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Self-contracting our forever home in rural South Georgia. Honestly - we're just wingin' it.

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Husband & wife self-contracting our forever home in South Georgia. No previous construction experience, so honestly – we’re just wingin’ it. Follow along and learn from our mistakes!

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House update: we’ve been so wrapped up in loving

Introducing little miss Janie Rose Dixon 🎀 Bo

Almost there. We are almost there. Our beam was in

Things have been crazy around here (as expected).

I can’t wait to add all of the finishing touches

Anyone want to guess where this tile is going?! 😍 Today, I’m super thankful for our small, local tile store who completely turned around my tile shopping adventure! I started out at Lowe’s, where I couldn’t get ANY help. I stood in the tile section for what felt like an eternity watching employee walk by blatantly avoiding eye contact so they didn’t have to help. Now, if you’ve built a house or done any remodeling, you know the kind of money we’ve spent in Lowe’s at this point. I left exhausted, discouraged, super annoyed, and determined to not spend another dime in that store if I could help it. I drove downtown to Paint & Tile (Tebeau St. in Waycross if you’re local) and met with the nicest guys I could have ever imagined, who helped me pick out everything I needed as we talked about the house, our dogs, the baby, and I left there feeling so much better. I’ve been back 3 times since for more tile, and they know me by name when I walk in the door! It just doesn’t get better than small, local, hometown customer service. OH, and I saved money!! 🤑 #shoplocal

Just a few of my favorites from our maternity sess

Progress on our shower! Picking out tile was super

We had the sweetest shower for Janie Rose today! 💕 So so thankful for the best friends & family! We can’t wait for sweet sister to get here!!

Still loving our paint color (Glacial Stream by @s

Funny story about this bottle of lavender oil: whe

We haven’t installed our island yet, but I’m a

🎀30 weeks🎀 10(ish) weeks til we get to wrap

Man, it’s been a heck of a week! We had new (and

Just a glimpse into the life of building your own

Hello third trimester! 27 weeks 💕 Feeling great

Day #398(ish): SHEETROCK 🙌🏻 Not even gonna l

My husband built these beautiful railings in just

Day 366: it’s been an entire (leap) year today s

Aaaand we have a winner! 🏆🥇 This color is Le

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