Posted in renovations..
I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged. I've been somewhat busy with some things around the house but nothing really huge. Our master bedroom is pretty much put back together with the exception of books and such. Our son's monster bed frame has been made and he's spending his first night using it tonight. He's quite excited because he helped a lot in building it. It's just a simple 2x4 construction but it turned out pretty well. Our daughter's room has all the furniture back in it and she's thinking of painting her bookshelf and a toy bench she's had that don't really match things the way she'd like. After that's done then she'll be able to put her belongings away... and pack up a few things to store until the time comes that she is living elsewhere. There is still a grab bar to install in the bathroom but other than that, it's been done for a while now.The hallway needs the faux finish done yet. I'm still mulling over what to do with it, honestly. I've had a few different ideas but haven't firmly decided on one yet. I won't do it till a week or so from now, probably. We still have our old appliances in the livingroom... waiting for a friend to come get them. I think he's coming Monday or Tuesday to pick them up. He's done some things for us in the past and now rents houses so is always in need of good appliances.
I've been enjoying my new appliances and getting used to their intricacies - every appliance has them. ;) I've also got my entire kitchen unpacked now, I think... and I'm moving things around almost daily to make sure they are in the best place possible before I get too used to having them just any old place. We've given away our old microwave and taken a few boxes to Value Village as well... and there's a couple more getting filled as time goes on. I really am excited about decluttering though sometimes it's hard to let go of things.
Once the old appliances are out, we have a few baseboards to put on and I'll do paint touchups along with that faux wall that has been plaguing me. LOL And it'll be time to put the rest of the livingroom together and hang pictures, put books into the empty shelves, and then start on the multitude of boxes that are still around and need sorting through. Gosh, it still sounds like an awful lot of work considering we're almost done!
Along with these organizing things and learning to maintain what we've done, I've had a few people over for tea and to see what we've done. A lot of them were never here before so don't have a point of reference for their appreciation but still give the appropriate oooohs and ahhhhs during the tour. It's really just nice to feel like having people over and not being worried about what they'll think of my "horrible house" or something. When you can clean and clean but things look much the same afterward as they did when you started, one kind of loses the desire to have company of any type!
We're also resting a fair bit more than we were during the renovation process. Of course, that somewhat goes without saying maybe but we really needed to rebuild our energy levels. Some days seem to be really good but there's still quite a few days when we just feel tired to the bones. However, it's a happy tired so it's enjoyable!
Dee..
