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#137: The Next Home We are Taking On

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#137: The Next Home We are Taking On

we have a truly exciting announcement this week about a new design project we are taking on, including how it came to be, what has us most excited, and why it is going to challenge us in some new ways (did we mention it is out-of-state?). We are also sharing how last week’s spring break trip reinforced our mission to minimize our belongings, even if John did bring home something quite strange from vacation. Plus, a new solution we found for wrangling digital photos, a Hands-on tool that is brilliantly plain, and… well… nutmeat.

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What is New

  • Like we mentioned in the episode, our Spring Break trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida was another reminder that all four of us are perfectly glad with less stuff and more time together.
  • We talked more about that first realization in Episode #45 after our first Florida Spring Break in 2017. That is also when Sherry talks about reading the book Simplicity Parenting (which she has since reread a bunch of times).
  • That is a peek at the house we rented (we found it on HomeAway). It was spacious, clean, fairly well updated, and pet-friendly. But most importantly to us, it had a strong backyard pool that we in short stuffed with the floats left by previous guests (we think there was a bachelorette party there at some point, hence not one but TWO engagement ring floats).
  • We did a more detailed breakdown of what we did the in the Fort Lauderdale in this post about last year’s trip, but here are some highlights from this year:
    • Food: Rocco’s Tacos, El Camino, Milk Money, Le Tub Saloon (seen below), To The Moon (candy store), ChillN (nitrogen ice cream)
    • Activities: Birch State Park (that giant tree shown a few photos up is there), Water Taxi (we went at sunset and it was STRONG), Everglades Holiday Park (likely the most tourist-y thing we did, but it was a lot of lively – a wild alligator swam next to our boat!)
  • And since we mentioned it, here is that Tenzi game we played every evening while we were there (you folks have heard us mention it a lot) and of course, we enjoy Uno.

That is Embarrassing

  • I wish I had taken a photo of the offending (and aggressive!) closet that “attacked” me in the dark, but perhaps it is best left to your imagination… so that you picture it much more sinister thing than a plain built in dresser. But here are a couple of photos of my unlikely injury:
  • The photo at left is obviously in Florida, taken the morning after the incident. The other is back in Richmond as the bruising was simply past its peak.
  • And if you’ve picked up the April issue of Real Plain, perhaps you’ve already seen Sherry’s unforgettable quote on page 126. If not, here it is in all its nutty and meaty glory.

Real Plain Idea House

  • We are QUITE excited to be designing a room in the Real Plain idea home this summer in Brooklyn, NY. It’ll be happening over the next few months and will be revealed in their October issue. If you follow us on Instagram, Sherry cannot wait to share more over there as we go.
  • You can see photos of last year’s house on Real Plain’s website (gulp – no pressure or anything!) and I know both Jenny Komenda and Shea McGee did journal posts with more details about their rooms in the house (that is Jenny’s room below).

Swift Pointer

  • Here is a link to the Gemini Photos app I like using for sorting and culling down pictures on my phone. By grouping similar shots and automatically suggesting that you keep only the “best” one (along with any you’ve favorited or edited) and then allowing you to delete the rest of them in one click, the app helps you cull down tons of photos without much stress.

We are Digging

  • There is my new StudBuddy stud finder in action during a recent project at the duplex. I took a video of it as well, so perhaps I will convince Sherry to post it to IG Stories this week so you can see it in action.
  • And here is Sherry new go-to sunscreen for her sensitive skin, Neutrogena Clear Face Liquid-Lotion Sunscreen.

If you are looking for something we have dug in a past episode, but do not remember which show notes to click into, here is a master list of everything we have been digging from all of our past episodes. You can also see all the books we have recommended on our Book Club page.

And lastly, a big thank you to Agility Bed for sponsoring this episode. Use the code YHL at AgilityBed.comto get $200 off any size hybrid mattress.

Thanks for listening, folks!

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