“What if the only way to rebuild your life is to begin by tearing down the walls?”
Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me
By MAIDA KORTE
Available Now
Welcome
I am Maida Korte and I write about life, family, interior design, and the lessons they bring.
My debut memoir, Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me is now available. This is a memoir about designing (or redesigning) your life. My second book releases June 1, 2027 and is titled, Basically, It’s Going to be a Nightmare: Lessons in Remodeling.
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Get Out of the Car
– And Other Motivations By Maida Korte "You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself." - Alan Alda...
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By Maida Korte “You are exhausted, sweet one, exhausted from all the trying and the not trying, and you are struggling to trust life again. It's all too much for the poor organism, isn't it?”- Jeff Foster Each new...
The Purging
By Maida Korte “Her apartment in Stockholm might look as if a bomb had gone off in it, but mentally Salander was extremely well organized.”? Stieg Larsson Ever since reading Garrison Keillor’s essay on spring...
The Purging
By Maida Korte “Her apartment in Stockholm might look as if a bomb had gone off in it, but mentally Salander was extremely well organized.”? Stieg Larsson Ever since reading Garrison Keillor’s essay on spring...




