Where I am right now
Aug. 21st, 2005 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreaminghopeThe overwhelming task of recording my last couple of weeks looms. I begin with where I am right now, in terms of the move, the renovations, etc.
First, a quick review: Russ and I bought a house. It is 105 years old, and a legal duplex in Vancouver. There's the ground floor, where we will be living, a basement for our crafts and things, an illegal basement suite that we probably aren't going to rent out, and a top floor suite, which we will be renting out.
Most of our possessions are currently in the basement or piled in various nooks, for reasons that will probably soon become apparent.
Our bedroom is set-up, though I can't find all my clothing. But I have underwear and jeans and a shirt or two, so it isn't so tough.
Our main bathroom had a rotten floor, which my father kindly ripped up and replaced. However, since new flooring has to be laid and everything has to be sealed before it can be safely exposed to any water, we can't use that bathroom. We currently trek down to the basement for the bathroom. Luckily, the basement suite has its own shower and tub, so we can get clean. It is a little like camping, really.
Our livingroom is half-finished. The wall that used to divide it into two rooms is gone, the drop-ceiling is gone, the old carpets are gone. It has been drywalled, though the mudding isn't finished. After mudding, there is sanding, floor re-finishing, priming and painting. Currently, our lounge chairs and our TV are sitting in the middle of an otherwise empty space, along with a ladder and some tools.
Our kitchen is going to be replaced in early September, which is the earliest date we could book the installer for. So we aren't unpacking any of our kitchen stuff, but just pulling out the bare basics and working around the stacks of boxes. We will be eating lots of microwave foods, lots of one-pot meals and lots of things that can be steamed (the T & T Market is very close by). I still need to pull out the espresso machine, though. The Union Market is wonderful, but their lattes suck.
The upstairs suite still has an incomplete bathroom and kitchen.
Russ and I took yesterday off. We slept in, puttered around town, set-up our computer, and read. Today is about laundry (I can't find any spare sheets, so the ones from the bed have to get cleaned) and errands. We need the stuff to finish our bathroom, as the charm of going down the stairs and winding our way past most of our worldly possessions to pee will soon start to wear off.
The work continues.
First, a quick review: Russ and I bought a house. It is 105 years old, and a legal duplex in Vancouver. There's the ground floor, where we will be living, a basement for our crafts and things, an illegal basement suite that we probably aren't going to rent out, and a top floor suite, which we will be renting out.
Most of our possessions are currently in the basement or piled in various nooks, for reasons that will probably soon become apparent.
Our bedroom is set-up, though I can't find all my clothing. But I have underwear and jeans and a shirt or two, so it isn't so tough.
Our main bathroom had a rotten floor, which my father kindly ripped up and replaced. However, since new flooring has to be laid and everything has to be sealed before it can be safely exposed to any water, we can't use that bathroom. We currently trek down to the basement for the bathroom. Luckily, the basement suite has its own shower and tub, so we can get clean. It is a little like camping, really.
Our livingroom is half-finished. The wall that used to divide it into two rooms is gone, the drop-ceiling is gone, the old carpets are gone. It has been drywalled, though the mudding isn't finished. After mudding, there is sanding, floor re-finishing, priming and painting. Currently, our lounge chairs and our TV are sitting in the middle of an otherwise empty space, along with a ladder and some tools.
Our kitchen is going to be replaced in early September, which is the earliest date we could book the installer for. So we aren't unpacking any of our kitchen stuff, but just pulling out the bare basics and working around the stacks of boxes. We will be eating lots of microwave foods, lots of one-pot meals and lots of things that can be steamed (the T & T Market is very close by). I still need to pull out the espresso machine, though. The Union Market is wonderful, but their lattes suck.
The upstairs suite still has an incomplete bathroom and kitchen.
Russ and I took yesterday off. We slept in, puttered around town, set-up our computer, and read. Today is about laundry (I can't find any spare sheets, so the ones from the bed have to get cleaned) and errands. We need the stuff to finish our bathroom, as the charm of going down the stairs and winding our way past most of our worldly possessions to pee will soon start to wear off.
The work continues.
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Date: 2005-08-21 04:32 pm (UTC)I am so looking forward to seeing it!
Congratulations!
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Date: 2005-08-22 12:38 am (UTC)In the meantime, if you want to see the current mess, we offer evening tours on weekdays and mid-afternoon tours on weekends. :) And I think I've located the teapot if espresso isn't your thing.
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Date: 2005-08-22 01:07 am (UTC)I'll get back to you on the weekend thing...
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Date: 2005-08-21 06:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-22 12:35 am (UTC)When we're at the point of destroying the old kitchen, a call will go out for those who want to use a sledge hammer or crow bar to take out their various frustrations on a piece of ugly, dirty cabinetry. Until then, I think we're good - thanks!
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Date: 2005-08-22 05:27 pm (UTC)Crow bar! Crow bar! (~pant, pant~) Crow bar!!
:>
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Date: 2005-08-21 10:25 pm (UTC)I'd love to get together with you for tea or something sometime as I havnt seen you since we were fairies!
email me sometime katz_purr AT yahoo dot com!
yay
-kat aka sparlky water fairy
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Date: 2005-08-22 12:33 am (UTC)Tea would also be wonderful, though my schedule is crazy. Contact info for me is also in the email, and hopefully we can figure something out.
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Date: 2005-08-22 05:48 am (UTC)If you guys are looking for a dryer there is a free one on the vancouver craigs list.
Have a great day!
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Date: 2005-08-22 09:20 pm (UTC)