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Chip and Joanna Gaines bought their first fixer-upper in 2003 shortly after they got married.

But they’re not stopping there.

Joanna Gaines smiling

There’s just something about it that appeals to everyone.

Shortly before that, the former HGTV starsharedanother clip of her trying the skates outside.

In the caption, Joanna wrote, “I’m having an 80’s flashback!

Joanna Gaines smiling

We love a childhood hobby reignited!

However, that impulse purchase led to a realization about a new way to let loose and enjoy life.

“My skates go wherever I go,” Joanna wrote.

“Days when things feel heavy or hard, I lace them up and stroll around.

[…] I can see how it changes the faces in the room.

Things lighten up a bit.

There’s a new kind of energy in the air that no one expected.”