The Time-Money Continuum

Oh hey.  We’re still here.  Hope you didn’t give up on us.

Ryan and I have a theory about our “little” project and it goes something like this – all our plans are possible (and will eventually get done), but how quickly it does get done relies heavily on those pesky requirements of time and money.

After our first summer working on the house went something like this: work five days-demo-medicate sore muscles with beer-repeat, we promised ourselves to “Take Back Summer” in 2011.  And we did. 

Lest we burn ourselves out too quickly, this summer we made room for a couple visits to Vermont, The Cape, and even Crane Beach!  Not to mention a bit of wedding planning that has had me rather preoccupied (next to my home inspiration binder I now have a larger, and even more exciting wedding binder)! 

We also spent more time outside working on the Wee House’s wee yard and wee vegetable garden, did a lot of purging and organizing of the barn (nearly empty now), fixed our steps (which Ryan is awfully proud of using the sawzall on), and got ourselves a couple used bikes to cruise around town.

That all said… now that fall is upon us, we are very much looking forward to getting back at it. Our major projects to finish up phase one of the first floor include:

• Trim in kitchen, nook, front room
• Finish chalkboard project
• Touch up walls in front room
• Touch up floors
• Trim out new stairs, paint
• Add sheetrock wall in stairwell, paint
• Build built-in and sideboard in front room
• Wire for entertainment system
• Install gas fireplace
• Build dining room table (we have a salvaged door we plan to use)
• Install pendant light above dining room table
• Window treatments for kitchen, nook, front room
• Finish furnishing front room

It’s a lot… but not really.  But there is one high-ticket item on the list (the gas fireplace), which I am really really hoping to have done for Christmas.

So don’t give up on us!  We’re excited to put back on the work clothes and get cracking again… but this weekend only on Saturday, because Sunday we have our engagement photo shoot (What!?  It was part of our package!).