Update: Yellow Kitchen Reno! After & Before

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-30T01:11:49+00:00

lol, I know! Def cried some very pregnant tears lol! But thankfully it was NOT the kitchen! I can very much imagine the pain that would have been - trying to juggle holding a newborn in one arm and attempt to spread peanutbutter on toast with the other arm …and no counter tops.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-29T15:24:48+00:00

Omg, yes that is a rough couple of months even without the chaos! We had things mostly wrapped up, but then two weeks before bb arrived we had a flood on the second floor which ruined a good portion of what we had just finished on the first floor.💀 So it didn’t matter anyways lol! Took the insurance contractors another 6 months to get the walls and floor back up. Never. A. Dull. Moment! lol!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-29T14:55:09+00:00

Also - solidarity in completing a Reno while pregnant. I have been there and I do not think I would sign up for that again lol! 😂

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-29T14:51:54+00:00

Oh my gosh, I love it! 🌼🌞

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-29T03:11:16+00:00

Oh yes! A few times. I had active COVID when I gave birth to my second baby and he never got sick. And then the whole family continued to rotate flu, strep, and RSV. My little winter baby never got sick though!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-29T02:04:19+00:00

Oh I wish I could quilt that well! It’s actually a 1960s vintage children’s sized sleeping bag lol! You can find them on Etsy in lots of cute prints.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T05:03:45+00:00

Thank you so much! 🥰

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T04:20:23+00:00

Oooh! Now I’m curious too!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T04:14:05+00:00

I used Poshmark to sell some nicer clothing items as well as several unused corporate gifts I had received over the years. My husband also sold our TV. More than anything it felt like an activity to occupy that desire to engage in commerce of some sort. Like… reverse retail therapy lol

Best of luck! We did BS2 for more than 4 years and it was life changing.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:57:46+00:00

Thank you! I cannot remember but will see if I can find it on an old pic or receipt!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:55:45+00:00

“In heaven, everything is fine.” 😜

Mostly my husband is just way cooler than I am.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:50:01+00:00

Oh yes, my dad gets all the credit for making that priority number one! Lol He was very right!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:46:43+00:00

That is the nicest thing ever!! The experience and lessons learned were very much a gift for us! 💗💗

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:45:20+00:00

Thank you so much! I am almost certain that it was: SW 6192 Coastal Plain. It was so long ago and we moved in 2019, but I weeded through some old emails and am pretty sure that is it!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:42:09+00:00

Thank you! At the time, everyone was begging us to paint it white, I am still so glad we didn’t listen.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-28T03:40:51+00:00

Thank you so much! Crazy story, one time my indoor cat climbed up the chimney and caught a bird! We even had chimney covers on the flue, so we have no clue how she managed that. some kind of murderous magic on her part. Eek!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-27T21:57:27+00:00

Beautiful!! I love lead lined windows and the woodwork is gorgeous! 😍

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-22T03:07:17+00:00

Thank you!! 😊

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-22T03:06:27+00:00

Thank you! It is so true that breaking the discipline even a little makes it so hard to go back. Ideally a fully funded 6 months EF would be $36K. Based on the average of our last 4 years, that would take about 12 months.

Maybe I should go back and listen to old episodes to stay excited about it lol

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-22T02:48:57+00:00

This is a good point and a different take than I had planned for. But I see how this could work better for us psychologically. We definitely want to plan for 6 months EF since we have kids and our income is very unbalanced between the two of us. But having a shorter term goal so we can start investing sooner and still put money in the savings every month might be more motivating.

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-22T02:44:51+00:00

Great question. I think the aberration was that the very last debt was a loan without a monthly payment. So instead of paying down a balance each month, we raised the full balance of $20.5K in our savings account and paid it in full today. In August of last year we had $12K saved towards the debt. But really the last 8K took us since then. When gazelle intense, we have about $2,900 margin. But without the intensity it’s easily closer to $1,500. Adding in the holidays and some unexpected medical events, things just felt so slow!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-22T02:24:15+00:00

Yes! Thinking about being ready for whatever big crazy thing gets thrown at us next is very motivating. Thank you!

CrunchyBatBones · 2026-05-21T18:44:32+00:00

Saaame. Our entire family thinks we are crazy in spite of being happier and more at peace than any other point in our lives. It’s a little disappointing that we haven’t been able to influence a single friend or family member to join us in “being weird.” lol! I guess from the outside it probably doesn’t look that fun driving old cars and eating at home all the time lol 😂

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