Live Within Your Space

My view of living small isn’t the square footage you have. It’s more of a mindset or comfort level. The freedom to find everything, and know you love the items you choose to take up space in your home. This blog is where I’d like to share my experiences, inspiration, and other sundry I find online.

Recent Blog Posts

signing off
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I’ve lost count as to how many times I’ve written posts like this. I’ve started and ended numerous blogs over the years. The last day of 2014 felt right to close up shop, so to speak. This blog happened as they always do, beginning with inspiration and gusto, ending with blank s...
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small reno, big changes: week thirteen and fourteen
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Since the process is winding down, Jessica combined weeks 13 and 14. Emma and herself have been back home for a bit now, getting accustomed to their new surroundings, moving furniture back, and seeking out any issues there may still be. ~~~~~ Week Thirteen/Week Fourteen Monday I took the day off ...
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nothing from pondering
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You would think with all this free time, I would be writing. Not sure if it’s been all the cloudy days, my own personal brand of stubbornness that I don’t have anything to do or say(which isn’t true), or the possibility that I shouldn’t even be writing. Ever. But we’...
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small reno, big changes: week twelve
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This week in Jessica and Emma’s renovation series, they’re almost-sort-of-kind-of-it-was-snowing-what-could-you-do? moved back in to their place! That was a bad weather weekend for everyone. HOWEVER, the renovation journey is nearly over, and I look forward to posting completed photos...
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my career break
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Today is my last day of work. This may seem abrupt, but let me assure you, it’s overdue. My path, while interlocked most of the time with Brandon’s, has been veering off into its own weird little place. I’ve always wondered why I haven’t been happy in office work, and yet ...
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small reno, big changes: week eleven
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This week in Jessica & Emma’s renovation series, everything’s coming together, and it’s looking fantastic! ~~~~~ Monday The contractor and I met on Monday morning and discussed how he plans to cut the countertops and also the timeline of everything as we’re pushing to have t...
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small reno, big changes: week ten
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Monday The electrician came and installed the large radiator in the living room and the lights for the hallway, living room and kitchen. I’m so glad they ended up coming when they did because our place was starting to get REALLY cold as we had a cold snap on that started around Saturday night (an...
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small reno, big changes: week nine
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Monday Emma and I met with our contractor and discussed our solution to that 10 inch gap in our base cabinets. Our contractor was wonderful and said he’ll do what he can. We basically asked him to build us something that would allow us to have a pull-out garbage, recycling and utensil drawer. He ...
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a building block for organization
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I seem to be waiting most of the time. Waiting until the weekend to drop Stuff off at Goodwill, waiting for Brandon to organize and put away his comics(that’s his project, so I don’t get involved unless he asks for my help), waiting for inspiration to hit so I can get organized. As of...
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