We’re virtually 4 months into 2024, and we’re nonetheless no nearer to beginning our addition than we had been in December. A part of me is pissed off by that and appears like I have to mild a fireplace below the architect and get him targeted on our undertaking. However a part of me continues to be relieved that I don’t but must deal with that vast undertaking that can interrupt our peaceable, quiet lives for months on finish.
And most of all, I’m glad that I can proceed to place the sunroom out of my thoughts for a bit longer. However sadly, I’ve a sense that I’ll want to handle the sunroom simply as quickly as I’m completed with my studio.
The sunroom is what we name the room that sits simply past the gorgeous again sliding doorways within the music room.
The view past these doorways will finally be stunning — an inviting household room, a wall of French doorways and home windows that fills the room with pure mild, and a view out to our big again yard. I’m very excited for that.
However for now, what lurks past these music room doorways is the one room in our home that is still accessible and in fixed use, and but, has not been touched for the reason that means we moved in. It nonetheless has the identical outdated carpet, the identical mismatched partitions of pretend stone and brick, the identical drop ceiling, the identical gross window unit air conditioner that’s inset into the wall, and the identical leaky home windows and sliding glass doorways.
You’d assume I’d be concerned to do away with it. And whereas I’m anxious for it to get replaced with the brand new addition, full with an enormous main bedroom closet the place I can truly retailer my garments, and a big laundry/utility room the place my washer, dryer, and a lot extra will stay. Right here’s a reminder of the final design I landed on.
So whereas I’m very excited in regards to the improve, it’s the interim that I’m involved about. This room might seem like one thing out of a horror film, and but, it’s room that’s crammed with issues that I take advantage of many instances per week. In any case of those years, I can’t say that I’ve turn out to be used to how the room seems to be, however I’ve discovered to disregard it for essentially the most half in order that I can get in there and get stuff performed once I have to.
This room is the place out scorching water heater is, in addition to our washer and dryer.
And that is the kind of stuff that considerations me. What, precisely, am I speculated to do with my washer and dryer? Each time I discuss our addition, I’ve somebody ask me, “What are you going to do together with your washer and dryer?” Till now, my reply has been, “I’ll let Future Kristi cope with that.” Effectively, Now Kristi and Future Kristi are about to fulfill, so some choices must be made.
Truthfully, I don’t know the place else I may put the washer and dryer whereas the addition is being constructed. I can’t consider a spot the place they might be considerably out of the way in which, whereas additionally getting access to plumbing. Plus, the dryer has to have a particular outlet. So so far as I can see, my solely choice is to retailer the washer and dryer and go to a laundromat (or my mother’s home) to do laundry. Ugh.
I imply, I suppose I’ll must do what I’ve to do, and if meaning going to a laundromat, that’s nice. However what about our scorching water heater? The place the heck will that go? Dwelling with no washer and dryer for some time shall be a stretch, however dwelling with no scorching water heater sounds loopy. 😀
I do know we will get a PODS container to place stuff in that we gained’t want frequently. Clearly, I gained’t want fixed entry to eating chairs or a drywall carry. 😀 Really, I don’t foresee myself each needing a drywall carry once more, so I can most likely do away with that and some different issues in right here. However the baskets crammed with clear, folded garments and blankets? I already don’t have closet area for these, which is why I continuously have baskets crammed with these issues in right here. But when they will’t keep in right here, I don’t know the place else I can put them.
However then there’s this aspect of the room that actually stresses me out. That is the place all of my instruments and provides land, and since I’ve by no means had any helpful group past a giant instrument chest and a few cabinets for paint cans and such, Smaller gadgets wind up in bins and baskets, after which finally strewn throughout as I’m frantically looking for gadgets within the random bins and baskets. (And the way do you want these curtains? 😀 )
Clearly, loads of that may be organized in bins and saved. A few of it may be given away. However the reality stays that half of this big room is the place my instruments and provides are saved, and loads of these are issues that I’ll want to have the ability to entry frequently. I don’t know the place I’m going to place this stuff.
So that is what’s at the moment occupying my thoughts, and what’s preserving me type of wired. And it’s additionally what’s making me not so anxious to mild a fireplace below our architect to get our plans completed. So long as he’s dragging out his a part of the method, I can blame the delay on him. 😀 However as quickly as we get the plans from him, it’ll be on me to maneuver the method ahead, which implies that I’ll truly must cope with these points that appear insurmountable in my thoughts proper now. So so long as we will keep within the strategy planning stage, I really feel protected and comfy, and I can trick myself into believing that we’re transferring ahead.
I do know that after our addition is completed, I’m going to be so glad that it’s performed, and so thrilled with all the new storage, the brand new laundry/utility room, and so on. However the course of, and making ready for the method, has me feeling nervous and anxious.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
