It’s been almost 4 months since we moved out of our house on Cherry Crest Lane, so I figured it was time for me to share some pictures of the new house before I can’t call it “new” anymore. About the House Our new house is in a neighborhood in southwest Springfield not far from…
Most people who know me and Josiah very well know that we are pretty opinionated when it comes to coffee. We know what we like, and what we like is very specific. Every morning, we both drink a latte. I prefer a plain latte, and Josiah likes a vanilla latte. Josiah usually makes them because…
For about 8 years now, Josiah and I have had an annual tradition where on New Year’s Day (or sometimes a different day around New Year’s) we take time to plan and set goals for the coming year and reflect on our goals and accomplisments from previous year. This tradition is one we’ve come to…
Josiah and I (Ashley) visited Strawberry Park Hot Springs on January 2, 2025 (my 40th birthday!) while on a vacation to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I’m the kind of person who likes to know exactly what to expect so I can know how to prepare, but I had trouble finding answers to all my questions before…
Shortly after we moved into our mid-century ranch style home, I visited my neighbor’s backyard and fell in love with her brick patio. From then on, I envisioned how beautiful and inviting our backyard could be if we were to pave our patio area. Last summer I finally pulled the trigger, and this summer we…
Josiah and I have been working for a while on a project that will allow us to offer web design, SEO, and website maintenance as a service for small businesses more affordably than we ever have before. Additionally, whereas before when we built websites for our clients we were unable to offer ongoing support, now…
In summer of 2023, we had our Mid Century Modern home painted from tan to black. I was concerned that the white vinyl windows wouldn’t look good, but replacing them wasn’t in our budget. When I asked the professional painters who painted our house about the possibility of painting the vinyl windows black, they strongly…
In late 2015, my husband Josiah and I decided to make some drastic changes in our life in order to take decisive action that would move us toward our long-term goals of financial stability and time freedom. I decided to quit my job as a middle school English teacher, a career I had fallen into…
Originally published at RVinspiration.com. In 2016, my husband Josiah and I sold our house and bought a fifth wheel RV which we called home for over three and in three different states (you can read that story here). Though we were mostly stationary while we lived in it, we planned to eventually go on the…
Originally published at RVinspiration.com One of the most challenging aspects of moving from a house to an RV was helping our cat, Professor Theodore William Rochester I, who goes by “Kitty”, get used to spending most of his time in a comparatively small space after he had formerly been an indoor/outdoor kitty who had spent…