A few months ago my husband and I finally did something we’ve been wanting to do for about 8 years. We finished our basement! (And by we, I obviously mean we hired people who knew what they were doing.)

Here’s some before pics:

And here’s what it looks like now!

(BTW, Mulder and Scully look amazing on that gigantic TV. #XFiles)

(And if you think that's a huge whiteboard, you'd be right.)

I knew for a long time that I wanted to get a wall tattoo. It felt pretty permanent so I thought long and hard about what word I wanted to see every time I was in the basement – which is often because that’s where my new office is.

My uber-talented and super cute brother agreed to paint/tattoo my wall. Here's some fun pics of the process:

Drum-roll please.....

Home.

The word home means so much to me. It evokes so many different feelings and emotions. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time y’all so I’ve decided to share all my deeeeeep thoughts with you. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing my thoughts on these topics with you:

This is not my permanent Home

Home is what we make it

How we (women) control the climate of our Home

Home is where real community happens

Martha Stewart does not live in my Home

And who knows. I may come up with more ideas before this whole Home thing runs its course.

I’m looking forward to sharing some virtual coffee with you as we talk about Home. See you soon!