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.

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.

With the start of a new month, I thought it would be fun to switch things up and share a little roundup of my favorite things from August.