Onion Slices

Wow! It's been six whole months that Julie and I have lived in our house. It's been a wonderful time, but it's still a big empty and pretty cold place.

I'm just now putting curtains up in the "cougar room" (so named for the old decor and the fact that it's our current "cat room") so I'm hoping that will warm up the room a bit. It's where I've set up my office, so I would like to be a bit more comfortable while I'm computing.

Some random thoughts:

·     The previous owners did an awesome job leaving behind all the extra paint and labeling it very well. It looks like the cans didn't hold up well, though, as the one that I've tried to use wasn't sealed because the can rim was actually rusted open. I'm planning on contacting the paint store they bought it from and getting a couple of cans for my touch-up work.

·     I don't understand why almost every garage I've ever been in is about 2 feet smaller in width than it really needs to be.

·     In a house with no basement, there needs to be storage of some sort. When the garage is 2 feet smaller than it needs to be (see above point), that is right out. I'm looking at installing some ceiling mounted racks in the garage to store all the holiday and seasonal stuff. I think it's a great idea because there is nothing else to use that space for.

·     Julie and I both LOVE the kitchen. Julie's been cooking a bunch and I've started to make bread! It's wonderful to be able to set out all the things you need, work with them, and then clean them up without feeling like you're in a small pantry.

·     We still need a bunch more furniture, but it has to be appropriate. There are a LOT of spaces in the house that really need SOMETHING there, but I also don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on something that is just eye candy. I want what I put at the top of the stairs to be good looking and functional. I can see why it takes years to get a house where you want it.

·     I love that there’s so much I WANT to do. It’s nice to be motivated to want to make things better/align them with my needs. It’s also nice to be able to change things, but the desire is a good feeling.

·     I still don’t know what I’m going to do about the yard. This spring and summer I’m going to work on it more, but some of the things might be a bit difficult to get done. I may just start to replace the entire thing, one strip of sod (and a bunch of topsoil) at a time.

I have many more things, but I’m trying to keep these things short so I can keep them coming.