Picking back up where we left off

The last month or so has been a process of slow but steady progress. We’re still working on the closet in part because we feel that will serve as the key to bring order and organization to our otherwise chaotic lives. It also seems like that will be the area that serves as the first domino, setting off a chain reaction of accomplishment across the entire house (or at least we hope). This process has been rather slow in part because without the constant pressure and rhythm of school I tend to let myself get a bit lazy, but also in part because most of the things to do in there require both of us, and believe me if it’s hard to get myself motivated to get the work done, it’s even harder to use the rare spare moments we have together working on a closet. We’re on the final leg though, and we have an electrician coming to install a light next Tuesday, which gives serves as the fire lit under us to have all the other pieces in place by then. I’m putting the final coats of stain on the trim – of course outside in a well ventilated area with my OSHA-approved respirator- while Clint puts the final touches on the furnace return pipe. We joke that this is going to be the nicest room in the house, (which is kind of funny and kind of not because it actually will be) but even more than that it is a rather small (or at least at the time we thought small) project that can give us that much needed sense of accomplishment to give us the motivation to carry on. The goal in the back of our minds is to get the upstairs where we want it by the time the baby comes, which I think might be impossible, but at least we’re getting back on the horse of home renovation after a much-needed couple of months’ break.