One heck of a to-do list.
Friday, October 19th, 2007Gentle readers! I know it’s been quite a while since you’ve heard from me, so I will spend a very short period of time catching you up, but then we need to get down to business, okay?
What I’ve done in the last few weeks:
I went squirrel hunting with my dad a few weeks ago… we saw four, shot three, and killed two. I also managed to get a nasty bit of poison ivy that I’m just now getting over. I took the squirrels home, cooked them, and convinced Amanda to eat them with me. A couple days later, I went on a jog with Miles, and we saw 19 squirrels in 20 minutes. From now on, I hunt in the city.
I’ve been doing a cardio class after work on Thursdays. I’m the only guy there, so I feel a little out of place, but it’s kicking my ass, so that’s gotta be good. I’ve managed to stay within a few pounds of my goal weight since going off my diet (three under my goal today), so I must be doing something acceptably well.
Work has kept me very busy, which is a large part of why I haven’t been writing here. In work-related news, I’m applying for a new position within August Home. I’m going up for an Assistant Editor position with Workbench magazine. It’d be a huge career shift, obviously, which makes me nervous. But here’s the thing: I love writing, and I love web stuff. And I can’t seem to find a job that lets me do both in balance, so I’m stuck choosing between the two. And it might just be time to make the change.
Okay! So that’s the abridged version of my month. Now on to the cool stuff (for me, at least). Amanda and I are refinishing our kitchen, starting tonight. Here’s a general outline of what we’re planning to do (in the general order we’re planning to do it):
- Replace the kitchen floor
- Remove the vinyl floor moulding
- Tear up the old linoleum
- Smooth out the existing subfloor
- Lay down new vinyl tile
- Redo the lighting on the SE end
- Remove the (broken) ceiling fan
- Install simple track lighting in its place
- Rewire the light switch by the door to control the track lighting instead of the garage light
- Paint the kitchen a shade not yet entirely determined
- Refinish the cabinetry
- Remove all doors, knobs, and hinges
- Sand down the existing wood finish
- Paint the cabinets and doors a shade not yet entirely determined
- Reinstall the doors with new knobs and hinges
- Install new (wood?) floor moulding
And that’s that. The best part is, we’re going to try and have all of this done by November 10th, because we want to host a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with our friends before they scatter to the four winds for family dinners of their own. It should be an exciting next three weeks. :)