House & Home

When people see my little Vermont cottage now, they usually notice the gardens, the green metal roof, the cottage charm, and the way it all feels peaceful and personal. What they don’t always see is the path it took to get here—or the amount of work it takes to keep a home like this going when you’re doing it alone.

So when someone asks me how I afford my Vermont cottage as a single woman, the most honest answer is this: sometimes I can, and sometimes it feels incredibly hard.