86'n It

So today is a pretty special day right? 5 years of blogging.

What started as a way to share our renovation progress with my family without emailing a million photos, gained some traction with the story of several dead cats and now, well, I'm not sure what it is! My blogging, as well as our renovation progress, has been fast at times and painfully slow at others.

I have to admit, blogging sometimes stresses me out. I hate to feel like I disappoint y'all. Lately I can't seem to decide if I should let it fall back to its original 'renovation updates' purpose, or if I should really put some effort into this and grow it.

Actually, the second thing isn't so much of an option right now. Life is crazy for me right now. Insane. Manic. Stressful. BUSY.

So what am I doing on my 5 year blog-o-versary? Doing a big before and after post? Nope. Doing a big giveaway? No. (Not my style anyway.) Working on a renovation project? No way. I'm currently blogging from my phone while traveling thru Tennessee, Indianapolis bound for a half marathon for which I'm woefully under prepared.

Not house related at all!

I guess that is what happens when you try to work 20 hrs/wk, start a new company, care for a two-year-old full-time, another one part-time (potty training them both), half-arse train for a half marathon, keep tabs on two residential architectural projects, cook, clean, laundry AND blog. Ha!

But on this special day I'm happy to say help is coming! Marc's only coworker and my running partner is due back in the States in 2 weeks (miss you Robin), plus (drum roll please) we've hired a nanny! Her name is Meghan and she starts next week. It's a share, so I'll only have her 16-20hrs per week, but I'm ridiculously excited!

We are hoping with help with work, I will stop having to sit at my computer working every. single. night. and have some time to finish some renovation projects.

So if you read this far, thank you. And if you are a 86n'It subscriber, reader or follower, and big big thank you!

5 years are behind us and Big Things are coming, I promise!

And let's see if I can do this from my phone, a before and after photo. You've come a long way baby!

(post cliff notes: today is blog 5 year anniversary, super busy, getting nanny, will renovate more, thank you.)