Things have been a little insane around here lately.  I've made it a point to work on around-the-house projects.  Over the past several years we've done many: replaced the driveway, replaced the garage door, etched/painted/sealed the garage floor, installed vinyl fencing, poured approx 3800 sq feet of colored/stamped cement (including a basketball court), built an ironwood deck, built a shed, landscaped and then re-landscaped the yard, built a garden box, remodeled the master bedroom (I'm still working on the shelving and cabinetry), poured a courtyard and constructed a brick wall w/lights, and replaced the front door.

In addition to the aforementioned projects I've had this 5.5-6 year-running project of the basement.  I started it about six years ago and, amid all of the other goings-on, haven't really found the time to finish it.  Sure, I've worked on it here and there (mostly dabbling and stuff), but over the course of the past few weeks I've made it a point to actually finish that project.  Well 99.9% of my part is finally done (I just have to replace two can lights that for some reason aren't working and move a few ethernet cables).  I'll be moving my office to downstairs .  Primarily due to this project I've not really taken the time to blog like I have wanted to.

The drywall is getting installed this week (that's the one part of the whole project I don't like to do so I'm contracting it out).  A finished basement will add about 1300 sq feet to the house so I'm very much looking forward to that!  Plus I'll be moving my office out of an over-cramped 11'x10' bedroom to a dedicated office that is about 25'x14' + bath.  I'm very excited - this is long overdue.  I just pray that I did everything correctly and that it will all work once it's up.

Anyhow, I very much enjoy house projects, but sometimes I'm a bit overwelmed by trying to do so many at once.