Hello & welcome to On The Creek Blog!
I'm Tiff & I'm so glad you're here on my little internet space!
I'm a huge fan of exclamation points & taking too many pictures! A couple years ago I wanted to be a professional photographer but now I'm content with just taking pictures on my phone.
I started On The Creek Blog in 2015 as a way to document our home renovation journey. My husband & I bought a foreclosure in need of lots of love. We completely renovated the home from top to bottom. It was quite the adventure & I love that we were able to start our home ownership journey in this way.
My husband, James, had a background in construction/carpentry/home remodeling so we always hoped to renovate more homes together. We got our chance in 2019 when we helped my parents with their flip house.
James & I were married for 14 years. We were both from the same little town but James was a little older so we didn't connect until 2006 when we were in our late teens/early twenties. We were married in 2007 & were planning on spending the rest of our lives together.
We became licensed foster parents in 2019. We had a few placements & were able to adopt our son in December 2021!
Sadly James passed away in December 2021 from metastatic melanoma. It was a 7 month journey that I never thought would be part of our story. I never thought I would be a widow at 34 years old. Since then, I have been trying to pick up the pieces of my life.
Some facts about me:
- I live in a super rural Ohio town. I grew up here & I just love it.
- I grew up on a hobby farm. We had tons of goats & other livestock. While I loved it, I haven't carried on having livestock in my own life. I currently have just 2 cats & a dog. We lost our other dog in 2020 & I'm still not over it. I really want to get chickens but I'm not sure if I'm ready for the commitment!
- I started gardening about 5 years ago & it's my favorite thing. It has its ups & downs but I love to see what grows every year! I'm trying to get my son into gardening but he's not very enthusiastic about it! Haha.
- I love shopping at the thrift store! If I had to guess, I'd say about 95% of my home decor is thrifted! We also bought a ton of materials for our actual home remodel from the Habitat For Humanity ReStore.
- To go along with the thrifting, I also like to do what I call 'trash to treasure' makeovers. James helped me so much with these projects. It's so neat to see something get a beautiful transformation.
I hope you enjoy your stay here at On The Creek Blog! You can also connect with me on social media!
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