to be productive and tackling my to-do lists. One of […]
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January 11, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday | Holiday Recap + December's Video Recap
We spent most of the holidays with our large families at our cabin and even in its in-progress state, all of the hard work we've put into it over the last few months all felt worth it. We have a full post coming up next week about all the furnishings we've added to the cabin […]
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January 4, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: October 26, 2018
Chris and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary next month (Nov. 8th) and are headed to Bora Bora next week to celebrate. Years ago we put a pin in the destination for our 10 year, and I can't believe it's almost here! We don't have much scheduled besides a couple's massage, lounging in our […]
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October 26, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: October 12, 2018
Hardware | Fruit bowl | Cutting boards | Glass canister | Equivalents Print | Acrylic Frame | Pumpkin Toffee Candle | Green bowls | Salt Cellar | Pots & Pans • Idaho got really cold this week--30s and 40s most days. Those first brisk days are always fun (ask me again in January--ooof), but when we were getting […]
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October 12, 2018
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Casual Friday: September 21, 2018
So much progress was made on the cabin this week! I'm actually having trouble sleeping because so much is happening at one time and being not right in the middle of it is both very exciting and also a little nerve-wrecking. The main fireplace is completely framed in, the HVAC is done and the floors […]
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September 21, 2018
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Casual Friday: September 14, 2018
Yesterday we officially re-launched Propertee!! We launched with some old and new favorites (the Homebody tee and the new sweatshirt version is STILL the most popular), but we're sitting on several exciting designs, styles and products (art! housewares!) that we can't wait to show you. You can subscribe to the newsletter here to be the […]
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September 14, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: August 17, 2018
Last week, I added a few new save and splurge items to my skincare routine I wanted to share. A couple months ago, I tried Lancome's micellar water as a makeup remover/toner. It worked well, but it was also $40 and I didn't feel like it was that good. So when it ran out I was looking […]
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August 17, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: August 10, 2018
This has been a roller-coaster week! First of all, thank you SO much for the overwhelming response to the CLJ Design Services we launched with Modsy yesterday! It's honestly such a dream come true and something we've been working for months on. To see so many of you just as excited has been so rewarding. […]
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August 10, 2018
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Casual Friday: August 3, 2018
The biggest thing that happened this week is our baby girl turned 1. The emotions hit me harder than I expected. The first birthday of our older two girls felt like a big celebration. A sigh of relief. We made it! We did it! She's alive! Polly's first birthday felt like a lump in my throat that […]
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August 3, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: June 29, 2018
It's been a difficult week for me. I had emergency surgery a few weeks ago for a hernia that developed over night and it got aggravated last weekend--swollen, red, so painful. I was worried I was going to have surgery again. I spent Sunday and Monday mostly in bed, but Tuesday we had to travel […]
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June 29, 2018
