As you’ve likely noticed by now, the renovation bug has bitten us again. I’ve been writing more about those projects and there are a lot of posts to follow about our future plans. But at this point in time, we’re also really focusing on appreciating what...
Sometimes my husband has amazingly smart ideas, even if they are a bit off the wall. Like when we were standing in Lowe’s this weekend, innocently thinking that we could walk into that store and pick up only a single box of nails to hang some photos on the...
If you keep up with me on the No Ordinary Homestead Facebook page, you know that we recently had a rather emotional and unfortunate journey. I really wanted to post something about this experience because the message of this post is now very near and dear to my heart....
Stefan and I have done a lot of renovating and decorating together over the last 14 years. But we often find that the smallest changes can make a huge impact. And that happened once again with this project. Since we’ve been getting into the renovation and...
Now that summer is here and kids are on vacation, it’s safe to assume that some of you will be picking up roots and moving elsewhere. Some moves may be just around the corner and others may be across the state, country or even world…but no matter how far...
As you’ve likely heard by now, Stefan and I started running a little over a year ago, and already have our first marathon behind us, along with several half-marathons and other various races and long runs. One thing that you really have to keep in mind when you...