Sep 12

Sep 12 The Extreme Merits & Inconvenience of DIY

When considering whether, or to what-degree DIY is for you, you should ask yourself how well you care about or want to observe codes and standards of building. Maybe you’re better behind the veneer, but finishing is too refined for your skillset/temperament. How would YOU feel buying this house, with your DIY-work? How well do you understand the order-of-operations? Do you have a full materials list, and can order everything you need, to be onsite BEFORE getting started? What is your tolerance for living like a refuge adjacent a construction site? How good of a project manager are you? How well do you finish projects? How timely? How thorough? An HONEST assessment of these variables are at the crux of the DIY calculus.

May 23

May 23 Discipline is The Center of Everything In These Times

Mya B

Cleaning Up, Management, Our Neuroplastic Times

When we think about the root of every problem facing us these days, at the very center, lies an opportunity for us to make different & better choices. That’s what’s on the menu, across all the boards, These Days. No matter how modest or grandiose, how quietly personal or publicly-shared… change is something we must embrace and adapt to, if we care anything about transmuting the 20th Century into a livable 21st.

Apr 18

Apr 18 Top 5 Ways To Make Your Space Fully Functional

Mya B

Cleaning Up, Management, Shadow Work

Some of the hardest work to become “fully functional” is honoring the constraints of your home, storage, property, sanity, and wallet. If a thing doesn’t have it’s own, designated place -or there isn’t room for it- then a sometimes-epic journey of prioritization must be undertaken. You can only fit what you can fit, even with bomber Tetris skills and a high-tolerance for a “full” space. There still needs to be room for you and everyone who shares this space with you. YOU still need to be able to flow…