We got a big snow.

 Almost two feet in three days.  Folks who have been up here a while say it's not the norm, which is okay with me.  Four cancelled/rescheduled appointments is enough!

Cheers, y'all. 

Surprise!

 We get our carpet early!

I'm not normally a big fan of carpet in general.  It's nice and soft underfoot, but other than that, I would rather have hard floors.  But we'll have it in the master bedroom.  And since I should have scheduled it way earlier, we were looking at an install date of January 26! 

But yesterday they called and said they'd had a little shift in their install schedule, and "Would you like carpet tomorrow?"  Uh--yeah!!!  We've been using that room as a place to paint trim--who cares if you drop a bit of paint on the subfloor, right?  And as I'm almost finished with trim, we're actually ready and it's exactly the right time. 

Wouldn't seem like a big deal, except we're currently sleeping in the guest room, because--why move everything in only to have to move it out, get carpet, and move it back in again?  Add to that the studio is piled high with so much because...waiting for carpet. 

Essentially, this install is going to kick loose a HUGE logjam of progress for us!  Get the bedroom set up--bam!  Get the guest room set up--bam!  Both of those done will make room in the studio to do something more than pile more stuff.  The dynamics of the whole house will change, and it'll feel like we're really in.

If you did a search for Studio on this blog, you'd find several "I cleaned!" posts that show how to make the most of vertical space in a small room. 

 

South end of the studio--bonus points if you find Tater.  

The bed is where one of us goes if the other is snoring.  It happens.

 

North end of the studio--the doors are out now and
Phil's worktable is in, but piled sooooo high with boxes.  

 

Willie believes cat hair in the paint finish makes it art.

 

It's going to be so great!

 

Our little nest (didn't I make the bed???) in the guest room.

Let these stand as the Before pictures of the New Studio.  Soon I'll be able to post the Afters.  With everything I've learned about functional storage from all the previous moves and studios--it will be wondrous.  (And I promise to make the beds before any more pictures.)

Y'all have a fabulous weekend.  Cheers!

What will you do?

We have a brand new year ahead of us.  Tabula Rasa. What should we do with it?

I've recently discovered that my normally glass half full perspective has grown a little...dryer. 

To re-hydrate it,  it helps me to focus on my vision for what I want.  Upon reading that sentence, I hear a lot of I, me, mine.  But if my life sucks, how can I help anyone else in theirs?  Can't feed anyone out of a barren garden.

A long time ago, I learned to ride a motorcycle.  I'm not very good at it, as I'm a little too abstract a thinker, and two fast wheels requires concentration.  But one key thing stuck with me that our instructor said. 

You will go where you look.  So don't look down. 

Now he was talking about our physical vision, and he was right.  We learned to drive over railroad ties before we were done.  No spills, so long as you look where you INTEND to go. That right there is a nugget I have carried a long time. 

We need to intend.  Intention can motivate, focus, and grow us, if we feed it.

Today I intend to get groceries, tend to the dog's nails, and pay bills.  While I'm at it, the fertile soil of a new year warms in the back of my mind. 

What will I do with it?