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Seven day vacation for $28/day

The secret to a low cost vaca? Lots of sandwiches… but still save room in the budget for booze.

“Sufferfest” aka “Our first adventure as a funemployed couple”

I am a slave to my Seattleite checklist (and, well, most checklists, but this checklist, by far, is my most challenging [and exciting!] one).

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Four months until we get hitched! Four months until we get hitched!
According to our mortgage lender, today marks 100 According to our mortgage lender, today marks 100 days since we signed a bunch of money over to them. 💸 Safe to say, we have gotten A LOT done in 100 days (especially considering we only got the keys 75 days ago). We have torn down a stairwell, added an exterior door, enlarged two windows, torn apart a whole basement and started rebuilding, rewired the whole house, added a concrete pad to the backyard, and upgraded a master bath (work in progress). Who knows what this house will look like after the next 100 days! Big thanks to the best general contractor, @colinbuellerslifeoff and our dear friends and coworkers, @natehop024 and @adam_gent - wouldn’t be the same without you guys!
Concrete has been laid for our future 30’ x 30’ home (with a little patio to come off the side)! 😍
And then there were none... Nary a stair was found And then there were none... Nary a stair was found inside that day. From that day forward, the ladder became their only way to escape the basement (until the exterior stairwell gets installed that is - and well, the egress windows are there too, but still)🪜 #lisasnightmare
Most of our work revolves around completely remode Most of our work revolves around completely remodeling the basement and prepping the exterior for a duplex. With that said, we are freshening up the upstairs by adding a shower to the master bath, putting in new floors, and remodeling the kitchen. The kitchen project started in earnest yesterday. 👷🏻‍♂️👷🏻‍♀️
Surrounded by studs 🪵 #vanielsworkinghardthesed Surrounded by studs 🪵 #vanielsworkinghardthesedays #letsframesomewalls
❤️&😂 captured by: the incredible @adam_gent ❤️&😂 captured by: the incredible @adam_gent
🎶Our house(s), in the middle of the street… ( 🎶Our house(s), in the middle of the street… (and driveway) 🏡🚐🏔
Basement progress photos. Next step is bringing in Basement progress photos. Next step is bringing in lumber (while reusing what we could save) and framing some walls! #tearitdowntobuilditup
11 hr demo + haul day under our belts. This makes 11 hr demo + haul day under our belts. This makes 5 consecutive days of major house work. How are we, you ask? Oh, we’re doing great. JUST GREAT!!! 😵‍💫
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
First day in our new home/project! I wouldn’t ca First day in our new home/project! I wouldn’t call it move-in day because we don’t have anything to move in (minimalist life hack!) but it’s certainly construction day 1. By the time we’re done with this project, we’ll have gone from 1/2 a home (no offense, Vaniel) to 3.5 homes (a garage apartment, a duplex, and Vaniel for those keeping track). That’s downright insane. But here’s to an investment in our future and a new project to take on! #adulting #visitorswelcome
Colin the Toolman Thompson keeping Home Depot in b Colin the Toolman Thompson keeping Home Depot in business. First big supply run: ✅! 🧰We officially move in tomorrow but a lot of important background work is already in progress. Tomorrow, the manual labor begins. 🔨😬
Ever think we’d buy a house in Utah? Surprise! W Ever think we’d buy a house in Utah? Surprise! We did. But don’t worry, we’re not settling down. Just making some investments for the future and all that stuff “adults” do. Why Utah? Lots of reasons! One includes a whole lot of rubber chickens. We even updated the blog (link in bio) for the first time in awhile to tell you about it. 🙃
There are worse places to work from #workfromhomel There are worse places to work from #workfromhomelife
Book, bed, bubbly. #thetrifecta Book, bed, bubbly. #thetrifecta
If yurts could travel, Lisa would have bought one If yurts could travel, Lisa would have bought one by now. The outdoor shower was icing on the cake though. 🚿🤙🏼 #tinylivingvacation
Hanging loose in Haleakalā National Park 🌋. Wo Hanging loose in Haleakalā National Park 🌋. Working on our #nationalparkbucketlist one park at a time.
86k miles and counting. Vaniel is just getting sta 86k miles and counting. Vaniel is just getting started!
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#promastervanconversion #promastercampervan #californiagasisexpensive
Vaniel has been avoiding California. $4.20/gallon Vaniel has been avoiding California. $4.20/gallon is hard to swallow, but we’re here now, so let’s stay a while.
#vanlifemovement #climbingtrip
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