This is about frivolity.

I am not writing a blog to find salvation, to investigate the inner workings of my tortured soul, or to explore ideas and philosophy (except regarding architecture and use of space).

I have too much that is intense and important going on in my life, and I need to have a place to flee the heaviness. I need to be able to enjoy creativity (and hopefully share that joy) while not taking it too seriously. While I don’t think of my home as a refuge from the world and its vicissitudes, as long as I have a roof over my head and I am warm and dry, it serves as a safe place to deal with (or ignore) it all as necessary. I view expending thought and creativity on the necessary and unnecessary aspects of home ownership as taking a break from everything else.

The things I envision writing about are:

Renovations - simple to complex practical fixes to the house as needed and as I can afford.

Innovations - changes in layout or function, addition of space or fixtures, built-in items - anything that is more than a renovation and adds to the practicality of the house.

Decorations - simple to complex painting, tiling, furnishing and displaying that add to the beauty and enjoyment of the house.

Interactions - how all of the above impact and affect my family’s life and living in the house.

History/Exterior - from time to time I envision writing about the neighborhood, its history, population, culture, and our adventures when we step out the front door.

The things I want to avoid writing about are:

Anything and everything serious, aka that which I am diverting myself from by focusing on the house.