A couple of years ago we had a dream to move our family to Salt Spring Island. Fast forward and we had packed all 5 of our kids up and hit the road.

Unlike the first house we were outbid on, it didn’t have a second tiny home on the property for my ex to live in.  Unlike the second house we were outbid on, it was at the very tip top of our budget, so there wasn’t much wiggle room and renos that were absolutely needed to make this house safe, leaving not much left to make a space that Chris, and other guests could stay in while here with us. 

Here are our options, and how we chose what was best for our family.

Raise your hand if you’ve cried while living through a renovation!

ALL MY HANDS ARE IN THE AIR.

If you’ve ever lived through a reno, with kids, on a remote island, you know it’s the most stressful. Like for real.

The story of this renovation is too long for one post but the answer to our problems was simple - we just needed some heroes.

This past summer we took on the hardest, most exhausting project of our lives. And we can finally start telling you about it! Get ready to watch us on Discovery+