Back on January 8, in a column titled “little improvements”, I wrote:
my time would probably have been better spent finishing the plumbing and drywall in the studio, or designing a deck for my hot tub, or working on the design for our new front lanai (needs to be done before the front porch collapses), or finishing re-wiring the house, or putting up a handrail for the garage stairs, or fixing the broken counterweights in our 111 year-old windows, or assembling my e-bike, or bringing power and water to the garage, or fixing the broken washing machine, or installing the electric opener on our gate, or painting (house, garage, outdoor shower, studio), or re-rocking the driveway, or…
I ran across that column yesterday. There are some huge things I left off that list, like remodeling the kitchen and bathroom, but still I was surprised to review the list and realize how many items are done:
- DONE: finishing the plumbing and drywall in the studio
- DONE: designing a deck for my hot tub
- and the hot tub is up and running
- DONE: finishing re-wiring the house
- DONE: putting up a handrail for the garage stairs
- DONE: assembling my e-bike
- DONE: bringing power and water to the garage
- DONE: fixing the broken washing machine
- alas, now the dryer has died
- DONE: installing the electric opener on our gate
- DONE: re-rocking the driveway
So of that list, the only things remaining are:
- fixing the broken counterweights in our 111 year-old windows
- working on the design for our new front lanai (needs to be done before the front porch collapses)
- but, notably, the front deck has been repaired and is not at risk of collapse
- the lanai might be superseded by the pavilion
- painting (house, garage, outdoor shower, studio)
- the aforementioned kitchen and bathroom remodel
So tremendous progress has been made
—2p