People ask me this more than anything else: how did we build our own home? The short answer — we planned to GC it ourselves from day one. The longer answer is two full-time jobs, spreadsheets after dinner, and a few years living with my parents to make it happen. Here's what it really looked like.

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.

This is your one stop shop to learn about the steps necessary to getting electric on your rural land.

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.

Before starting this process, I honestly never gave much thought to where water comes from. You turn on the faucet and water comes out. That’s about as far as my knowledge went. 😂 Here is all we learned along the way!

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.

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.

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.

Saving money during a build doesn’t always mean doing everything yourself . It means being intentional. Here is how we saved money while building our dream home.

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.

What you should know before buying land that might surprise you.

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.

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.

I had big visions for our house. Not “Pinterest-everything” big, but intentional big. I knew exactly how I wanted certain spaces to feel and how our budget walked hand in hand with it.

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

If I could go back and give my past self one thing during our custom home build, it wouldn’t be a bigger budget or a faster timeline. It would be this tool.

After sharing my weight loss on Instagram recently, my DMs were flooded with questions like: “How did you do it?” “I can’t seem to move the scale no matter what I do.” “How did you even get started?”