4X as long

It always amazes me that our projects seems to take 4 times longer than we expect. As we start a project, we find all the little bits that we need to finish (so that we don't have to undo things later). I now have to go back to touch up paint in both the den and the loft, but each step is a forward one, I think.

Keep trying

I don't seem to be too good at keeping this thing up to date. Here is an update. We are almost done sorting out the inside of our house. As each room gets finished, I am starting to see that I may be able to keep up with the house with just a few minutes /room/day. I really think I may have this whole maintaining a house well under way of gaining control. I hope after this weekend, I will have more time to do things I want to. I realized a few weeks ago that even if each room took 10 minutes to straighten, I would still be done in 2 hours. That would mean the rest of the day to myself. (Well, at least until school is done.) We are finally seeing spring, so we are going to try to get the last of the trim done before and between conference sessions. On a side note, I am experimenting with leftovers. I made a turkey to feed the missionaries yesterday. With the leftovers, I am trying to make jerky. I don't know if it will work, but I figure it is worth a try. I even added cranberry sauce to one batch. Could be fun.