I had big visions for our house. Not “Pinterest-everything” big, but intentional big. I knew exactly how I wanted certain spaces to feel and how our budget walked hand in hand with it.

How we proved to manage the risk for a bank considering us for a construction loan to build our modern farmhouse.

If I could go back and give my past self one thing during our custom home build, it wouldn’t be a bigger budget or a faster timeline. It would be this tool.

After sharing my weight loss on Instagram recently, my DMs were flooded with questions like: “How did you do it?” “I can’t seem to move the scale no matter what I do.” “How did you even get started?”

I get messages about building a home almost daily. Some version of: Where do I even start? Do I need a GC? How long does this actually take? What order does everything happen in? And every time, I think the same thing — there is no way  a DM can do this topic justice. So instead of half-answers and voice notes sent at midnight, I sat down and worked weewy weewy hawd  (iykyk) to put everything  into one simple, no-fluff Google Doc you can actually use. This isn’t something I’m

Funny, honest take on the rollercoaster of decision fatigue, delays, and compromises.

How to design a timeless and cozy home.

Indoors activities for kids during the winter months

I created my FREE Budget Tracker to help you organize, plan, and confidently bid out your new build without the stress or guesswork.

After going through it myself, here are a few ways I learned to make home decisions without totally losing my mind.

A stupid easy, 4 ingredient, chicken dish that the whole family will love!

How to design your own floor plan.

It was 2020. We had just come home from long workdays, sitting at the counter in our 1,600 sq ft home, eating dinner with our almost two-year-old. The conversation turned—again—to the future. We’d always said, “One day, we’ll buy land and build.”  But in our late twenties, it felt like a far-off dream. Something for our late thirties… maybe forties. The problem? We were spending more time hoping and wishing  than actually planning. That night, we asked ourselves: Why not star