My recent work activities have been very drawing and administration-centric with seemingly endless hours spent in front of a screen - but I never forget to seek balance. I constantly remind myself to make... ...make anything. I carve out what little time I can to bring to life even the most modest of personal projects. Some projects are simple and some are probably even pretty dumb - but make I do.

Here's an example of how some reclaimed materials and weekend of sweat equity can add value to a home.

Our neighbor's dog kept jumping the short, busted, chain-link fence that neither one of us were sure who owned - so we went halfsies on new one. Once the Darling One saw the new fence coming up, she got excited with the potential of having a decent space to hang out in the yard. Our neighbor also happened to have a some demolished cedar fencing headed for the Bagster. So we took a simple desire and some reclaimed materials and banged-out a quick project.

Simple interventions are where it's at.