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Originally, we were going to stay in our previous location while the new place was under construction, but our landlords rented it super quick, so out we go and into a mess. So far the building has been painted white, the walls in the front have been put down and new ones up and the back stairs have been completed! We are super excited about the wallpaper going on this wall and the velvet green sofa going in the window. And the grand finale, I love love love what the building looks like painted, so much better.

I am so glad that the post on shared bedrooms helped so many people! It was a struggle for me an I am glad I am not alone! I am almost done with the boys room. So close! This weekend we are building their little window built-ins and planning out the picture wall and then we are done! For now, nothing is every finished in my house, but iteration 1 is almost complete

Kids will be kids and they will make a mess, but having a decorated home while having a family is totally feasible. We have two young boys and a dog and we are strong believers in letting kids be kids. I promise that it is worth it to decorate your home well even when the kids are small with sticky fingers because your home should be a sanctuary that you want to come back to. Our kids are allowed anywhere in our house, but it has been key for me to designate areas in our home that have kids toys in them so that it does not feel like they are taking over the whole house.

We try now to hear or see the problem, take a moment and then work on a solution. We don’t really have an explanation for them except that God put us on this earth to do what we are doing and we trust that it will work out. We started going to a counselor weekly who really helped us realize how some of our issues were stemming from our different childhoods, our different personalities and also our different ways of handling situations. Once they go to bed, we sometimes work a little, but I really try to keep work at work to maintain that healthy life-work balance.