Tired of the Chaos

We're renovating.
It's crazy and chaotic.

Demolition
Don't get me wrong. I'm excited for how it's going to be in the end, and I'm already loving the changes, but really? All the dust, the tools lying everywhere (I'm really nervous about when my baby starts crawling, he's so close!), the pieces of drywall and 2x4s, furniture all in wacky spots "just for now", not being able to find anything.....the list goes on.

I'm tired of it.

This project is taking longer than I thought it would, which really doesn't surprise me, I'm a contractor's daughter, and a do-it-yourselfer's wife. Projects always take longer than initially planned, especially when it's your own house.  But knowing that doesn't change the fact that I'm tired of it. I'm trying to be patient and appreciate that it's finally getting done, but I would really like to get some order back in my house. Reorganize the bedrooms (waiting on a door), get the baby out of our room, clean up my spare room, and maybe reclaim my playroom so that I can reclaim my sewing room.
We had to strip the room down to studs

Would be so nice.

But in the mean time, here are some pictures to see how it's coming along. 

redid a bunch of plumbing

The "we" who is doing the work

This is how it looks today.

Our new expanded space in the bathroom- this is where the sink will go

We still have a long ways to go, but it's functional (other than sink)

The one completed item! The floor! Well, and tub and toilet technically.
So we still need to finishing the walls (mud, sand, prime, paint) and ceiling (same), build the vanity and shelf for beside the sink, get a medicine cabinet (some debate over purchasing or building, "we" thinks it's better to buy. I think "we" should build one cause then it will be what I want!) and put in lights and fan (the fan is in, but apparently there is something else that needs to be done to it).

That's my life right now. Hopefully the chaos will be over soon. Just in time to move into my bedroom! Although, hopefully more of that chaos can be done at my Dad's shop instead of in the house!

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