Through the Tunnel? Oh, Yeah!!

I've left you hanging a bit since my last post, or perhaps you thought I was hit by that light (which was followed by a train) as it came racing to meet me when I was only half way though the tunnel? No matter what you thought, it's been a while since I wrote and at this moment I'm coming to you from sunny Florida!!

Brian snagged us a couple of great ticket deals and we left for Florida on the 8th of May. He got the tickets about 3 weeks prior to our departure so we had plenty of time to finish working on and staging the house before then...not! Well we thought there was plenty of time but we finished all the little details the day before we left. The house looks amazing if I do say so myself! :-) Not very lived in but amazing and very spacious! Of course, that's the idea - for people to imagine themselves living there and see there is room to spread out. We've done our part of the process. Tomorrow it will be officially listed and able to be viewed online. 

Now we are in Florida relaxing and doing a bit of scouting. The trip was supposed to be all about scouting out the possible new land, but we are so beat from the prior six weeks that it's just as much about relaxing and recuperating. Hanging out by the pool has been tough. Actually, we feel that's an integral part of Florida living, so naturally that part of the trip is really about scouting! After all, the question is - do we like that part of the Florida lifestyle? Hmmmm. So far so good!

No hard and fast decisions at this time. It's a big move so it's not to be taken lightly. I'm rather enjoying the process at the moment! :-)

Modern Conveniences

By and large I'm very happy to have been born during the "modern" age that I was. I realize that modern is always changing. I like indoor plumbing, cell phones, color TV, computers and obviously the internet! However, I do think that our imagination for labeling eras or movements has seriously declined. When I was in college (which was more than a couple of years ago) the current architectural movement we were studying was called "Post Modern" which of course followed Modern. Really!? Where do you go from there? Maybe Post Modern will just have to have various phases which continue until the end of time! I don't know I'm not keeping up on the architecture trends. I can hope they've improved their historical legacy, giving greater meaning to the eras. After all, Post Post Modernism just doesn't roll off the tongue!

In any case, my love and appreciation of modern conveniences has been tested lately in the realm of a kitchen sink. Conclusion: Yes, I love them and find them incredibly useful!! Going 5 days without a kitchen sink, because ours was being resurfaced, cramped my style or rather - daily routine. This absence also propelled the greater use of other conveniences, namely the microwave. It's pretty hard to cook or clean up without a sink so microwave dinners came to the rescue. Still, it's not like a microwave and a sink are interchangeable. So glad to have the sink back in use, plus, it looks like new! The rest of the house, though, still is a disaster area.

Thankfully, we see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. It's not over yet but... It should be gorgeous when it's all done. The five and a half weeks spent painting, repairing, replacing, cleaning and staging will be worth it in the end, I trust.

Ohhh the Projects!

Painting, ordering replacement kitchen cabinet doors, coordinating other work to be done (by others) and still have more work for me. Not a lot of time and rather focused on the projects. Very anxious to have my kitchen "back" so I can cook regular meals. We're painting the kitchen cabinets and drawers so everything is in boxes or piled around the living room! Maybe Monday? Probably Tuesday!

At any rate, I wanted to say HI but there isn't a ton of energy left over for writing. Drop me a note, if you'd like. I'll write more later.