Sawzall Fun

I needed to tweak some fantastic gifted curtain rods to get them to work so where did I go for tools? Steve of course. I got to use a sawzall for the first time - he even had the metal blade in it already. While I was there (his big, amazing home renovation) I told him about my idea to build a house. Not only would he be an amazing resource, but he is willing to do the design (and not make me pay him until the house sells - or I move into it). I love friends like Steve.

Tomorrow I splice the rods together to make one very wide rod and I will post more pics of the family room.

I plan to put my house on the market at the end of April - hopefully interest rates will stay down for a while :)

Overwhelmed by some things

Here is a copy of an email I sent to a friend as I am wrestling with what to do with my life:

I guess I feel extremely overwhelmed trying to learn about investing. Nowhere does the 'information age' seem to be more fitting. I know that I am smart enough to do it, but I feel like the sheer quantity of what I want to learn is daunting at this phase of diapering, dinner and driving carpool. Most days I feel paralyzed not knowing what to study or feeling like I can't possibly 'make a dent'.

I also feel overwhelmed at the thought of building a house or taking on a big flipping project for the same reasons - I have too much to learn and it would require a lot from me outside of my duties at home. But this is where I really want to be five years from now.

The mortgages seem a better fit for me right now - wouldn't be that hard to learn and I could essentially set my hours and decide how busy I want to be. I guess what I need to do is find out if the woman who wants to bring me on is willing to take what I can give right now.

Best,
Julia

If you were the woman - would you want to bring me on considering that I can't give 100%?

Family Room 99% Complete

Here are the 'after' pictures. The electrician will come tomorrow to finish tying in the HVAC. I will get to the window treatments and baseboards some day :). I am ready for my next project.