October in Review

October was a really nice month. This past month felt lighter after many heavy years of elder care and grief. We took a much needed family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells, which was a lovely week full of fall foliage, cheese curds, crafting and water parks. Trick or treating with my kiddo was definitely another highlight of the month. He was a calculator for the second year in a row and it was very adorable. 

It has also been nice to start thinking more about work and actually building my business. The past few years have been a lot of false starts of wanting to work but realistically knowing I didn’t have the capacity and my attention was needed elsewhere. This month I led a discussion about the possibilities of social media in our industry with a small group of architects. Even with only 500-ish instagram followers, I can see that architects under-utilize social media, and I have a lot of ideas and opinions about its potential. The conversation went well and was described as ‘exceeding expectations.’

I also have a client kitchen renovation under construction. I had to pause work on the project for a few months, but to finally see it coming to life is very exciting! Progress on our own house has been slow, but I’ve been planning which projects to work on next and trying to enjoy the natural slow pace of the project. 

I shared more pictures from this month on Instagram and will be sharing the client kitchen construction progress soon. I’ll also be taking a look at our own home projects, so be sure to check it out!

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