This post is in partnership with Homes.com. As if on autopilot, a typical day might look like this: wake up, brush teeth, feed pets, work on the garden apartment. (And try to remember to eat!) Repeat. We won’t lie; it’s been an intense amount of DIY, hard work, and a test of our patience, but […]

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This post is in partnership with Homes.com.
As if on autopilot, a typical day might look like this: wake up, brush teeth, feed pets, work on the garden apartment. (And try to remember to eat!) Repeat. We won’t lie; it’s been an intense amount of DIY, hard work, and a test of our patience, but during the toughest times, we look at each other and say, this is temporary. Has it become a grind at times" Absolutely. But do we have fun, you know, sometimes" Yup, and I’m pretty proud of how we’ve been handling our intense schedule. We sing along to music while we work, we schedule down the work days into (somewhat) realistic chunks, and we sneak in quick walks with the pups and fuel ourselves on frozen yogurt when we can. Our goal was to complete the entire renovation in three months, and I can finally say, I think we might make it! The kitchen has turned a huge corner, we stuck a fork in the bathroom (more on that one soon!) and the trim and baseboards have been installed and repaired. But today" We can’t wait to share a little glimpse into the garden’...