Life Update
Well here we are in September… Unfortunately Ryan and I have no changes made to the house yet, but issues keep piling up. I am feeling overwhelmed because it seems like nothing is changing but the to do list keeps getting longer and longer. More below about the list of to do’s on the house. In the meantime I have been spending too much time looking at fabulous blogs about home renovation and decorating, my list of favorites:
1. Young House Love – about a couple who has transformed their Virginia 1950′s brick ranch into a beatiful airy home.
2. Making It Lovely – written by a woman obsessed with pink and brown, all about her cute home, baby, and life in general.
3. My Happy House – a cleaning blog, if you can believe it. I’m following her weekly challenge, because unfortunately cleaning is not my forte.
4. The Nest: Decorating and Renovating Board – the best place to find gazillions of ideas, lots of cool blogs, and general inspiration.
Those are my everyday internet sites I go to. I just dream of when my house looks how it does in my head. I really want to write all about the process, but right now the phase we are in is waiting it feels like. My list of home work right now is still focusing on the kitchen, here is the list so far:
- go to banks to discuss financing for the remodel.
- get more quotes for the demolition of the dreaded wall and for new drywall.
- measure cabinetry and countertops to go to Ikea, Lowe’s, and Home Depot for estimates.
- make a realistic timeline.
So for now that is my goal list for the kitchen. As far as the rest of the house goes I have been cleaning like mad and it is looking better. I don’t know if I mentioned that our sunroom leaks, but that is another issue we have to deal with soon. I can’t wait to share my plans for each of the rooms. One thing I’d like to do for the blog is mood boards. They make them at Young House Love and I want to try them too. I think Ryan can teach me on photoshop.
Okay I think that is all for the house. Otherwise Ryan, Ginny, and I have been enjoying our 3-day weekend. I hung out with Shela and the girls on Saturday and yesterday we went to church where I proceeded to cough the entire service. We rounded out Saturday with a trip to Oreganos. Yummy! Today we are off to Shela’s to pick up my car and maybe do a Scottsdale browse. Life is good, it busy but lots of fun. One more thing: my Daddy is coming for a visit in 2 weeks. Which means it is just 2 weeks until we have a dining table and the best home advisor here with us in Phoenix. I can’t wait for that! For now enjoy some wonderful pictures of our weekend and the adorableness that is our Ginny!
~Cheers
Having some wine fun at Oregano’s last night!
Sleeping in our bed…
How cute is she… smile Ginny!
I just found your webpage while doing a search on milk doors, of all things.
My wife and I also live in Phoenix, in a house that was built right after WWII. We are in the middle of a pretty major renovation, and the only bank we could find that still does renovation loans is Wells Fargo, so I thought I’d mention them as a potential candidate for you. They were a bit difficult to work with at first, since our property appraisal came in lower than we wanted, but once we revised our budget and got started everything has been going amazingly well with them.
Good luck!
Robert