Tell the DeSpains to stay home for the next few weeks (errr, months!) and we’ll get ourselves neck-deep in more projects than we know what to do with! We’ve lived in our home for just over two years, which has given us enough time to envision how we want to put our own touch on our new-construction home. Being in… Keep Reading
Our Daughters’ Hall Bathroom Makeover: A Quick Weekend Project
Finally Launching My New Website
It felt SO GOOD to finally rip the Band-Aid off last Friday and wake up to see that “Coming Soon” countdown replaced with a full-functioning website on AllThingsMadison.com. It was the culmination of months of hard work and tons of time (at least 15 hours a week just on that site), so to see it all come to fruition was… Keep Reading
Sadie’s 4th Birthday and Parade
Over the weekend, we celebrated Sadie turning four and fabulous! And my goodness, was the weekend fabulous. Just browsing through my pictures selecting which ones to include in this post made me feel so happy; We made some very special memories. For Sadie’s birthday this year, she asked for a High Point Climbing Gym birthday party. Jamie took her and… Keep Reading
Aspects of Life Right Now | April 17th, 2020
Good morning! I hope you’ve had a nice week despite the continually wonky circumstances. This is the first post that I’ve been able to make time to sit down and crank out in over a week, and it feels good to do so. Today I’d like to do a bit of a “brain dump” that documents various aspects of our… Keep Reading
My First Experience Framing with Smallwoods Home
Anyone else throwing themselves into house projects as a way of coping/distracting themselves this month? Home-related things have been a pretty solid go-to for me lately, and I’ve heard that by the crowds at Home Depot and Lowe’s, I’m not alone. A fly on the wall would probably think I’m ridiculous for how often I’ve walked aimlessly around our home… Keep Reading
A Sunny Springtime Weekend
Hello, hello! I’m writing this real time from my bed at 5:56 a.m. on Monday, hot off an enjoyable weekend. The springtime weather seemed to act as a natural mood booster and forced us outside into our yards from nearly sun up to sun down both Saturday and Sunday. In an effort to document more of our happenings from a… Keep Reading
TableTopics To Start Conversation
I’ve shared before that we have a dinner party routine in our home when guests join us: I ask them to humor me and answer a few questions from our TableTopics cube. I usually inconspicuously reach for it once everyone has finished eating (we keep it nearby on our sideboard) but before anyone starts getting up to move around and… Keep Reading
The Last Weekend in March
By day #4 of quarantine (that was already two weeks ago – wow!), I had a zillion thoughts swirling through my head about how these events already had many thick silver linings. Usually when I have deep thoughts like this, my fingers ache to type them out and share. I held back though because I knew whatever I wrote I’d… Keep Reading
