A Tour of the Little Things

Which, really, is everyone..

Make sure you don’t have a lot of other things going on.It’s tough to walk away from a half installed window to go do hot yoga..

I don’t actually do hot yoga.. Courtenay here again: Fascinating, right?Not the hot yoga thing, but the rest of it, I mean.You can tell that our perspectives on the issue are pretty much complete opposites.

I’m more concerned about keeping our home livable and comfortable while renovating and Chris is more concerned with making sure the project is absolutely perfect, no matter what.. No matter what side of the coin you’re on, I hope some of these tips gave you some things to think about if you’re about to undertake a big project like this one!.Happy renovating!It’s that time of year when we all want our homes to look amazing, but we don’t have much time for huge home projects, or the desire to spend huge amounts of extra money.

So what can ya do?

Paint, of course.Setting SMART goals allows you to actually know that you’ve achieved what you set out to do, whether it’s picking up the toys in the living room, or taking over the world, and give you the energy to keep moving forward when you get that feeling of success.. Work in super-super tiny chunks of time.. Like, really tiny.

The tinier the better.You will be absolutely flabbergasted at what you can get done in 10 minutes, blown away by how much you can accomplish in 2 minutes, and amazed at the fact that 30 seconds can actually be of value to your day.

Seriously, 30 seconds!Back in the day when I was running the coffee shop I used to always say “Precious seconds, people.