Coming Along

Wow another week. The floor is completed in the main room. They started tiling the powder room but used the wrong tile! So literally back to square one. Earlier tonight we looked at the small bathroom and noticed the paint is wrong. That means they have switched the paint from the master bedroom and the powder room. When I originally questioned the guys about the bedroom, I was told, the color on the wall never looks exactly like the swatch. I knew better but I accepted their word for it. Now they are just going to have to repaint the two rooms to make Sheryl happy.

I've been trying to process work and get a some more jobs processed. It is slow going. Everytime the power tools are turned on, the line voltage drops. I bought a UPS for the computer but the lights and other devices still flicker and it distracts me as I'm trying to work. I just try to remind myself this will all be worth it when it is all done. The work that has been completed so far, is great. I just can't wait for the rest of it to be finished.

Another Week of Dust

It's on the floor. It's on the shelves. The TV screen is full of it. It's just construction dust and it is everywhere. We've turned the furnace to the bare minimum to keep the dust confined as much as possible but somehow it manages to get into every nook. There are days when Paul is working, I look over at him and swear he has just come in from a major snow storm because he has so much dust on him!

Meanwhile, poor Baloo just does not understand what is happening downstairs. There is all of this noise and chaos. It is a good thing he is a mellow Lab. They seem to take all of the noise in stride. The basement is coming along. I'm told it will be another couple of weeks before they are done. They have completed the electrical and the plumbing. They are starting on the floor, painting and trim. Finally, they still have the new master bathroom to construct.

First Milestone

Well the office was not ready for me to move into on Saturday afternoon. There was still some work that needed to be done. I had to wait. As I type this, my office is packed. The only things in the old office are the computer, desk and chair. Everything else is either in the new office or waiting be moved in there.

Once I'm setup in the new office, our renovation project will have reached the first milestone, that is the first functional room. The only thing is that the office was supposed to be one of the rooms that was not moving/changing. I guess that is just the way renovation projects go.

New Office

My new office was supposed to be ready this evening for me to move over. Needless to say, it isn't. This week the workmen have been busy and it is exciting to see parts coming together. We can see how the basement will flow. We've selected the flooring and colors for the walls. Mostly I just agree with what Sheryl picks.

For my office I needed a white. Bill, our designer, was not happy with my selection. He wanted some sort of off-white, color or tinted white on my office walls. It took a couple of tries but I finally got through to Bill that photographer's need white on the walls. I'm sure he would have blown a gasket if I picked the other option for a photographer's office walls -- black!

I'll be at a bridal show this weekend. It is at the Charlestowne Mall. If you have a moment or two, please stop by and visit. I will be featuring my new CD-ROM and CoolTure album. I'm excited to see how well it goes over with prospective clients.

Anyway, this promises to be a long weekend so I better get off to bed. I'm told the contractors will be arriving at 7:30 or 8:00 to finish my new office. Finally a milestone will be reached.