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Comfy office

August 28th, 2010

Before we had planned to separate the three upstairs rooms into a library, study/office, and a guest bedroom. The library looked like this the last time it was discussed:

After talking about our future plans for the house and staying longer than five years, and the idea of future kids in the semi-near future. I realized I really wanted to not have to do the room over again. So we decided to combine the studio/office and the library together. This is what it looks like now:

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The photos don’t show the fabulous view, since I took them at night. We started making plans for the room to make it work for us. I really need the storage space since I started my new business, and Steve needs a relaxing place to study. We’re in the planning stages, but I’m very excited. It’s long overdue.

Goals for the Year 2010

January 2nd, 2010

I normally don’t do resolutions, but I do always  have goals for the year or things that I intend to complete. So here they are in all their glory, and I organized them by my most popular topics.

SCHOOL:

  1. Register, Take, and Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
  2. Get through Winter Quarter
  3. Get through Spring Quarter
  4. Do all the required hoop jumping, and successfully GRADUATE in June!
  5. Find sweet job between now and graduation.

HOUSE:

  1. Finish the bedroom: paint ceiling, add flooring, finish drywall, add crown molding
  2. Make utility room more functional: get other dryer working, add wall, close in dryer & washer, add storage
  3. Finish bathroom: find-purchase-install flooring, paint, add tile (remove junk that’s there now)
  4. Build porch swing for side porch
  5. Fence: move fence back, paint fence, add in front flower bed, install privacy fence where  needed
  6. Vegetable Garden: remove gravel, add “good” soil, plant
  7. Detached Garage: power wash, seal, paint, install flooring, add fridge & stove, put up for rent
  8. House warming party in March!!

BUSINESS:

  1. Do more on foot marketing at local businesses
  2. Promote, promote, promote
  3. Get website up and running tomorrow (woohoo!)

OTHER GOALS:

  1. Run Half-Marathon
  2. Run Marathon
  3. Go to Gatlinburg, TN for the first time for vacation with Steve and camp-depends on the season haha
  4. Go on a cruise/long vacation
  5. Learn to sew

Whew! That about covers it. I think all are reasonable, and they’re all things I was planning to do since about November.

Updating the Blog

July 16th, 2009

I’ll be making updates to the blog, so it may be down some over the next 24 hours. Also, if you’re interested in this blog design, it will be available for purchase shortly in my shop!