Warning: only read this post if you are interested in the minutiae of my life. A friend pointed out that I will forget the pain involved in doing this and so I just want a record of the progress and this seems like a great place to put it.
Every day right now is full of things getting better. I worked all day yesterday on business things and so didn't really notice what was going on. (Except for the puppies of course who do take a lot of attention but are doing great and starting to pee where they should. We go for little walks around and say hello to people and the rubber chicken is now used as a "bad dog" sound. Very effectively. Sorry Monica!)
So it was a great surprise just now to wander around and see what has happened in a day and a bit.
We've got half of the ceiling in the living room done and it looks SO much better. The kitchen is all painted and we're nearly ready to unpack everything we've bought. We don't have all the shelf space we need yet but we're close now to having the living room area back and that's where all the glasses etc. will go. The necessary bathroom accoutrements have been bought and the man is to come in the next couple of days to finish all of that. Today or tomorrow the rain screens go on and then shortly after the fence and the window coverings arrive. All the time the painter is staining and polishing and varnishing and making clean. It's lovely. Soon we'll be able to focus on the even more fun stuff like finishing off the massage table and the massage room, putting in our slide and making a barbecue. We already have a few pots and more are on the way so soon we'll be planting herbs and flowers.
What I really like about this place is the way people turn up and say things like "ooh, you should put bamboo there" or "what about hammocks" and I think, "yes, that's a great idea" and we make it so.
I'll take a video and post it soon for those of who can bear it.
Every day right now is full of things getting better. I worked all day yesterday on business things and so didn't really notice what was going on. (Except for the puppies of course who do take a lot of attention but are doing great and starting to pee where they should. We go for little walks around and say hello to people and the rubber chicken is now used as a "bad dog" sound. Very effectively. Sorry Monica!)
So it was a great surprise just now to wander around and see what has happened in a day and a bit.
We've got half of the ceiling in the living room done and it looks SO much better. The kitchen is all painted and we're nearly ready to unpack everything we've bought. We don't have all the shelf space we need yet but we're close now to having the living room area back and that's where all the glasses etc. will go. The necessary bathroom accoutrements have been bought and the man is to come in the next couple of days to finish all of that. Today or tomorrow the rain screens go on and then shortly after the fence and the window coverings arrive. All the time the painter is staining and polishing and varnishing and making clean. It's lovely. Soon we'll be able to focus on the even more fun stuff like finishing off the massage table and the massage room, putting in our slide and making a barbecue. We already have a few pots and more are on the way so soon we'll be planting herbs and flowers.
What I really like about this place is the way people turn up and say things like "ooh, you should put bamboo there" or "what about hammocks" and I think, "yes, that's a great idea" and we make it so.
I'll take a video and post it soon for those of who can bear it.
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