Hi it’s Liz, the newest member of the Traditional Cabinetry team. I’m not new to the company— you may know me as the wife of Andrew, the guy who started TC with a dream and a hope 13 years ago— but I have a new role in it.

After being at home/home schooling as long as Andrew has been spinning saws here, I’ve handed over my children’s education to the professionals at our local public schools. We had our first baby, Oliver, the same month and year that Traditional Cabinetry was established. We have 4 children (Oliver, Georgianna, Margot, Winston), with a 5th coming in April. It seemed like a super great time for a career change. ;) My new job at TC is office manager/design assistant/sander/taper/PR/Social Media..person. It’s weird going from one position that you’re an expert at/virtually the only one qualified for (home schooling and managing my home), to the greenest member of an established team. Our family’s theme for 2020 is “Do hard things”, and I’ve had to apply that mantra daily as I learn new skills (hopefully). I realize this slogan isn’t novel, there have been books written and resolutions made with these exact banner words for a few years now (though people have been doing hard things since the beginning of time. Naming all the animals, Adam?), but for our family we’re needing the phrase in a new way as we each go out into the world every day, making new friends and new choices. There are new experiences to navigate, new relationships to foster, and new problems to untangle.

I hope to keep a weekly log here (or at least more consistent than an every-five-years log), writing notes about our business and our team and our trade. Here’s to new beginnings!