NOTE: This home SOLD in 8 days and received 6 offers. Tired of walking up and down the stairs? Looking for a one-story with a great floor plan? This wonderfully updated home in Spicewood Estates in Northwest Austin is move-in ready! This gorgeous Austin home for sale … [Read more...]
Smoking Bacon and the Kitchen Remodel

Some Scars Don't Heal on Their Own It all began with a pan of smoking bacon grease. A few weeks earlier, my soon-to-be ex had left a pan of bacon grease on a still-hot burner and in the ensuing chaos of the smoke-filled kitchen, the pan had caught on fire. The hot pan melted a part of the … [Read more...]
You Can Do It, Yes You Can!

Meet Frank. Frank bailed me out of one of my most stressful, and ultimately, most rewarding adventures as a homeowner. My divorce-recovery therapy was ripping out parts of my home. Sometimes I was successful at putting things back together, and sometimes, well, not so much. By now, my journey from … [Read more...]
Tanglewood Park in Northwest Austin

If your kids are like mine, they like to get DIRTY. Not a little, a LOT. We LOVE Tanglewood Park in Northwest Austin. I love it because I can take my best patio chair (a swivel rocker!) and a stack of cheap magazines and relax and read and still keep an eye on my kids. My kids love it because … [Read more...]




