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First fires 2023 edition
Last week marked the first fire of the season in our wood-burning stove (aka my favorite appliance in our house). If I had my way, we would have had the thing lit since October 1st (like last year), but my wife is more sensible and suggested that maybe we wait a bit longer this year…
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Houses are famous for two 90%s
Remember our house renovation project? The one we thought would take four to six months? Yeah, it’s still ongoing. It’s been twenty months. We just had the landscaping done and, aside from tiling the front porch, there isn’t anything else to do. Or more accurately stated, there isn’t anything else we’re going to try to…
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32 weeks (and counting)
Our house renovation has been going on for 32 weeks and counting. I said it before but I’ll mention it again: this project is and continues to be in the top three most stressful experiences of my life. How is it that, despite our windows and doors being installed incorrectly, our roof open to the…
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Back in the house for good!
197 days ago we started our house renovation. Today we moved back in for good. Finally. The place is far from done, and what is done is far from perfect, but none of that matters as much as having our own space. We’re getting pretty good at living in transition and the moving chaos isn’t…
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Camping out in our house
We spent last night in our house. If you have been following our house renovation project over this past year, you’ll know just how big of a deal this is. We haven’t yet moved officially, and it was a little like camping, but still, we weren’t at our in-law’s place for the first time in…
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No change with house but big dates loom
Another week is in the books and there is no sign from our “construction partners” on when they are going to commence with the “internal finishings”, so we continue to trudge on ahead with getting work done ourselves: hanging blinds, sealing the kitchen worktops, building the bedroom cupboards, etc.
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It’s worse than you think
I was thinking about what to post about our house renovation project this week because it’s been a while and I know you are all on the edge of your seat waiting for an update. Then, just today, I read this post from Oliver Burkeman titled It’s worse than you think and I thought, yup,…
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Looking forward to a (wood-burning) fire
I haven’t shared much about the house renovation because, well, there hasn’t been much to talk about. We’re on a steady schedule of about one “thing” getting done a week, so at least things are moving at a pace, even if it is a snail.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
