We’re dropping this random pop-in episode to share one of the most embarrassing tales Sherry has ever told on this podcast. Of course it had to happen in the nicest house we've ever been in (in front of one of Sherry's personal heroes). We’re a

#182: A Big Catch Up Holiday-ish Special (Surprise!)

Dec 17th, 2021 48m 36s

So much has happened since we last picked up the podcast mic, so we have a jam-packed show to catch you up on all the things. We're talking house updates, embarrassing stories, renovation plans, and we even worked in some bad metaphorical diagr

#181: How The Other House We Considered Came Back Around

Aug 17th, 2020 44m 28s

There were two houses in our neighborhood that we seriously considered, and today we’re sharing a truly random occurrence that involves the house we didn’t buy. We’re also sharing what we learned from our astrocartography readings. What did the

#180: Decorating In The Era Of Zoom

Jun 29th, 2020 38m 56s

The sudden boom of video conferencing in all of our lives is giving us a new window through which to view our homes (and the homes of others - from coworkers to celebrities and news correspondents). So what does your Zoom background say about y

#179: A Funny Byproduct Of Having To Buy Fewer Products

Jun 22nd, 2020 34m 8s

The perks of downsizing continue to show themselves, including a recent realization we had while shopping for curtains and blinds. It was a pretty dramatic contrast of how shopping for this house is different than our previous ones, and it high

#178: Settling Into Our New House: Expectation Vs. Reality

Jun 15th, 2020 39m 9s

We’ve been in our new house for one whole month, and there are definitely some things that are shaping up differently than we had pictured. So today we’re sharing why some house projects have been easier than expected, but getting settled in a

#177: Bathrooms: A Slippery Slope?

Jun 8th, 2020 35m 54s

Today we're talking about how it has been as a family of four who is sharing one bathroom, and what plans we have for adding onto that number down the line. And while we're on the subject (this podcast always seems to turn to bathroom-related t

#176: The Part Of Moving To A Smaller Home We Didn’t Expect

Jun 1st, 2020 39m 50s

We’re in Florida (!!!) and we’ve got LOTS to tell you about all that went down on our moving day and throughout our first couple of weeks in our new home. We’re covering a lot of ground, like how we made the 13-hour drive feel faster, which of

#175: Our Big Move Is Officially Underway (& We Have Some Predictions)

May 18th, 2020 35m

While we’re getting settled in our new house in Florida, we’ve got one last episode for you that we recorded in Richmond. In fact, we took a moment as “Past John & Sherry” to make some predictions for what our moving day might look like, along

#174: That Time A Psychic Came To Our House

May 11th, 2020 37m 7s

On the cusp of our big Florida move, we take one last look at how downsizing and living for three weeks without almost all of our worldly possessions has changed our view of our “stuff” - including what we miss the most, and why it’s not what w

#173: The Money Question We Keep Getting Asked

May 4th, 2020 31m 58s

If you’ve wondered about the money side of selling three houses and downsizing to one smaller home, today we’re answering some of your most asked questions. We're also sharing the weird renovation hiccups that have delayed our move in date (inc

#172: What Will & Won’t Be Done When We Move Into Our New House

Apr 27th, 2020 38m 37s

Our entire approach to renovating our new house from afar has changed pretty dramatically since February when we first started house hunting, including a period in which we didn’t think we’d be tackling any major projects at all. And lots of yo

#171: It Finally Happened!

Apr 20th, 2020 40m 6s

We recently hit a long-awaited milestone that we’ve been working towards for months, and we couldn't be more grateful!! We're sharing all the details today - plus we're diving deeper into a question that seems to keep popping up: "How can you t

#170: The Two Totally Different Ways That We House Hunted

Apr 13th, 2020 37m 29s

This week we’re taking a deep dive into the two methods that we used to find our Florida house, including how we prioritized our wants versus needs, sifted through hundreds of real estate listings, and used technology to overcome the fact that

#169: How Exactly Do You Downsize Your Stuff?!

Apr 6th, 2020 39m 5s

As we prepare to move into a house that’s less than half the size of our current one, we’re taking a long hard look at our belongings to figure out what should come and what we no longer need, love, or have a use for. And today we’re outlining

#168: Our Florida Renovation Kicks Off With (Surprise!) A Plumbing Issue

Mar 30th, 2020 37m 30s

We knew our new house in Florida would involve some big repairs, but we didn’t anticipate a certain plumbing curveball to get lobbed our way (although given our past plumbing luck, maybe we should have seen this coming). So this week we’re shar

#167: Have Our Moving Plans Changed? And Are Our House Sales Derailed?

Mar 23rd, 2020 38m 10s

With everything that's going on right now, we're the first to admit that house stuff feels trivial, but this week we’re answering the most common question we’ve gotten in the last few days: how the coronavirus is impacting our Florida move and

#166: We Sold Our House!

Mar 16th, 2020 37m 45s

Our Richmond home is officially under contract (!!!) and it all came together unlike any other house we’ve sold before. So today we’re breaking down how it all happened, why it was surprisingly emotional, and what it means for our move in June.

#165: The Dumb Thing We Did Before Listing Our House

Mar 9th, 2020 37m 56s

We’re fessing up to an extremely poorly timed project that made our house look WORSE right before it hit the market. Whoops. Plus we share the smorgasbord of ways we’re selling our houses. All three are being sold differently (including some wi

#164: How We’re Getting Our House Ready To Sell

Mar 2nd, 2020 38m 4s

With our big move only a few months away, what do we need to do to get our house ready to sell? This week we’re outlining some of the projects we’re taking on - both big and small - including the fast-tracked makeover of our hall bathroom. John

#163: Our Next Big Project (It’s REALLY BIG)

Feb 24th, 2020 34m 42s

Wanna know what our next big renovation project is? Well, it’s actually something that we’ve been contemplating for years but finally have the courage to do (thanks in part to selling our duplex). So this week we’re breaking down why we want to

#162: What Sherry’s Not Buying For An Entire Year

Feb 17th, 2020 38m 56s

That’s right, there’s a new personal shopping challenge going on at our house - and this time Sherry has committed to skipping any purchases in a specific (and pretty wide category) FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. We’re also talking with simplicity expert

#161: Then Half Of Our Lights Went Out...

Feb 10th, 2020 32m 52s

This week we’re sharing the mystery of how half of the power in our house suddenly went out when we were just about to leave the country on vacation. We’re also catching you up on the highs and lows of getting our master bathroom nearly complet

#160: And Now For Some Big Duplex News

Feb 3rd, 2020 35m 11s

It’s our first episode of 2020 and WE BOY DO WE HAVE NEWS! We’re excited to share it because it not only means good things for us, our friends, and the duplex itself, but it’s also connected to our continued efforts to simplify, and it involves

#159: Are You A Maximizer or Satisficer?

Dec 16th, 2019 38m 13s

Have you ever thought about your approach to making decisions? It turns out that humans tend to have two distinct styles (and they even have fancy psychological terms to go along with them). The funny revelation is that Sherry & I each exemplif