Week ending 3/26/10

On Saturdat, we were out for 3 hours getting our new cell phones. Ugh, what a chore, but it's done and they seem to be working. On Tuesday, we got our new home internet service (Verizon Fios) installed. It actually went well except for a couple of small things like the guy not calling first and being a little to "at home" in our house. But all in all, it went fine so no complaints.

I got just an hour of sanding done on Wednesday, bringing the total hours on woodwork and windows to 356.25.

Week ending 3/19/05

This week all I got done on the house was an hour of sanding. Total hours on windows and woodwork to date: 355.25

I still think we are on track to start flooring by the end of year which was the goal.

I'm super busy with my business and we're also working on our tech upgrade (new cell phone, internest service, tv service)

Yikes, how did I get behind?

Yeah, I'm behind once again. It's actually May 16 as I'm posting this. Stay tuned!

Week ending 3/12/10

C was sick this week and I was very busy with work and other things so the only house progress was 1.5 hours of sanding. Total hours on woodwork to date: 354.25

We've also made a decision on the technology in the house c- we're upgrading to fios internet and tv and getting droid cell phones and getting rid of home phone. We've been working on this project for a while, and it feels really good to finally be ready to move on it. By shopping around, we've manage to save money and improve our technology. We'll have much faster internet that doesn't randomly go down more days than not, equivalent tv with better and cheaper dvr, and very cool cell phones that we can actually use in the house. We haven't been able to use our cell phones at home because we don't get an AT&T signal here. It will also be way better for my business as I'm getting more into internet and social media marketing.

Week ending 3/5/10

On Saturday, we went shopping for theater seating. We thought we were ready to buy and went to Best Buy to sit on the sofa again. Unfortunately, it hurt my back after about 15 minutes so that option is out.

On Tuesday, I spent 45 minutes decluttering. I try to do 15 minutes a day, but I was behind. Some time was spent gathering C's wiring, electronic, computer, etc stuff in the kitchen so we can get it organized this weekend (update: we actually got to this on May 9!) This project really needs to be done. I actually feel better just getting this far. I'm looking at 6 boxes and I'm sure there is miscellaneous stuff scattered about but not enough to keep us from doing the job. We have most of the stuff that needs to be organized and when we find hidden caches of related items they can be put away. I actually felt some relief once I saw it was only 6 boxes.





C dabbles in electronics and when he needs a computer he builds it. We also did all the wiring for the house, so we have supplies and equipment for that.

On Thursday, a freecycler (www.freecycle.org) came and picked up our old bed. Felt good to get it out of here. I also dropped off a bag at Goodwill.

I actually felt like the garage looked a little different on Friday for the first time in a while. I keep working and working and emptying more boxes and the progress just doesn't seem to show, although c disagrees with me. Getting these boxes out also let me have access to some things that were just tossed in there during the remodel that I need to get rid of so I'm glad for that and can't wait until trash day.