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For Sale by Owner: How to Sell Your Own House Part I
We did it, friends. Matt and I sold our house by ourselves without listing it with an agent, which saved us approximately $7,500.… Read MoreI have to confess that I wasn’t sure we were going to be able to pull it off. Our house was on the market for 3.5 months. At the three-month mark, we started connecting with a realtor. We came very close to signing with them. In fact, their forms were in my e-mail inbox; I just didn’t have time to deal with them because I was scurrying to meet my book deadline. And then we received an offer.
Selling a house is hard, hard work, but
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Chocolate Fondue Recipe
We had friends over for dinner at our new house in Austin last Friday night (it’s part of my “Build Community Crusade”). Our guests requested gluten- and cheese-free options, so I cooked:… Read More- Roasted vegetables and chickpeas
- Salad (avocado, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries)
- Carrots + hummus
For dessert, I made chocolate fondue with strawberries and pineapples. I actually botched the fondue because I didn’t follow my own recipe, but I wanted to write this post anyway. I’ve made this recipe in this past, and it’s delicious. Plus, I discovered my new favorite chocolate chips at Central Market: Guittard Semi-Sweet. I may or may not have snacked on several handfuls before
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Montessori Home Tour: Living Room
When Matt and I were unpacking and moving into our new home in Austin, we tried to keep Montessori principles and ideas at the forefront of our minds as much as possible. I went back to this post about how to set up each area of the home. Of course we had to make adjustments based on the space we have and the set-up of our new rental house.The living room is the hub of our home. We don’t need a separate “play room” for Henry because we spend most of our time in the living room, and he wants to be where we are. We intentionally devoted… Read More
