Feeling So Disorganized

For some reason I am feeling very disorganized.  At the moment, the only

spot in my house that does not seem to be chaotic is my foyer.  Well, that

is not exactly true because I want to find a new front door.  The current one,

which I believe is original to this 69 year old house, does not have a window

in it.  That would not be a problem except for the fact that the foyer does

not have any windows, so I always need to leave a lamp on, even in the

daytime.  Wait a minute ~ this is not a 69 year old house anymore.  It's now

a 70 year old house because it was built in 1948!

So there you have it, another project on the list of many.  I have no idea

why I am so unable to make a decision lately, but it's really giving me

a headache.  I could either choose to do nothing and go read a book,

or I could get busy and make a list and start crossing things off.  The 

decision to do nothing always ends up being a bad decision, so I best

forge on.

The most pressing issue at the moment in a new dishwasher.  Which

one do I choose, Bosch or KitchenAid?  That's the choice, so please

don't confuse me by suggesting others or I will have to take to my bed!

Isn't that what women used to do in historical books?  

When I first started looking at dishwashers, I became very fond of

the Miele brand.  Problem is, that brand is not sold here in Victoria.

Even if it were sold here, no one here can repair one.  It is also more 

difficult to find a repairman for Bosch here in town.  That being said,

it sounds like I have found my answer.  Now I can scratch that

decision off the list.

This foyer is beginning to feel like a waiting room.  It's the waiting room

for my own decision making.

So after the dishwasher is installed, and that fence has been jumped, I

need to place an order for the new flooring for the kitchen.  The reason

for the new flooring is that the old dishwasher leaked and buckled the

floor in the kitchen.  I am putting down an antique brick floor.  I have

been a bit reluctant to start this because of Bentley.  He has been 

adjusting to his loss of sight, and I have not wanted to confuse him

even more.  Over the past month, he seems to have made great

strides in his navigation around the house, and especially out in the

backyard.  I know that moving all the furniture out of the breakfast

room and having guys in here doing the installation will be tough

on him.  As much as I understand how chaotic this will be for him,

I also realize that putting it off any longer won't necessarily make it

any easier for him.

The next project we have been kicking around for a while, is a pool in 

the backyard.  We still have not decided exactly where it is going to

be placed.  We need to add some privacy and safety elements and I 

have been looking at options for that.  The pool and new fencing 

projects will be especially invasive, another hurdle for Bentley, and

I worry about that too.  

Yet another project is pulling out the carpet in the living room.  I really

hate carpet.  I hate vacuuming it and don't want to have to shampoo it

every month.  I find the more it is cleaned, the more often it needs to be

cleaned.  The hardwoods in the foyer extend into the living room.  We

don't know the condition of the flooring under the carpet, but I imagine

it will need to be either refinished or buffed out.  Another big project.

Then there is the dining room.  The previous owner extended the dark

prefinished flooring that is in the kitchen and breakfast room, into the

dining room.  It's pretty, but I want the living and dining room to match.

I'm not sure why they made those decisions.  I think they were too easily

influenced by other's suggestions when they attempted to modernize the

house when they put it on the market.  

The original hardwood flooring is in the master bedroom too.  At the

moment there is carpet in that room and in the hallway at the 

entrance of the master suite and into the dressing room.  I want it

gone.  I know that some people like carpet in a bedroom, but I 

would rather have large area rugs.  

I won't even get into the fact that I need to have the electrician come

out and increase the size of our main breaker box so we can put in

a pool.  Nor will I discuss having to get the sprinkler guy in to redo

the backyard, or the tree trimmer .... etc.  

That's why I am sitting in the foyer.  Trying to organize my thoughts,

make some decisions, and get this train rolling.  Thanks for listening!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley