More ‘struction
After all the construction in our house I’m redesigning the blog. I’m in the process of switching templates and moving back to nottypea.com — so if things are all wonky […]
Preview: custom Ikea SEKTION island
The kitchen reno we started in January has been the biggest project we’ve ever tackled. Removing a load-bearing wall required a structural engineer, permits and contractors. As DIYers that was very […]
Gross built-ins to yay yay yay!
Here are some more updates for the office
The real reason starting a paleo diet is expensive
In our house, it’s not the cost of the grassfed meat or organic produce that break the budget (although ouch!), it’s the wasted food, time, and energy. Here’s how: 1. […]
Bucket o’chickens!
Emma wants to name one Mary Poopins – but so far, they are called zero percent (silver wyandotte), polka dotte (blue wyandotte) and pixie (dunn wyandotte)! They are living in […]
Because 3 kids, 1 dog, and 20,000 bees weren’t enough
I succumbed to the lure of the Costco Coop. Chickens to follow. Wish me luck!
Why buy the cow when you get the milk for $3.50?
Did you know the average dairy cow weighs 1200 lbs and puts out about 8 gallons of milk a day? Annnnd, you have to keep breeding the poor milkbeast. Once […]
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