Monday Morning Focus

I am determined to sit down and focus this morning, starting this Monday morning over at the church with Ken. He has his 'Facilities" hat on right now, and is supervising the installation of the new counters in the kitchen here. In coordinating both our needs for the van, and considering the distractions of our new house, I decided to coming along and see what I can get done before heading off to a meeting later this morning.

I have my list open before me and am ready to go, noisy power tools notwithstanding.

We got a LOT done over the weekend in our own kitchen, including the arrival of four major appliances - stove, fridge, washer, dryer.

I'm saving any pictures on all of that until I can do a proper before/after thing, closer to the final kitchen project. But I'll just say here that I am really pleased so far, and grateful for how Ken has worked with me to understand and then put together my 'farmhouse country kitchen' vision, out of 'bits and pieces' we already had.

We also had the help of our very capable son in law to hang two tricky pieces on the wall. One is the upper cubbies that match the bench (not seen) in our entrance area. This one was tricky because it's on the wall that also houses the pocket of the pocket sliding door (to the left), and however it was to be secured to the wall couldn't interfere with that. And...it worked!!!! This isn't the final product decor-wise. But that middle basket and the fabric plant on top are a good enough start for now.

Okay, on to that list. I really have had little concentration for anything but moving in and setting up and making our home a home for us. It's been hard to focus in the midst of the nesting disorder. I have come to understand at an even deeper level the importance for me of having consistent schedules and an ordered environment in order to enhance both productivity and creativity.

No breaking news about occupancy just yet. We did get an encouraging email just now indicating that the final paperwork is actually in progress, and an inspection is happening tomorrow. Oh, so close.

We'll keep you posted, of course.