09/23/2022
Today’s mood: A window can change the whole vibe.
A couple of months ago, probably closer to 3, we broke ground on our home projects. What started out as an exciting laundry room-to-be, turned out to be a project that has taken a lot longer than we expected … which is OK.
You see, apparently when you open up the walls or tear off the lowest pieces of siding, you could be met with new, more important projects that have to take precedence. What more, the projects that would otherwise be more simple are made complicated by trying to coordinate 3 different humans to come and do what they need to do (plumbing, electrical). Many people, as I’ve learned, hire a contractor who brings a crew to work on the home at once. For us, when we were introduced to Bernie (and Mama, his wife), by Nate, our electrician, we knew it was the right fit. He is extremely thoughtful, always considering what will be efficient, money-saving, and wise overall. He makes sure everything is done to perfection (although he’d say something funny here about how mad he gets about the shoddy work that ultimately has played a role in all less than pleasant surprises we’ve found along the way.
Since we don’t have a big lump sum to work with, this house is being worked on like a patchwork quilt, which means nothing has really gotten remotely finished. It’s a practice in patience and we’ve done our best to embrace that.
Windows take many weeks and lots of $$$ to order, so we went with an available, good-enough window for the time being, as this is a hidden corner of the house. The wall was built out so that the washer dryer install could happen. We’ve got electric going in now — again, we make decisions based on what we can afford, so it’s hard sometimes to think that if we had endless cash flow, we could think through every special detail in the house…all with time.
Anyway; this tiny, dark room sat for the last two months, and when the window was put in, it actually felt like something was finally coming together. ✨
