Many don't understand this job so I wanted to share some things that you don't know that many of us experience. I consider myself a content creator on Instagram instead of an influencer really. I feel like EVERYONE can be a positive influence on others. YOU can be a positive influence on someone's life, and it shouldn't matter how many friends you[...]
Many of you have asked me what we've decided on for the new build... ranch, 1.5 story, 2-story, or multi-level like our previous home. Well... MULT-LEVEL! We are actually building pretty much the same house as our previous house but a few tweaks. LOL! Were you expecting that? The main reason is because I want a 2 story layout and Blaine wants a[...]
After much research... well not really, I just asked on my social media accounts, and you answered! LOL! This post goes out to all the men out there. ;-) A list of things men are doing that women think are attractive or if you're like me, I legit think to myself "that's HOT!" TOP 5: wearing his hat backwardscleaning of any type especially vac[...]
1. I'm 30 minutes older than Niña. 2. I laugh easily. My kids tell me I could win a laughing contest. They will sometimes say "there's mom laughing again." If you want someone to laugh at your jokes, I'm the girl to tell them to. 3. Our family moved to the Philippines when I was 3 years old. When we were still in the Philippines, I was[...]
After writing "THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUILDING" blog post, I received some questions. I will answer your questions but will break it up by specific questions. In this blog post, I want to answer a popular question which was "what are all the items to bid out or get pricing on" if building a home. Here's a breakdown of items on our current pric[...]
Here's a follow up of my THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUILDING A HOUSE post. Let's talk floor plans. As we finalize our floor plan for the new house, I realized I never shared this process with you all with our previous house. Blaine and I loved our first home in Urbandale (12 years ago), and it was a split level. We decided to do something similar[...]
If you're reading this, you might be considering building or maybe you're just curious. This blog post is a long time coming. There's a lot to say and am finally getting a chance to sit down and write it all for you! Spring of 2018, my husband (Blaine) and I built a custom house... without using a builder which is INSANE! I still can't belie[...]
Many of you have noticed that I've been a bit MIA especially on Instagram Stories. Well, a lot is happening! I have 3 updates for you! 1 // I feel like I just wrote the blog post "HAVE YOU SOLD YOUR HOUSE?" , and now I'm here writing a blog post that WE SOLD OUR HOUSE!! We actually received an offer on my birthday (January 15th) and accepted.[...]
The title is the most popular question I get. :) I'm going to write it in this blog post so I don't have to repeat myself (work smarter not harder right..ha!). The answer to this question is: NO, we have not sold our house YET. Many of you know Blaine and I put our house on the market late last year because we wanted to build across the stre[...]
WHAT IS THE SIZE OF YOUR ISLAND? 3' 3" width x 9' 9"length WHAT IS LENGTH OF YOUR ISLAND OVERHANG? 14" which is plenty of leg room under the counter in my opinion! WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR COUNTERSTOOLS? I bought it at World Market. I love it, but if you have little kids like toddlers, I wouldn't recommend it. It may break if they[...]