Still Alive- But a Little Held Up

So I am still living in a mess, but here's the thing...
1. have to have closets and shelves and space to organize,...
2. have to have bathrooms done to increase closets and shelves (right now bathroom vanities, mirrors, cabinets, and supplies are all over... once bathrooms are done I will have my closet back, and I will have cabinets in the bathrooms for towels and linens and toilet paper, etc...)
3. have to be able to finish my downstairs bathroom before I can take apart the toilet to do the upstairs...
4. have to paint downstairs bathroom before getting plumber in to put in vanity and toilet...
5. have to have ventilation fans put in before painting (they have to cut open the walls)...
6. have to get the final inspection done from my previous work permits from the town before I can get started on the vents
And the dude's apparently been busy for the last few weeks!!!
Grr. Arg...

Oh well, I have been busy anyways: birthdays (mine on the 23rd) baby shower, wedding, town street festival, visiting family, graduation parties and ceremonies, etc...

HAPPY SUMMER!

Lazy Updates

So I was a little lazy and lacking in wit last night and for the most part just posted pictures with little to no real explanation.

Here's where I stand. I need to paint the downstairs bathroom, a vanity for the downstairs bathroom, and I need to paint trim in the bedroom. Actually I need to paint trim everywhere. But here is why those first two things need to happen:

Once I paint the trim in the bedroom, I can
1) put the furniture in its final resting place
2) fill the furniture with the clothing currently residing everywhere but in drawers
3) take tupperwares of clothing out of attic (thereby clearing attic space) and go through and organize what I need and don't need (mostly basing it on what I can fit reasonably in two Tupperware, half a closet, a pant trolley, and drawers)
4) Have a clean organized room.
5) Organize desk area / unpack my office supplies currently loitering in Brendan's office.
6) Hang pictures (there by also clearing space in attic room and living room).

Once I paint and get the vanity for the downstairs I can:
1) Call the plumber to hook up toilet, sink, and radiator in downstairs bathroom, as well as check plumbing in shower
2) Put an above the toilet cabinet in
3) Begin unpacking toiletries in a more permanent manner
4) Clear out (take apart toilet) in upstairs bathroom
5) Floor upstairs bathroom
6) Return tile saw (clearing area in sun room)
7) Have plumber back to put in upstairs vanity and toilet (also clearing area in sun room)
8) Put in linen closet/shelving in nook by shower
9) Unpack rest of toiletries-towels-linens, freeing up space in living room, bedroom, attic, and closet downstairs.

At that point, ladies and gents... I will be able to walk in my sun room again, thereby being able to organize for a garage sale. I am not 100% sure I have enough for a real garage sale but I think I do... (sink, vanity, books, toys, porcelain dolls, may be a book shelf, dvds, stereo, etc...) also once I have the room to move and put things, I may have more that I don't even know of. I will also happily at that point take things from others to sell in their stead in a grand ol' joint sale.

After that? I get to actually focus on making the place presentable to have company (yay).

So there it is- the hold ups: I am lazy and sick of painting (getting over that this weekend) and Lowe's won't get me my vanity (supposedly arriving tonight).

Disposable, but not Forgotten

words are not needed here

Unpacking

So I have had a few people come by lately to see the house, and they seem to think there is a ton of stuff in my living room/ house. They did not see it when it looked like this...

Living Room to the Right:


Living Room to the Left:


Kitchen:


Office:


Bedroom:



See? It gets better as you go along! But no seriously, hopefully this answers the "what have I been doing all week" question.

Also, we got HEAT last Monday!!!