It’s time for some annual goal declaring (because nothing lights a fire under your keister like a big ol’ public proclamation). Let’s do this thang.
Goal #1: Embrace The Crazy (aka Be Flexible): After five years of blogging and over two years of both of us doing it full time, we’ve learned that no two days are ever the same. But this upcoming year is about to get crazier than anything we’ve ever experienced. Between the release of our book on Nov 6th and a 15 city+ book tour along with some secret side projects that we can’t wait to reveal to you guys (no mom, that’s not a we’re pregnant euphemism) the next 365 days are guaranteed to be like no other. So our goal is just to be flexible and resist the futile attempt to cling to any sense of “normal.” We figure the less we stress about it, the more we’ll be able to enjoy what’s in store for us. And you know we’ll share every last crazy detail as it all goes down.
Goal #2: Smorgasbord it up. Looking back in our archives – especially as demonstrated in this morning’s post – we realize there used to be more variety in our posts (we blame the change on our Type A personalities, which make us quick to fall into a routine). So somehow we’ve lost that sense of mixing it up and a smidge of the spur of the moment randomness that we had in the beginning of the little ol’ blog of ours. So in addition to our usual routine of projects, giveaways, and reader redesigns, we’re hoping to add more of these ingredients to the proverbial YHL pot:
- House Crashings
- Window Shopping
- Budget Blooms
- Fast and Free Upgrades
- Advice-Seeking (from you guys for ourselves or even for other readers)
- Table Setting
- Holiday Decorating
- Mood Boards
- Using/Tweaking What We Have
- Round-Ups & Top Ten Lists
- Road Trips (or other travel-related adventures)
- Random Off-Topic Chitchat (looking back, these usually end up being some of our favorites)
We feel like this mix will be a truer reflection of our real life (since we’re definitely not doing projects 24/7 around here). Sharing two or three projects a week has always been a pace that works best for us (it’s amazing how much you can accomplish when you look back, as seen in our monthly recaps) and that pace also helps us avoid burn-out and keeps us from busting our budget. So we’re recommitting to bringing back some old stuff, trying new things, and generally smorgasbording it up along with those two to three project-related posts per week – which is definitely what got us here in the first place.
Goal #3: Less Typey-Typey, More Lifey-Lifey: Finding balance and not writing such wordy posts probably go hand in hand, and both have been goals from past years that we haven’t quite mastered. So while we’ll still probably work a few nights and weekends and ramble on from time to time, some of our favorite posts in our archives don’t have 2,000 words, and many other blogs that we love are less long-winded. So this is our commitment to keep working on it. Here’s hoping the third time’s the charm, and that you guys are down with short & sweet along with the long juicy stuff that we serve up on the regular.
Goal #4: More Of You. We’re not fully sure how we plan to do this, but we want more of you guys on our blog. So from crashing more of your houses to getting your take on how you like to live in your home, and just working harder to create a sweet little community over here, we’d love to work you guys in even more. Our casa is su casa. Come on in and get cozy. I might be found inside posing like this, but it’s all good.
So there they are. Four probably-won’t-all-be-accomplished-but-we’ll-try-our-darndest goals for year six of blogging our pants off (figuratively speaking). While we’re on the goal tending topic, we also like to annually revisit the prior year’s goals to see how we did. You can read them a bit more in depth right here, but we thought we’d just summarize the ones from last year to evaluate our progress:
Last Year’s Goal #1: Find Balance: As we mentioned above, we’ve been working on this goal for a few years (we actually mentioned it during this 2011 resolutions post). We said we wanted to avoid the trap of putting all of our time, money, and energy into the house to the point that we have no life, no savings, and Clara doesn’t see the light of day. Since the internet is 24/7, we’re still plugged in on nights, weekends, vacations, and even holidays. So one reason that we started Young House Life was to remind ourselves to take a minute to have fun, be spontaneous, and step. away. from. the. laptop. The verdict: Blerg, still working on it (see Goal #3 of this year), but we’re getting a little better I think. After all, we did take our first ever break from blogging this year.
Goal #2: Not drone on in every post. We noted that this actually might be the key to accomplishing more of the balance that we craved in our first goal, which is why we worked it in again this year. The verdict: Oops, still working on this too.
Goal #3: Bring back before & after inspiration. Back in 2010, we phased out our Reader Redesigns and invited folks to share their makeovers on our Facebook page instead. But after a year of missing them dearly, we decided to bring them back. There’s just too much amazing stuff that can leave us all inspired/encouraged and you know we love to share the love. The verdict: Wahoo, mission accomplished! So glad they’re back.
Goal #4: Be Secure In Our Own Bloghood. This was about how we’d love for every single person to love every single post, but we’d also love a goose chihuahua that lays golden eggs. The truth is we just have to be ok with not everyone loving everything, or even anything. And in turn everyone reading will hopefully understand that projects, decor choices, and post-writing is as subjective as favorite foods and hairstyles. We vowed to remember that and blog more fearlessly and confidently. The verdict: We’re finally in a just-doing-our-thang groove these days (it only took five years, haha). And there’s a little more on this topic in this post and this post if you’re a fellow blogger who is struggling with it.
Goal #5: Be Grateful. This goal was about how sometimes the stress of a project or a long blog to-do list can make us momentarily forget that this is a dream job. So this goal was more of a mental shift than anything else. In those oh-crap-we’re-stressing moments we just wanted to stop, breathe, and remember how geeky giddy we are over this amazing opportunity. The verdict: We definitely took this to heart, and whenever we felt crazy-overwhelmed by book stuff, life stuff, and all of that project/blog stuff, we tried to take a breath and smile. Life is good, even when it’s full of chaos.
Goal #6: Try New Things. We wanted to have an open mind about some weird half-baked decorating idea that might pop into our heads or some other new adventure, like what writing a book might have in store for us. So we just wanted to be open to those new things – and try not to dread them or turn into a big ol’ ball of stress. The verdict: We wrote a few awesomely random and spontaneous posts, we shot book photography for three solid weeks in our house without killing each other, and we have just generally tried to be more open when it comes to spontaneous post/life/project ideas. Hopefully there’s even more of that to come this year!
Now it’s time for us to change out of our hockey uniforms and slip on some grass skirts to do a little love hula for you. Oh yeah, these swaying hips mean that we love you more than words can say. Without you guys our goal would be: get back into advertising because we’d be out of a job. Haha. So just know how much we appreciate you. Not in that “thanks for holding the door for me” way that you toss out five times a day to strangers. More in that genuine “thanks for making our life possible” way. And speaking of meeting you guys, we just heard that next week we’ll have all of our book tour dates nailed down, so we can finally announce them! Here’s hoping we can meet some of you and sincerely thank you for dropping in on our life. You guys are not only the reason we can do this for a living, but you’re also the reason that we love doing this (you encourage us and make us laugh in ways you’ll never know). In short: you guys make our day every day. How’s that for a lovefest?
Psst- First image found here and last image found here (without our heads on them of course, we added those).
Psst – We announced this week’s big giveaway winner. Click here to see if it’s you.
leah says
Love you guys so much! Hope you come somewhere in Colorado for your book tour. As for the creating a community, how could would it be for you guys to have inspiration pages similar to Ana White, or The Hostess with the Mostess where you have members that can share thier work that you inspired? Can’t wait to see what you guys do this year! wooohooo.
YoungHouseLove says
That would be amazing! We wish we could get that figured out (it seems like we’d need some support staff to make those work). Will keep you posted!
xo
s
Julia says
If you come to Boston anytime soon I’d love for you to crash my place! Me and my fiancé just bought a condo in Jamaica plain. We had big dreams of blogging about all our interior designing and projects, alas that did not come to fruition. We may not have expertly shared our transformation the way you have, but I think our place is pretty darn cute! Either way love your blog and can’t wait to check our your book. Congrats on all your success!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, we’d love to do some House Crashing whenever the tour timeline allows!
xo
s
Amber says
I really like the posts you do about window shopping, especially at chain stores that I have in the Pacific Northwest. I also love the house crashes you have done. Those have been the highlight posts for me lately!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! There will be more of both of those for sure!
xo
s
Paige says
So I love the long post, I love the short ones. Everything seems to be expressed at its natural length. You guys give a great how-to, but the humor and joy from the randomness that comes with doing so many projects with your best friend is awesome.
Most of my friends (in real life) don’t “get” the joy I get from a good DIY and saving money on top of it, so it is always nice to check in with my friends (in cyberspace) to see what you are up to.
So random question: Do you guys have friends that just don’t get you from that stand point and are in amazement, disbelief, resentful, weird, about how you love it and have turned it into a really successful career?
Rock on!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I don’t know if any of our friends resent us (they seem to be really fun and supportive) but we do have some buddies that we’re great friends with although they’re completely not into DIY and love just buying something already done and sitting back and enjoying it. We totally get the allure of that, so we don’t blame them, we must just be wired differently. Hahah!
xo
s
Katie says
I love blogiversary week! I’m so impressed how you guys always manage to come up with new topics for it (like the previous post…guess I should have commented there – oh well). Here’s a question I sometimes end up wondering since you’re co-bloggers: do you guys have blog “meetings”? My husband and I have some media background, so sometimes I wonder if you guys set time aside to sit down and have “budget” meetings in the newspaper-sense (to talk about what content will be covered, when, and who is going to write it)? Cheers to your five years!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, but they’re totally scattered. Like in the car while driving to pick Clara up from school, or on a walk around the park while Clara’s chomping on goldfish, or laying in bed at night for about ten minutes until someone stops talking and we realize half the team is asleep. Haha!
xo
s
Gabbi says
You can always house crash us if you ever go back to your home town for a visit! ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! Done and done!
xo
s
Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says
In that first photo it looks like you are changing and taking pictures of the most fawned over baby and sensoring it’s bottom. No? Just me? I always love a good hula lovefest so thank you for that too.
My best, Lynn
*I have a question but don’t want to address it here can I send you an email through one of your contact addys all stealth like?
YoungHouseLove says
But of course ;)
xo
s
Amanda C says
Oh my gosh, I just saw the instagram pic of Burger’s bday treat! HAPPY 6th BIRTHHDAY to Burger!
My puppy turned 6 this year too (we think — she’s a pound puppy so her age is a guess from the vet). We just celebrate the anniversary of when we got her instead! =)
Okay, maybe I’m the only one, but I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see a video of Burger getting his birthday treat!
YoungHouseLove says
It’s totally already been filmed! Can’t wait to share it!
xo
s
Kelli says
<3 you guys and your blog for keeping it real and keeping it fun! One of my favorite places to visit! Speaking of visiting…I did watch your Q and A video last night before I went to sleep, and laughed when you said someone had a dream about you. Oh my gosh…I did dream that I knocked on your door and you very graciously allowed me to tour your home, which (even though it was a dream) really WAS your home since we have all seen the pictures! It is important that you know 1) I would NEVER knock on your door 2) even if I were so inclined, I live much too far away 3) Your home is as beautiful "in person" as it is in pictures and 4) most importantly, thank you for not calling the police. :D ….and for your sense of humor!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s hilarious!
xo
s
Juliet says
Your blogiversary posts have inspired me to set my own goal-starting my own blog!
I hope to have made positive progress by the time the book tour hits Chicago (crosses fingers)!!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, good luck Juliet!
xo
s
Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says
Okay so I sent it to [email protected] and I got the canned reply so if you come across it somewhere in that vortex let a sistah know. :o)
MB, Lynn
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Lynn! Will keep an eye out!
xo
s
Katie Cooke says
Man that first photo is literally the BEST.PHOTOSHOP.EVER!
Rachel says
Love you guys so much, but this blogiversary stuff is getting old pretty quickly! A little overkill.
YoungHouseLove says
So sorry if you’re not diggin’ the blogiversary! We celebrate it every year for the whole week, and we’ve had over three times the usual comments and traffic is up too! Seems like lots of folks are enjoying it, but every post that we write definitely isn’t for everyone. There’s more on that here for ya :)
xo
s
Molly says
You guys are fabulous. I’m a fairly recent reader of the blog, but it is hands down the highlight of my day. I love your positive attitudes, DIY advice, and stories about your life. Thank you so much for sharing your world with us. Side note- Clara is just the sweetest little girl and she is so amazingly verbal! My 19-month old loves watching Clara videos! Keep up the amazing work and I am so excited for the book. Pre ordering now! Hoping you come out to Seattle or Portland (we’ll drive down to see you)!
YoungHouseLove says
You’re so sweet Molly! Thanks for the kind words!
xo
s
Kat from Calgary says
I love how this is (at least) the third time I have seen my hometown NHL team on your blog- Calgary Flames represent!!!
Good job on the head-matching: $herdog is TOTALLY a McElhinney, John is clearly more of a Kiprusoff.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
xo,
s
Kate says
I just watched your Dallas road trip, one word – epic! Huge good luck with the book, I’ve already got my pre-order in :-) You should def come back to Birmingham on the tour – (can I tempt you with more thrift stores/flea malls than you can shake a stick at!).
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Kate! That sounds like so much fun!
xo
s
Marti says
However you want to tweak the blog is fine. If you should shorten some things and eliminate some things and you happened to end up with enough time to do mood boards that would be wonderful. Also wonderful is when they take your advice and send pictures back. Give a partial rebate to those who send back the finished result.
Karla@{TheClassyWoman} says
As a Canadian (living in the south) can I just tell you how much I love that you guys chose the ‘Calgary Flames’ jerseys for your hockey uniform.
I already pre-ordered your book and am super excited to find out your book tour destinations. Can’t wait to find out if you will be coming to Orlando or somewhere down here in FL? For your sake, hopefully sometime during the middle of the freezing cold winter. ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, amen!
xo
s
Vanessa B. says
Yea for mood boards!!!! I have mirrors in my living room from one of them ($25 from JCPENNEY – bargain!) and drapes too! Happy dance!
Amy says
I am SO hoping Cleveland is on your book tour! Fingers crossed! Oh and bringing mood boards back would be oh-so-fun! Loved mood boards!
Catherine says
I only discovered your blog in the last month or so, but you have beaten out Dooce as the first page I read every day.
You are both so enthusiastic and inspiring. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your posts in the coming year as I try to catch up with the previous 5!!
Awesome Flames photo! It’s so fun to see my team on a blog from Virginia :)
Kathryn says
You guys rock! GO FLAMES!! (That picture made me smile). Are you actual fans?
YoungHouseLove says
You’d be amazed how hard it is to find a picture of two hockey players near a goal with their faces to camera- haha- it was just a random shot that worked ;)
xo
s
autumn says
Phew! That wad a wordy post. Haha jk love u guys.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Just wait until tomorrow’s…
xo
s
Kay says
That first image should be made into a t-shirt or a book bag. That is some superb photoshopping!
YoungHouseLove says
Ha! Thanks Kay!
xo
s
Lindsay says
Ok this was a great post. One of my favs was the first styling…especially the lamp and leopard slippers. It reminds me of my Jr. High room for some reason! You guys have come so far and you are so wonderful!
Maggie says
I love love love the way you ‘talk’, describing everything in every posts… it makes you guys my ‘virtual best friends’
Some blogs use a few sentences, and it doesn’t feel like friendly…too many pictures and too little explanation (just like me-before-I-read-YHL … haha !!)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh not to worry about that! We just mean that we’re going to try to bring back some balance. Long meaty tutorials and explanations with some short funny and spontaneous things (like a conversation at the hardware store, a collection of things we love in mood board form, etc). We just miss the smorgasbord!
xo
s
Shana says
I’m so excited for your book tour schedule. I told my husband all I want for Christmas is for him to watch the kids so I can go meet you guys. So, please please please come to Southern California, LA, okay?
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to! Here’s hoping!
xo
s
Aimee says
Oh, YAY!! I hope Seattle’s on your book tour list. I’ll be there with bells on!
Laurie says
Hi Guys!
First of all, let me tell you that your blog gives me great pleasure every day–it makes me laugh, encourages me to diy (or at least thing seriously about dying!), gives me decorating ideas, entertaining ideas, even romantic and family ideas! That’s a lot to get out of one blog! I think your goals are great, but if you just kept doing what you have been doing, I, for one, would be quite happy! I want you to enjoy blogging, enjoy being parents and enjoy life over trying to give more to your readers! You guys rock and roll and I look forward to reading your wordy or not wordy posts every single day! Thank you for all the fun and ideas and thank you for your book! You guys are totally groovy as you are!!! :)
Hugs to you all! (but could you have a few more prizes for Canadians too?) :)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Laurie! And I promise we downright beg every single giveaway vendor to include the whole world! Sometimes folks have shipping limitations, but we always ask- usually twice. We love all of you guys, and want to include you as much as humanly possible!
xo
s
Sara C says
Keeping my fingers (and my toes crossed) that your book tour brings you guys back to my neck of the woods again. I missed you guys last time you were near me for a home improvement show. Though I secretly think my husband was relived since he would have had to deal with a hyperventilating pregnant wife if we had had the chance to make it (we are all good now though cause our bean is out so now it would just be a hyperventilating wife). Love you guys and can’t wait to see what you have in store to share with us in the future!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, you’re so sweet Sara!
xo
s
Jess says
I’d love it if you would write more about plants – both indoors and outdoors. Maybe a weekly plant/garden post? Gardening is a whole subject on itself, of course, but I think it would be nice if you mixed it up with all the decorating stuff, because after all it is like decorating outdoors (and with much less possibility to try first and then move it if it doesn’t work).
Maybe next year it’s time for a small kitchen garden? Growing some tomatoes, sallads etc. I’m guessing Clara would like that too. :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, we love that stuff! We have some posts about an edible garden we kept at our first house and would love to get back into that!
xo
s
Maky says
Foosballl pic – BEST.PHOTSHOPPING.EVER!!!! *still in fits of laughter*
And yey!!!! Mood boards are coming back! I love you, mood boards!
As for mixing it up… seriously, just do your thing. Somehow you seem to instinctively know what people want to see/read/hear about. I’m sure if you were to start eulogizing on the benefits of having a phone book under your pillow, we’d all still really love every word of it (in fact, I challenge you to do it – might work well as an April’s Fool joke :P)!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, oh yeah, I’m already thinking about our little April Fool’s prank this year…
xo
s
Jen says
Book tour! Yay! There is a lovely Barnes and Noble right smack on top of Bed Bath and Beyond/Whole Foods down here in Tribeca. Plenty of room for all of us NYC fans to line up around the corner and usually not too crowded otherwise. I am really looking forward to this book!
Also, YHL is very detail oriented and comprehensive in nature; I never find you to be wordy. I chuckle as I type this because it takes me FOREVER to tell my husband about my day, so I might be a little biased. It is just so hard for me to leave out details or not give background! Like, don’t you want to know if one of the people in the story about the day always has really pretty eye makeup? And that last winter she did this beautiful Lana Del Rey thing and that it looked SO nice and that she is SO talented? My husband just smiles when I go off on one tangent after another but in my head these things just don’t feel superfluous. I’ve been working on it. Lol!
Anyway, streamlining your stuff so that you have more time to live is a great goal. Being brief is tough! Good luck!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, hooray for tangents!
xo
s
Ashley @ The North Carolina Cowgirl says
OMG I opened up my emails this morning and see that first picture of your heads on the goalies made me laugh so hard. Thank goodness no one was in the office this early or they would think I’ve lost my mind. Loved that..it was just what I needed to start my day off. :P
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks Ashley!
xo
s
Elaine says
I just wanted to give you guys my congratulations on five happy years of blogging. You two are such an inspiration. Who ever would have guessed it from a home design blog, but I often think of you two as my guide for how open, honest, transparent communication always leads to success. You two are the definition of “do hard work and the rewards will follow!” I love have YHL as a part of my day everyday (twice a day!)
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Elaine. You guys are all the best. So amazing to feel the love this week. We’re sending it right back atcha!
xo
s
Ginger says
The foosball picture is HYSTERICAL! Definately brought a smile to my face!
Sue J. says
wait. are you saying (goal #4) that people are criticizing your inspired designs? AND writing you to say so? Give me a break. That is 100% ridiculous, and I’m sorry for it. The blog is great, you guys rock and the foosball shot doesn’t show off Burger’s best side. Wait. Who’s getting all critiquey now?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! Not to worry, people usually have the very best intentions and try to say things in the nicest possible way – they just tell us what they love and what they want to see more of but there’s always someone else who might request the exact opposite (ex: more big expensive projects vs. more fast and free projects) so we just had to find the confidence to do whatever we felt in our gut, since that’s what seems to have gotten us here in the first place :)
xo
Sherry
susan says
One of the things I’d love to see would be ideas for really small homes. Our kitchen is tiny, our dining room is tiny, our bathroom is tiny. We have such limited space to work with and you rarely see design blogs dealing with small homes.
YoungHouseLove says
That would be fun! Have you seen the posts back in the day about our apartments in NYC? They’re video and photo tours with tons of tiny-space ideas- although not all of them are things we’d do again, haha!
xo
s
Andrea Ferree says
I just wanted to say you guys are awesome. You work your little tails off and I for one appreciate the hard work you put into this blog. I love reading it and It’s so exciting when I’m busy one day and get to read TWO posts back to back. Love it. Also, blogiversary posts are my fave! Love love love.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Andrea!
xo
s
Jennifer (iffles) says
Lovin’ this year’s goals. And, for the record, I’m excited about more “advice-seeking” entries. Those are some of my favorites on other blogs because 1) sometimes you think you’re the only person with a certain issue and when you find out you’re not, it’s great… and 2) dude, other people have really awesome advice that you would never find out otherwise!
And I’m making a goal of commenting more, since I’m an avid reader over here and rarely comment.
Anyway, super excited for year 6!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Jennifer!
xo
s
Emily says
I just wanted to tell you guys how much I love your blog. You are actually the only one I follow. With each post I have a “calgon took me away” few moments of peace and enjoyment. It’s just happy entertainment in my busy day with three boys. I love that you’re wordy(don’t cut too much!) Love the House Crashing, Reader Re-designs and LOVE the idea of you giving some design help to readers. Congrats on the book, the Bean and the Blog in general. Keep up the great work.
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Calgon took me away = hilarious!
xo
s
Cordia says
Well, I think whatever you’re doing works! And we all love ya! Cant wait for the book (my Birthday is in November, so this will make a nice Bday present for myself!)Hoping you come to a city near me (b/c I doubt you will come to Buffalo) so maybe I can get a chance to meet the famous YHLovers!
Erin {Home Everyday} says
I cannot wait to find out what cities you will be in for the book tour. Did you know that Chicago is known for great architecture, awesome food, and amazingly friendly people? Just something to consider when narrowing down choices of places to visit (this is a shameless plug, I know, but I really hope you make your way here).
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks Erin! We’d love to come!
xo
s
heyruthie says
after years of readership, i still love your blog. i read it every day. i’ve been very happy to see reader redesigns back. and i actually really miss the (previously more regular) mood boards. the good thing about mood boards: they’re free!! (even though i know they’re time consuming.) i’d love to see more of those–maybe even using “ficticious” rooms, or even a contest where a winner gets to send in one photo, and you make a Mood Board as the prize?? (it wouldn’t have to be customizable like your old mood board service–“just send us a pic, and we’ll create a mood board!”) I’d love something like that.
one thing that I’ve REALLY enjoyed (that you seem to be doing a tad bit more of) is the renos/redesigns that you’ve done for family members. (maybe i’m just fixated on that right now because i loved John’s G-ma’s bathroom) but those are really awesome. thanks for including stuff from other people’s homes. it’s not that i get tired of your house–not at all! but when you venture into other homes and “fix” them–it means more chance that you encounter something like what i might find in my own space. you’ve always done that stuff (I remember the Olivia bedroom!) but i still really love the redesigns you do for others ;-)
YoungHouseLove says
We’re totally on the same page! We love that stuff too and can’t wait to bring it back!
xo,
s
Bosch UK (@BoschUK) says
We wanted to say hi to you,
The queen of DIY,
‘Cos Sherry, you’re an inspiration
To those who want to try!
With husband John you’ve blazed a trail
And taken on so much,
On Young House Love you show the breadth
Of your creative touch.
A daughter too, a now a book,
(And guested on Nate’s show!) –
Where do you get the time for this
Is what we’d like to know!
The reason for this line to you
Is we have such connection
‘Cos we’re behind the brand name Bosch
And we’re in each direction!
We’re famous for domestic stuff,
That’s where our name’s appearing,
But we feel sure your projects use
Our famous engineering.
Our work is seen across the land
From basement room to steeple,
It’s not just in the home or yard
That we’ve been helpful people.
When you drive to the hardware store
To furnish a makeover,
We’re the system when you hit the brakes
Or turn the engine over.
Our CCTV know-how
Works at making crime more rare,
And when the infirm fall at home
Our sensors get help there.
When Burger says he’s hungry
We’re confident that we
Helped package up the food he’ll get
With our technology.
We drill and sand and chop and wash
And keep your water hot;
Feel free to film our products
Oh mighty Sir Dorks A Lot!
Next time you strip the paint away
Or make a postcard shelf
Or build a pallet compost bin
Or grow the food yourself
We’ll do our best to help you out
And keep your blog renowned.
So take good care, and don’t forget
That Bosch is All Around (http://bit.ly/BoschUK)
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YoungHouseLove says
Haha! Hilarious!!
xo,
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Rachel says
Also, if you factor in each picture as equal to 1,000 words, your words-per-post goes way up!
:) Always enjoy reading the blog. Thanks for brightening my day, and congrats on the 5 years thing!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!!
xo
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Alexis says
“Our casa is su casa. Come on in and get cozy.” I only live a little more than an hour away, so be careful what you wish for, because I have a serious couple crush on you two.
The blog is fabulous as always. Even when you are mega wordy I still look forward to reading each post. I’m looking forward to more House Crashings and Mood Boards. Your blog is still my favorite and I know I’m not alone on that, so you must be doing a great job.
Can’t wait for tour dates/cities, I am crazy dying to meet you guys…in a total fan-but-not-creepy-stalkery-way.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Alexis!
xo
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Koliti says
John, outrageous PhotoShop skillz! What “cheesy” smiles on yours & Sherry’s faces! Burger looks like he’s “ready to rumble” and Clara’s expression is “What??? This isn’t music class”.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it every time…
John & Sherry, I love your approach! Re-evaluate, Re-vamp, Re-tweak, and stay TRUE to yourselves. You have your own distinct voice and that’s what we like :)
Learn something new every day and grow.
(The SCARIEST thing anyone could ever say is: “This is the way I (we) have ALWAYS done it”. YIKES!)
And Burger’s doing it right – fewer blog posts keep his fans hungry for more! HaHa!
suzanne says
Being Canadian I love the picture of you two in the Calgary Flames sweaters….it totally cracked me up! Keep up the great work! Love the blog!
Chelsea says
Just wanted to say that since I found your blog several months ago, you guys have inspired me to change the way I look at projects for our new home. After moving once a year for the past several years, our first home was difficult to decorate (you get tired of starting over after a while) but you re-energized me!! Thank you!