Whew!

• September 9th, 2007 • • cleaning, construction, studio •

So I’ve been busy! In addition to trying to get the studio in order, I’ve also been maintaining other bits of the house. This week involved:

- mowing the lawn
- edging the lawn (I don’t think it’s been done in, oh, a few months!)
- sprinkler repair (Ran over a head with the mower. Oops.)
- installing new ceiling fan
- moving old ceiling fan to room without a fan
- crawling up into attic to inspect electrical box for fan (Oh god hot.)
- patching up hole to plumbing in master bath
- lining garden with rocks hauled up from Austin

Ah, learning to own a home. I love it. I was filthy for most of the week and my hands are covered with calluses and a blister. I think I’m making up for years of apartment life.

Studio-wise, I’ve built two new table-tops/storage units out of old furniture, and set up a darker area for taking photos. Pictures to follow when I’ve put more things away.

A bunch of my larger paintings and whatnot were in storage at a place with a dirty garage, mice, and spiders. I had to clean a lot of it before moving into the new studio. Fortunately, no mouse-related damage has been done to the actual art, just to its coverings. UNfortunately, there is spider poop on everything. Lots of cleaning to be done to repair THAT mess.

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