Living in a travel coach full-time is a big adjustment.

We’ve been on the road full time for almost two and a half years. We love our little vintage coach. A 1979 Avion, 34V. Triple axle,...

Donderdag! Families are used to getting outdoors. They do it in fall and winter. Haul the gear outdoors, bring the bike and kids, and...

You would think living in a 235 square foot aluminum house would include a scaled back list of chores. Not really. The list on this...

A friend on Facebook rekindled a fond memory yesterday, posting about a Santa sleigh she saw driving through town. I'm pretty sure I...

07/Feb/21 Living in a travel coach full-time is a lot like a normal house. It takes some work, especially when seasons change. In 2020 we...

I wrote this piece in 2014. Imagining my future exit from home repair in Kansas City. I quit tool work in April of 2019, and I still...

I thought about the Donderdag! Families a lot this morning during my run. Well, not so much a run as a quick hike. Through trails of...

I worked on houses for almost 19 years, and I had some favorites: favorite houses and favorite neighborhoods. I visited my favorite...

You can't hear much out in the wind, wearing hearing protection while cutting plywood with a circular saw. Unless it wants to be heard. ...

During a recent Zoom call, a group of us were sharing our stories about transformation in our lives. We all experienced the same...

We aren't campers. We're nomads. There's a big difference. Campers spend a night, a weekend, or a few weeks camping out, with tents,...

The Mule Skinner CX races last weekend were pretty amazing. The venue was beautiful and relaxing. It was a farm setting in the woods,...

Everyone is a critic. The sooner we learn this, the easier life gets. I've never been good at receiving criticism. It rubs my ego the...

As a consultant, one of my favorite things is to support people who do not want to own a house. You're asking yourself, why would a guy...

In America, we are lucky enough to have just about everything. This became even more apparent while chatting on the phone with a podcast...

Feb. 11, 2020. Several weeks ago, we left a restaurant after dinner with our two sons, one of their girlfriends, and another couple in...

June 15, 2018 Customers grow on me. I can't help it. It's like making friends with someone you never imagined you'd be friends with. It...

I don't make New Year's resolutions. Usually, by midnight on New Year's Eve, I'm not really in any position to make decisions that are...

They say it's the little things that count. I get the list, a bunch of things to take care of around the house. Sticking doors, paint the...