- 13 Nov, 2025 *
Today I revisited a place where I’d done a house inspection four years ago. I was happy to see that the owner had embraced many of the recommendations from my last visit. My job was mostly about removing things from the old list, since it was now fixed.
Before I left, she said: “Next time there will be even fewer recommendations left.”
I have no doubt that will be the case.
I also have zero doubt that if someone had looked at the list of recommendations as a whole, nothing would’ve changed. It would’ve felt overwhelming, like an impossible task.
By breaking it down and prioritizing what’s…
- 13 Nov, 2025 *
Today I revisited a place where I’d done a house inspection four years ago. I was happy to see that the owner had embraced many of the recommendations from my last visit. My job was mostly about removing things from the old list, since it was now fixed.
Before I left, she said: “Next time there will be even fewer recommendations left.”
I have no doubt that will be the case.
I also have zero doubt that if someone had looked at the list of recommendations as a whole, nothing would’ve changed. It would’ve felt overwhelming, like an impossible task.
By breaking it down and prioritizing what’s most important, it becomes manageable. It even becomes quite satisfying — making a plan, taking one step at a time, seeing the progress.
I live in a rental apartment, but I also have another kind of home. You’re visiting it right now. The description for my blog says: “Welcome to my home for everyday stories...”
It’s taken quite some time to get to where it is today. And I still have lots of things I want to do with it. It’s a journey, a creative outlet, a place I keep building, furniture by furniture.
Maybe you’ve thought about launching a blog. Maybe you’ve felt a bit overwhelmed when looking at other blogs.
Don’t be. We all start with an empty home. Then we add a little paint here, hang a picture there, and decorate it with things we like.
A blog becomes a home, that’s the beauty of it, and I’m looking forward to visiting yours.