If you wonder where I’ve been, given the lack of updates, you’re not alone. I’ve actually been wondering the exact same thing. After a quick review of the past two months, I’ve coined a new term, “over-housed”. The meaning of the term is quite simple: busy with so much house work that one is incapable of doing almost anything else. To give you an idea of the transpiring events over the last month or so, here is how it pretty much went down:
The previous homeowners of my new home leased the home back from me for a few months. When the family finally moved out, Tina and I had only a few weeks to begin renovating the two-story home, and here are some of the things that we managed to either do ourselves or with professional help in the span of just a few weeks: Hardwood installation on entire first floor with the exception of the kitchen, entry, and bathrooms; Interior painting of entire property; Replacement and installation of major appliances such as the refrigerator, dish-washer, washer, and dryer; Purchase and assembly of new dining room table; Repainting of all cabinetry interiors in the kitchen; Re-framing and door installation of washer and dryer housing to accommodate new appliances; Removal of all previous shades and blinds, and the replacement of all switches and contacts in guest room. These were just some of the major tasks, I won’t not even mention all the little things that we had to take care of to make this house feel like a home. Nor will I go into all the things that we still plan on doing, for the list is endless and getting longer almost every single day. A Big ‘Thank You’ goes out to my Dad, who flew down for a weekend and spent several days helping us out with all these tasks, and then came back a week later to surprise me and helped out some more. I have no clue where he gets all his energy from, all I know is that I simply could not hang with him. Regardless how many coffees or red-bulls I consumed, I beat him to bed most days. At least I feel that Tina and I are single handedly rescuing the American economy, or at least the home improvement and home services sector! Needless to say, I’m in need of a vacation, so I’m packing my bags and heading to Salt Lake City, Utah this Friday for some snowboarding and much needed relaxation.
The previous homeowners of my new home leased the home back from me for a few months. When the family finally moved out, Tina and I had only a few weeks to begin renovating the two-story home, and here are some of the things that we managed to either do ourselves or with professional help in the span of just a few weeks: Hardwood installation on entire first floor with the exception of the kitchen, entry, and bathrooms; Interior painting of entire property; Replacement and installation of major appliances such as the refrigerator, dish-washer, washer, and dryer; Purchase and assembly of new dining room table; Repainting of all cabinetry interiors in the kitchen; Re-framing and door installation of washer and dryer housing to accommodate new appliances; Removal of all previous shades and blinds, and the replacement of all switches and contacts in guest room. These were just some of the major tasks, I won’t not even mention all the little things that we had to take care of to make this house feel like a home. Nor will I go into all the things that we still plan on doing, for the list is endless and getting longer almost every single day. A Big ‘Thank You’ goes out to my Dad, who flew down for a weekend and spent several days helping us out with all these tasks, and then came back a week later to surprise me and helped out some more. I have no clue where he gets all his energy from, all I know is that I simply could not hang with him. Regardless how many coffees or red-bulls I consumed, I beat him to bed most days. At least I feel that Tina and I are single handedly rescuing the American economy, or at least the home improvement and home services sector! Needless to say, I’m in need of a vacation, so I’m packing my bags and heading to Salt Lake City, Utah this Friday for some snowboarding and much needed relaxation.
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