It takes me a little over an hour each way, which means there are plenty of days where I spend more than two hours a day sitting in my car. And I get asked about it all the time. “Why don’t you just get a job closer to home?” Well here it is!

What It Actually Cost to Build a House And the Budget Mistakes We Wish We’d Avoided.

This is probably the question I get asked most often. Not what flooring we used. Not how much our house cost. Not even what paint colors are on the walls. It’s simply: “We want to build a house someday. Where do we even start???” Here’s the general order I’d recommend based on our experience.

One of the things that surprised me most during our home-building journey was how much had to happen before construction could actually begin. Here's everything you need to know before you break ground.

Before we got into this process, I honestly thought a “septic system” was just one thing you install and move on. Turns out, there are actually several different types—and which one you can use depends almost entirely on your land.

Buying land is exciting… until people start throwing around words like perc test, elevation, compaction, and grading plan like you’re supposed to know what any of that means. Here's everything you need to know to start the process confidently.

There was nothing wrong with our starter home. But we always wondered what if. Here is our story.

We had a starter home. Stability. Predictability. And we were talking about walking away from all of it… without a clear plan. We either take the risk now, or we keep talking about it forever.

If you’re buying land to build, this is the part no one talks about—but it can completely determine whether your land is usable or not.

Not sure if you’re ready to build a house? Here’s how we decided to move forward with our custom home—even when the timing felt risky.

We didn’t build our house the “right” way—but it worked. Here’s how we managed a custom home build while working full time and doing things differently.

When we tell people we built our home while working full time, the first question is usually how—but the second is always, “What would you do again?” Here's the things that didn't just add value, it improved the way we live day to day.

We were full-time working parents who built their dream home on 20 acres with ZERO prior experience. Here's how we made it work.

From unexpected flooring costs to skipping extra square footage, here’s how we built a 2,201 sq ft farmhouse we could actually sustain — without stretching beyond our means.

Why I stopped chasing a bigger house and chose a 2,201 sq ft home instead. A perspective on modest living, peace, and building intentionally

This was once our dream too. It's not so out of reach for you! The waiting can feel heavy, but don't compare your beginning to someone else's end.

A practical guide to help you make finish decisions without overwhelm, regret, or missed details.

Our hits, our misses, and what I’d do again (or skip) if we built another home.

Instead of answering the same things one-by-one, I wanted to put everything in one place — so here are my most-asked questions, answered honestly and in one spot.

How we proved to manage the risk for a bank considering us for a construction loan to build our modern farmhouse.