... I'm not doing things in order. I seem to have a HUGE problem with getting my own bedroom in order, much less the study! HOWEVER, and thanks to helping hands from my kids and others, some things have gotten done that immensely improve the house. For example, I bought 4 new planter pots and Anto transplanted the large plants that were choking in their too-small pots; they look like they feel much better in their new homes.
The kitchen is coming along with its scrubbed and shining appliances and new dishrack. We ordered a really neat comfortable-as-anything LR set that will be ready to be picked up in about 6 weeks, during which time Carm thinks she can organize a painting party so that the whole downstairs area will be ready for new furniture (in the hopes that after the LR, we'll be able to do the DR).
I cleaned out the utility area, and the guys took all the stuff to be recycled or trashed. Then they re-roofed the outside storeroom and cleaned it out, making the space usable for bikes, garden equipment, etc.
Meanwhile, back to my task for today... MY OWN BEDROOM. I think if I can just get that done, I'll be able to move on to the study.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
2014 - Will I blog more than twice this year?
Well, it wasn't one of my New Year's Resolutions to blog more, but considering what my only NY Resolution is, blogging just might make it more doable. Because my resolution is to make this year The Year of the House; that's right, a colossal home-improvement project. Daunting! Just contemplating the scope of It makes me feel like I need a cigarette, and I don't smoke anymore... As for the glass of wine I'm drinking, it's doing nothing to stop the terror of the mere IDEA of it. After all, I am only one person...
But wait! I am one person and I can do what I can do! OPTIMISM TO THE RESCUE!
According to Lu, my son, you can totally fix up your house if you take it a room at a time. One week per room. In one week, you can clean out the junk, paint the walls, and rearrange / complement your furniture, or can you? In my case, maybe not. But 2 weeks sounds feasible! On a 2-week-per-room schedule it will take 28 weeks to fix up the inside of the house, plus another 8 weeks for the outside (facade, patios, garden, garage), coming to a grand total of 36 weeks - 9 months, the time span from conception to birth.
How appropriate! How symbolic! But just in case, let's even give it another 10 weeks for unexpected setbacks. Let's say that my home-improvement project will be a done deal by Guadalupe Day (Dec. 12th), 2014. Can I live with that deadline? I'll tell you in 2 weeks, after the first room is done... or not.
Assuming that I am indeed going to do this, I would say that the room most urgently in need of improvement would be the downstairs bathroom. It's just got to go. However, in view of the fact that this is January, the month when money is at its scarcest, and in the belief that hurdles are best surmounted if you start with the easiest, it might be better all the way around if I let the first room be the study, which would only involve cleaning out the junk, rearranging the furniture, cleaning and painting the walls, ceiling, and window frame. I should be able to do that in 2 weeks with minimum cost, right? Wish me luck!
But wait! I am one person and I can do what I can do! OPTIMISM TO THE RESCUE!
According to Lu, my son, you can totally fix up your house if you take it a room at a time. One week per room. In one week, you can clean out the junk, paint the walls, and rearrange / complement your furniture, or can you? In my case, maybe not. But 2 weeks sounds feasible! On a 2-week-per-room schedule it will take 28 weeks to fix up the inside of the house, plus another 8 weeks for the outside (facade, patios, garden, garage), coming to a grand total of 36 weeks - 9 months, the time span from conception to birth.
How appropriate! How symbolic! But just in case, let's even give it another 10 weeks for unexpected setbacks. Let's say that my home-improvement project will be a done deal by Guadalupe Day (Dec. 12th), 2014. Can I live with that deadline? I'll tell you in 2 weeks, after the first room is done... or not.
Assuming that I am indeed going to do this, I would say that the room most urgently in need of improvement would be the downstairs bathroom. It's just got to go. However, in view of the fact that this is January, the month when money is at its scarcest, and in the belief that hurdles are best surmounted if you start with the easiest, it might be better all the way around if I let the first room be the study, which would only involve cleaning out the junk, rearranging the furniture, cleaning and painting the walls, ceiling, and window frame. I should be able to do that in 2 weeks with minimum cost, right? Wish me luck!
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