Intentionally Tearing the House Apart

Just before Mother's Day, we finished the last of the house renovation work. While we had completed all mold remediation and repair in November, we decided to get the bathrooms and laundry room upgraded. Those were the last rooms that had somehow managed to avoid remediation; we figured we may as well rip them apart just in case anything was hiding behind those cabinets so it couldn't surprise us later. That, and these bathrooms were a good 30-35 years old and needed some TLC.

I've spent most of the time since the last contractor left the house recovering from a project that initially kicked off in October of 2024 and became much more involved than I had any reason to expect. I've been shedding some lingering stress and tension as the realization seeped in that all this work is complete and we don't have long periods of house demolition or professional and polity but not family people all over the place. I think there's a part of me that still doesn't believe it and just needs more distance from these memories before I can fully unclench.

Have I mentioned how tired I am?

I have several art projects that I want to dive deeper into now that the house is clean. It's been a bit of a challenge, though, getting back into better habits. June is going to be pretty busy, and I have my sights set on a lot of residencies and grants still open for applications. I've been trying to stretch my Adobe skills so I can manage some small batch prints, and I'm looking at getting some greeting cards printed. Also, I have taken on some commissions that need attention. Not to mention the ongoing time the day job requires. We're going to gloss right over the Ongoing Insanity that is the current administration of immature idiots trying desperately to cosplay as Serious Men (with results both hilarious and tragic).

Wasn't I just saying in January that it would be awfully nice if the world could just pause itself for a hot second so I can catch my breath?

Well, the world spins strangely on, and now my house is fully remediated, repaired, and revamped. Time to start putting the various scattered pieces of my full sanity back together as well.