Wednesday, October 11, 2023

😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you.  Friday was my regularly scheduled day off and Monday was a federal holiday, so I had four full days to work on our new home.  So, what have I been doing for the past eight weeks?  Good questions.  I’ve been spending most of my time in our garage, currently known as the poly shop.  I’ve been putting poly urethane  on corner trim, pocket doors, window trim, door trim, and baseboards.  I still have more baseboards, shoe molding, and more doors to do.  By the way, my new nickname is Pollyanna.  I need more poly and another board.  :0)

We were told yesterday by our electrician that he is planning on finishing our project this week.  The carpet is being install later this week or the beginning of next week. Hopefully by the end of next week our plumbing and boiler system will be ready to go.  We are getting very close, but some finishing touches and custom built closet doors are still in the works.  As the list of big projects get smaller, the list of smaller/punch list projects gets bigger.  The way I’ve been mentally getting through these lists, tasks, and all the boards that need to be coated with poly is by telling myself…”That’s one more board I won’t have to touch again.” and “Do it right the first time, so you don’t have to do it again.”  Yes, they may seem simple, but they keep me motivated.    

When I saw this quote a few months back, I thought…”This is very true.”

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person that walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami

Getting close to the other side of our home build project, I can definitely see that I’m not the same person I was at the beginning of the project.  Many lessons have been learned and skills acquired.  Persistence is a gift, when you are willing to see a project through to the end.  Thank You Lord for never leaving my side.

Bless others and be blessed.

Shelly  :0)

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