Light at the end of the tunnel

Yes, I feel like we're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel - the bathroom remodeling tunnel. This morning was the first time in over 2 weeks since I've showered at home. And it was in the new shower! There's still plenty to be done including painting, priming, vanity/sink installation, toilet installation, plus all the little things like mirrors, towel rods, etc.

Last but not least, will be the built-in. We are struggling to find a way to get doors that will match the stain on the vanities. The problem is that we bought the vanities at Ikea and they seem to have their own special stains. It does not appear you can purchase them either, which I think is something they should consider. So now we go about trying to find already matching doors by chance, or finding someone to stain unfinished doors for us (to match).

My house is in a rough state with all the linen closet contents in the guest room; the downstairs is filled with construction bits and items left to be installed; my new half bath/laundry room has not been trimmed out and boxes of tile are still being stored in there. It's a feng-shui nightmare around here. It will take us weeks upon weeks to get things organized and by then we'll have baby stuff to deal with.


That leads me to the other mess - our sunroom. It's filled with stuff we don't want. I have photographed it all for Craigslist (most of it will be free) but I have not listed it. A few items will actually be sold and I can't seem to figure out a price. I don't really care how much I get at this point, I just want all the stuff gone. I try to ignore the room is full of crap or that it couldn't possibly take me that long to post free stuff online if I'd just do it. I seem to spend plenty of time on the couch with the laptop these days so I feel I have no excuse.

I'm calling Cherish Your World today. That's our feng-shui consultant. I hope to have her back out here this month or maybe next but definitely before the holidays. That means I have to get the crap in the sunroom out of here. And we have to get the bathroom finished. I'm hoping have a date scheduled with her will motivate us, well mainly me.