Hello all you beautiful people!
I have officially decided that I am not a good blogger. Haha! I have started about five different posts, and then come back a few days later to finish them and they are already too far out of date to share; so I'm committing this morning the finishing this one. It will be all my started posts morphed into one and if you are reading this, then I actually finished it!! :)
I've been thinking a lot about what I want this blog to be to share my DIY passion, yet also make it interesting and intriguing for other people to follow along. I have had soo many friends send me messages through social media about their excitement to see what we will do with the house, and some even expressing interest in possibly taking on their own fixer upper (once they see how mine unfolds).
I. Love. That. So. Much!!
My heart bursts every time someone sends me a message feeling inspired or excited to try something on their own because they saw my DIY updates. I will ALWAYS say that you can do it! I’ll be your boost of confidence to take the leap to do something risky like paint that old hutch or redo your outdated 80's bathroom.
Here are a few things to look forward to on my blog:
~ Gonzales Farmhouse renovations (of course)
~ The in’s and outs of up-cycling furniture
~ How to renovate/upcycle on a conservative budget
~ Occasional updates on country living (y’all it’s crazy out here. Never a boring day when wildlife interact with nonwildlife)
~ All the knows on swap and sell/Craigslist/marketplace sites to get good deals
~ Gardening
~ (Eventually) self sustainability habits
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I'm going to backtrack a little to catch up on all the things that have happened since we moved... If you get bored, just scroll until you see the video tour.
We have officially been in Indiana for one whole month, but honestly, it feels like so much longer. The nightmare of selling our house in Houston seems like a far off dream that never really happened. I occasionally think about that house, and while it will always have a special place in my heart, I don't miss it. The neighbor's loud music, the sirens, the crowded space-- moving here has ruined us for city living. It will be hard if we ever have to move back.
I have held off finishing a blog post because I have been waiting to have a space to share that is completely finished with renovations filled with dramatic before and after pictures, but let's be real... we have about 50 different projects and none are completely finished. I am finding that I will start one, not like the way it is turning out, and want to redo it so then I just go to another project for a bit. Some may call it A.D.D., I call it the life of a true DIYer.
Pinterest and Instagram have ruined people and created this expectation that every detail of every picture and space in your house needs to be aesthetically perfect. I ain't doing it. My pictures aren't going to be perfect; I probably wont edit them too much; and I'm definitely going to share some non Pinterest approved spaces in my house. We don't have the money to have a Pinterest perfect house, and quite frankly, I'd be a hot mess trying to keep it looking that way with two dirty little boys running around.
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I have not shared too much of our home yet, so here is a (rough) video tour of our new house! Y'all bare with me, I was using a cheapo flip video recorder because my old phone had no storage for videoing. This was also originally only taken for personal purposes, but since I'm now blogging about our renovations, I thought you would like to see what the house looked like before we officially owned it. This was taken in March when we placed an offer on the house and were officially under contract. The outside is so much prettier in the spring and summer months, but there is also something captivating about the snow and bare trees.
Upstairs Inside
Upstairs Bedrooms
Basement
Have a beautiful day!
~Jess
