Originally Posted by
Chicken lady
So a year ago I started the thread about "eating the elephant". I expected it to take two years. I now think it will take the same "two years" it took my dh to finish school after we got married. We celebrated out 5th Christmas together before that "two years" ended.
i have cleared out a lot of things. I think most of the areas of the house are better, but it's hard to tell because a lot is still packed up.
there have been increases only in the doll collection and studio equipment, but the studio as job took it's first baby steps.
The repairs are finished on the old basement and most of the old rug is gone.
the basement is dug and the new foundation poured, but there is still stuff belonging to the contractors in the new basement. The new basement also has windows and an exterior door.
the addition has framing, sheathing, a subfloor, tyvec, tar paper and a chimney. We poured two small concrete porch floors.
in the next year:
I want to continue to make progress on the sorting, purging, organizing of the house/barn/studio contents. I would like to have my closet totally finished and my studio completely set up. I want to sort through and right size the decoration for each holiday - starting with Easter in March.
i expect to have the roofing finished, the windows and doors installed, and the siding on. I would also like to have the yard graded and the new electrical service installed. I hope to have the new basement cleared out and usable.
wiring, drywall, and flooring are stretch goals. So are getting all the books back on shelves and accessible, and having three inviting guest rooms. Maybe painting the walls in the old basement.
if anybody cares to join me for another round of elephant, I welcome the company.