Weekly Roundup

This bathroom with folksy bug paintings stopped me mid-scroll. 1. I love it. 2. It reminds me of the tiles my art students painted and installed in the bathroom of the art museum I worked in. I don’t have a photo, so you’ll have to take my word for it, or just simply admire Maude’s work on her Instagram or website. Should I tile my new bathroom like this??

My buddy Daniel went on a Marie Kondo binger and shared all sorts of great insights into his process. If you’re keen on my take, I purged my closet here, shared how to fold clothes here, and listed where to donate all the things after doing a deep organizing here. And if you want more of my organization posts, click here.

Have you been watching the reclaimed herringbone floor refinishing process over at @since_1859? They’re getting ready to oil those beauties, so go watch the flooring highlight then catch up with the victorian home’s makeover now!

Consider divesting from your big banks and open an account at One United Bank, the largest Black-owned bank (or other Black banks here) that works to give back to the Black community with financial literacy courses, small-business loans, and non-discriminatory lending.

I’ve been using this simple hand saw at the end of a pole for trimming my super tall trees, but they’ve grown and I can’t easily reach. So, I upgraded to this chainsaw at the end of a pole so I can trim the dead branches in mere seconds. I’m giving it a go later today, so be tune in to Instagram Stories to see how it goes. Wish me luck! (update: Ross is on phone calls all day so he isn’t available to supervise me flailing a chainsaw over my head as I drop giant palm fronds onto my person. So I’ll do this project another day. Safety first!)Check out all of my gardening gear in my Amazon storefront and this blog posts where I detail my favorite gardening tools.

Are you listening to the new California City podcast? It tells the story of a Mojave desert planned community pyramid scheme. It’s sad and fascinating.

I just signed up to volunteer as a poll worker in November. Who’s with me? And here are the deadlines to request your vote-by-mail ballot based on state.

Did you catch my blog post this week? Some folks are saying it's their favorite post I’ve ever written!

Enjoy my July playlist tunes below!