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Super cute! I love this little family, and yes, they are my friends--two of the sweetest people on this planet. I think the space is well planned out, especially how the desks sit opposite one another; it really utilizes the sense of openness and capitalizes on the great light. Everything looks so comfortable, easy to maintain, and all the little details reflect their personalities perfectly. I really love the clipboard idea over the one desk (couple of cute postcards on there ;) too), and who doesn't love a well-organized and dearly loved vinyl collection. Cheers!

Goats are fantastic! Quirky, mischievous & stubborn. l always wanted to get one for my aging horse as a companion, but they literally eat EVERYTHING (rugs, horse tails...basically, anything within reach). I agree with the above post (@iheartmytho) that they would be great for the tough stuff, but regular lawn care, may be risky. Just as a side note...I have an especially fun (no sarcasm here) memory of having my car tire repeatedly rammed by an ornery goat, before I was able to drag it away by its horns. Although my horse has since passed on, I still hope to have a large enough property to have goats, as well as many other wonderful kinds of livestock.

There is no better feeling than a clean house! I, too, learned to clean from both my parents, who both happened to be perfectionists in maintaining our home. No matter where we lived, we always took great pride in our home and how we kept our belongings. It was always impressed on me that we didn't need a lot of money to appreciate the things we had by taking good care of them.

My mom still lives in the house we bought after my parents divorced when I was 12. My mom, sister and I all worked to make our house our own and lived by the motto, "We don't need no stinkin' men!" It was a team effort, through and through. Thanks to my mom I not only learned the zen and beauty of keeping a clean home, but also self reliance in learning how to use power tools, mow the lawn, garden, paint, etc.

Let me be honest though, it is very hard to keep a home in order 100% of the time. My husband and I have hectic jobs with long commutes in opposite directions, and by the time we get home, sometimes we don't want to do anything. Despite being quite the perfectionist, myself, I have made choices to not let my neuroses consume my life (i.e. not wearing a watch or running to answer my phone), so sometimes we skip the cleaning, and it's okay. I've found that the easiest way to maintain my house is to have a strong, "everything has a place and everything in its place" foundation from which to start. It's easy to do a quick pick up each morning before I leave so that I can come home to a nice house, and it's a lot faster to clean when there is no clutter.

Just a side note for the parents--being a teacher, I can honestly say that the responsibilities, habits and accountability you instill in your children early on at home are apparent when you send them off into the real world (and school). Thank you!