Lydia Pert

A Brief History Of The Instagram Devolution

I was definitely not an early adopter when it came to Instagram — I think I got on the app towards the middle of 2012, so about two years after it came out. But it quickly became my go-to social media platform, especially when I first got married. After I got married, I found myself…
Living in a Fischer Home

We moved into our Fischer Home just about three months ago, on March 25 of 2022. In case you somehow missed it, our experience building with Fischer was absolutely hellish. I wrote several different blogs about it, and after we closed I consolidated it down into one: “Our 14 Month Nightmare, Courtesy of Fischer Homes.“…
Our 14 Month Nightmare Courtesy of Fischer Homes

As I’m sure everybody knows, we just closed on our home after nearly 14 months of nonstop incompetence, deception, nonexistent communication, cut corners, negligence, and shady business practices. And who, you ask, was the builder that inflicted such a terrible situation upon us. Fischer Homes, of course! Here are a few key highlights from our…
Our Experience Building With Fischer Homes (Part 3)

It’s the home stretch…or so they say. We are supposed to be closing this month: March of 2022. Eight months later than their “worst case scenario” projection when we first contracted. But at least we have dates. Communication has, not surprisingly, dried up again. The house is locked up tight any time we go by,…
Our Experience Building With Fischer Homes (Part 2)

ICYMI, Dave and I are in the midst of the home build project from you-know-where. Today marks a year since we made the mistake of signing a contract with Fischer Homes, and if you are curious about what we have dealt with the last 12 months, you can read about it here. The last update I…
If Restaurants Operated Like Fischer Homes

We are in the process of building with Fischer Homes, “the leading home builder in OH, KY, IN, GA, and MO.” If you’re interested, you can read some documentation on our process here: Something Is Fishy About Fischer Homes. Earlier in the process, the Fischer rep asked us a few questions about our experience. One…
Our Experience Building With Fischer Homes

ICYMI, Dave and I are in the midst of the home build project from you-know-where. This is our third time building a new home, and if this had been our first experience, it most definitely would have been our last. It’s been “overpromise and underdeliver” from day number one, mixed with an egregious lack of…
So You Want To Visit…The Big Island of Hawaii

After a very long time, Hawaii finally started to open back up and allow tourism again after the pandemic. Of course, we got over there as soon as they eased restrictions, and spent two wonderful weeks split between Oahu and the Big Island. We started and ended the trip on Oahu, flew to the Big…
My 2021 Book List

Can you believe 2022 is just around the corner? I’m still mentally back in the fall of 2019. BC, I call it: Before Covid. Hopefully, 2022 sees a bit more return to normalcy! Things started to feel more normal this past year, but of course there is still a ways to go. The 2021 year…
So You Want To Visit…San Francisco

Before working for OpenVPN, I had only ever visited California once as a young kid. Now that I work for a company headquartered there, I get more opportunities to visit. Since HQ is right near San Francisco, my coworkers and I always try to extend our work trips to allow for some quality time as…