Day: July 23, 2023

I am just itching to get into my shop to build some new furniture for the house or cottage. But, and here is the big “but”, I’m not certain of what else we need. I do know that storage never goes unused, but where, and in what form? If the kids no longer used their massive doll house, I could break down their art station too, and build a multi tiered sit down desk, storage unit asymmetrical to the other unit on the opposite side nearer the front of the house. We’d like to bring the antique side board up to the cottage, and just have more lower cabinets with a but her block top all along that far wall of the dining room. With shelves galore to hide all of our random crafting supplies, spill over toys, and household things. Get the dining room table cleared off so that we can eat on it once more.

Alas, both kids still use both doll houses, and the art station, and all our toy boxes ate full to overflowing. Have tried taking stuff to the cottage, but then more stuff turns up at the house, so I can never seem to get out in front of it for more than a day or two. I need a viciously ruthless clearing out in September. Garbage bags, dump trips, garage sales, give away, donations, you name it, I need all the excess “things” gone. Feels as though the walls are closing in with the accumulation of unneccesary stuff. Can only haul so much of it to the cottage as a stop gap measure.

So once we sort out what it is we want built, I can get some nicer materials. Perhaps not Walnut, but a Cherry , or something hardwood but not crazy expensive. A little nicer than pine, if I have my choice. I’m rooting the bill, so it will depend on pricing once I go wood hunting. If I can buy direct from a small time shop and get a good deal, I might try for nicer, or more exotic woods. Won’t know for sure until I commit to going and looking/buying.

I saw life jackets were on sale so I got myself a new one, one full size up. My old one is uber tight, and uncomfortable to wear. So now I won’t be so crushed when I actually get out to the lake in August. Yeah!

Happy lazy Sunday to all of you.