In this vlog, I’m using Annie’s nap window to knock out a very real-life mom to-do list: drive-bys for our Maine house hunt, an H&M return (because I avoid the mall at all costs), and a little treat-yourself lunch plan with Jack (Sarku Japan, always). Our realtor emailed us about a house that might be coming back on the market soon—possibly as a private sale—so I wanted to do that first “layer” of house hunting: do I even like the area and the vibe before we ever step inside. I take you along for my live reactions to three different houses, and I talk through what we’re learning about different build eras—like why 1950s homes can be so solid, why I’m personally a little wary of a lot of 1970s builds, and why “good bones” matters so much to me. I’m also fully leaning into my delusional energy about the house I still believe is “our house,” even though logic says I should move on. Then we wrap the day at home with a new toddler purchase: Annie’s upgraded bookshelf situation—because the old one didn’t hold enough books, she wasn’t excited about it anymore, and it literally ripped—so I’m attempting a “blue job” assembly (aka… a husband job, if I’m being honest).