I didn't mean to take such a long break from blogging, but here we are--it's August already! Summer is usually a time for getting lots of household projects done. I've been working a lot this summer, so Christian has taken a leadership role in this area (yay!). When he puts his mind to it, he has a real knack for finding where things should go. He is also "Millerizing" me, meaning that he is training me to get rid of lots of unnecessary stuff I've hoarded over the years. And you know what--it's cathartic! I used to feel bad getting rid of things when who knows, I might just need it some day, but now I just feel really good about the space it makes. Plus, it's so much easier to find the things I actually use. This is real progress.
One major accomplishment is that there is now space for the press, when it arrives sometime in the next two months. It will be in the laundry/utility room. As you can see, it's actually a fairly large space. The challenge is that there are a lot of areas that need to stay clear--three doorways, a path in between, the area around the furnace and water heater, and the area in front of the washer and dryer. Hmm. I'm going to wait until the press is set up to figure out what other art things I can put in here. I think the trick will be putting any furniture on casters to keep the space flexible. I'd also like to get some kind of room divider screen to hide the furnace and water heater. Most of the clothes in this photo are gone already. Oh, that's the door on the floor, to go back on soon, and the holiday storage containers and the dresser (full of pre-pregnancy clothes that still don't fit!) have to stay.
It probably doesn't seem too exciting, especially if you notice the horrible drop ceiling and excessive wires running everywhere, courtesy of the former owners (worst DIYers ever), but it is truly amazing progress. I should have taken a picture of the space before, but I'd be too embarrassed to show it anyway.
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