Not Always a House but Always A Home...

Since being married and establishing our own household we've lived in about every type of "housing" you can think of. Here's the order:

1. Married Student Housing at the University

2. A One Bedroom Apartment (for 3 of us)

3. The in-laws house

4. A double wide trailer

5. A Two Bedroom Apartment (for the 5 of us)

6. And now, finally a "traditional" house.

I was always on a tight budget... #1-#4 was when my husband was in school full time and I was a stay at home mom. (For the first seven years of marriage)

#5 and #6 my husband has a "real job". But there's still a budget.

What #1-#6 did have in common...it was always home. No matter what form it came in, it was slowly and thoughtfully transformed into our home.

That's one of the reasons I wanted to share this blog with you:

The Copy Cat Cottage

She loves cottages...but lives in a 1960's split level.

She is slowly (one month per room) turning that house into her home.

For around $100 per room! What inspiration!

Oh...and....she's my sister!