Posh Blog
Follow Kim Putnam on her journey to reinvent herself and create Palisade Posh.
Moving Into the Art Studio
After months of not having a designated creative space, the studio is finally finished, and I’ve moved in! Words cannot adequately describe the feeling of pure joy I feel as I unpacked both my art and art supplies.
A Touch of Paint
With the weather still on the colder side, the DIY projects in the main house continue. When the weather is nice, I work outside on the property, when it’s cold, I focus on the inside.
Giving the Kitchen a Facelift
While our contractor is building our guest house, I decided I could take on a few DIY projects in the main house.
Renovating the Main House: Phase One
I’ve decided to play it safe and only focus on one remodel project at a time, while the guest house is being built and we work to get the farm up and running. The rest of the house will just have to wait to be remodeled, as funds become available, we will tackle one room at a time, I’m thinking the library might be next on the list.
Harvesting Pecans
Growing up in Michigan, I have fond memories of going nut hunting as a child. I think this was one of the big reasons why I wanted to plant nut trees as part of the Boutique farm.
A Temporary Greenhouse
Moving household objects over the mountain is one thing, trying to move plants is a completely different beasty! I was able to move my interior house plants on my own in my SUV. The exterior plants, especially the larger ones I needed help. My friend Laurie with her refrigerated truck came to my rescue!
Assessing the Damage and Making the Repairs
The last item off the truck was our antique Queen Anne style buffet table from 1910. It was one of the first antiques that Andy and I bought as a couple. As the movers were removing the blanket from it, I noticed that two of the legs were moving. The buffet has no moving parts, so I knew this was not a good sign.
Gathering and Unpacking
Previously, I’ve posted about the trials and tribulations of packing. Finally, after eight long months, I can blog about unpacking!
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Today’s post is focusing on the concept of Resilience and how one (in this case me) can use it to handle adversity when it slaps you hard in the face!
Moving, Moving, Moving!
At this point in our relocation adventure, Andy and I have concurred we are never, EVER moving again. This will indeed be our forever home!
Purge Baby Purge!
I’ve never been a fan of having a ton of stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I like having nice things and I make a point of investing in quality items when I make a purchase. But… having chosen the career path that I did, I’ve learned to focus on quality over quantity.
Book Review
My thoughts on the reading list from my business class offered by the Small Business Development Center.
Creating your Company Logo
“You don’t have to know how to do everything in order to be successful, you just have to know how to hire the people that know how to do the things you don’t know how to do”.
Property Search Enlightenment and Lessons
I thought I’d approach this blog post like I did when writing about the adventures of selling our house. This will be an ongoing lesson update until we successfully secure a property, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!
The Search Begins
With our house finally sold, Andy and I can officially begin our property search in Palisade! Unofficially we’ve been looking at properties the last few years, first on our own and then when our friend Laurie showed an interest, we looked with her.
The Trials and Tribulations of Selling a House
When we started this journey of selling our house I never in my wildest dreams thought it would take close to four months to sell our home in Central Park
Mom’s Alabama Chili Recipe
As the days start to cool, the leaves start to turn Mom’s Alabama Chili recipe seems like the perfect Sunday afternoon meal. I even put football on the tele while I was making it and we don’t watch football!