3 small projects that have made my home nicer

One of my favorite Instagrams is this cute girl in New Zealand. She’s documenting the process of renovating her home and garden. It’s a big undertaking, and her approach is simple and genius:

She makes her home 1% better every day by doing small projects like power washing a planter, painting something - even just a door, or styling a book shelf.

Some of the before and afters are very satisfying, while others (like weeding a planting bed) are simply tasks that have to happen to make way for more exciting future transformations (like planting the actual plants). But the momentum of doing little projects one by one builds up into huge progress, even in a week - let alone a year.

I just love the idea of making something 1% better each day. You could apply it to anything. I’ve been sharing her Instagram with clients that are launching products or companies.

We’ve lived in our house for a little over two months now, and in an effort to get some momentum going, I’m giving her method a shot. Not every day, but consistently.

Here are my first three projects:

1. Set up a little greenhouse

This is the best 80 bucks I’ve ever spent.

For me, this is the perfect starter greenhouse to get my gardener bearings. There is space to grow all of the herbs and salad greens we eat, have a very small cutting garden, and grow a few special veggies that are hard to buy here. Oh, and start some seeds to plant in the garden too.