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Phase Two: The Island
The boxes bearing the kitchen island have arrived -- they did so on Tuesday late afternoon. Regrettably, the part of the top was cracked right through and along the length of the board. I reported it immediately, and was told they would contact the manufacturer for next steps. Apparently, each manufacturer has different steps for replacement, ( Read more... ) -
Phase One: Almost Complete
The last bits and pieces are being cut and put in place, and in about an hour, the first phase of the kitchen will be done -- except the cleaning of course. I've spent much of my last week organizing, sorting and cleaning, but the end result will be totally worth it. I'm so looking forward to living with the interim version of the kitchen. We've ( Read more... ) -
Phase One of the Kitchen Project is in Progress
The fridge is here and in place. Shelves are being built around it today. The rather awesome thing is the quality of David's work is so high we may not replace these cabinets/shelves when we replace the rest of the cabinets and countertops next year. We're rather thrilled by this prospect ( Read more... ) -
Scope Creep Has Begun
Today, we discovered that the location of the refrigerator was once the original location of the kitchen sink! That means all the main plumbing was behind/beneath the fridge. Thankfully, we don't have to relocate the plumbing for the new fridge, but it will set farther out from the wall than expected. I'm more glad than ever we chose a counter- ( Read more... ) -
Scope Creep
It's the term UberGeek uses for every home improvement we embark upon. Each time we do upgrade something (faucet, dishwasher, etc.) the scope of the project creeps upward and outward into something more, bigger, badder, better ( Read more... ) -
Day After
Migraines are a rather miserable way to start a week, and for the most part, they're not frequent. They used to be, so finding myself curled up in a dark room for a day is no longer a weekly or bi-weekly experience. Still, the day after is always a sluggish one for me ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Week
It's been a quiet and eventful week back from camp, and I'm only now returning to my normal-ish routine. And that includes allowing my cell phone battery drain once a week. After running an errand with UberGeek (the search for the right fridge continues), I left my phone in my office while I made dinner, and then didn't check it when I retrieved it ( Read more... ) -
It's still morning! So it's pages.
It's fully summer here, and the heat index rises with the sun. In general, our AC is on during the heat of the day because we like fresh air, but the last week or so, it's been so hot the AC has been running late into the night.
We run all our errands early in the morning before being chased inside.
I made the mistake of working out at 11 yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Was Morning Pages ... Now Daily?
Morning pages morphed into daily and even further into evening pages. UberGeek updated my PC today with Windows 10. I know, I know. It's about time, and in all honesty, I don't think any of us realized I was still on Windows 7! It's worked perfectly for me until I attempted to download an app and it required Windows 8+.
In any event, it meant his ( Read more... ) -
Morning Pages
With the upswing of 'soundbyte' stream-of-consciousness social media, I've recently realized just how much I have missed the more personal aspect of LJ. In something of an ivory tower fashion, it was here that I met and became friends with others sharing similar interests. This niche is both more intimate and less personal, and I have missed it ( Read more... )