The Future - all the positive things to look forward to :)
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Comments (55)Warm weather, walked to the parking lot today after work, had training and an 8 hour day today. It was about 50 today. Looking forward to April 1st so I can start parking in the parking structure across from work. No more waiting on the shuttle bus, having to move my car in the evening or hoping it's not towed on stupid UK game weekends. Also looking forward to our trip to Germany in four months!! It's been over 19 years since I've been there. I signed up for an obesity seminar for medical people. It's in a couple weeks. I'm going for myself and to learn something to maybe help my patients....See MoreThings I can look forward to when the new kitchen is done
Comments (11)(localeater- I agree it is so much easier to make lunches with all you need in one spot. I loved your story, the simple things like that are what we appreciate not the showroom) We GC'd ourselves. It was a slow, frustrating renovation. I sympathize with you but you will forget all the bad stuff once you get the sink installed :) YES THE SINK. I was so sick of washing the dishes in the bathtub but I could not bring myself to eat take out. Having a sink again made me optimistic that the rest would get done and very very appreciative. In fact I cared about little else as long as I had a sink!!!(I kept my gas range so cooking wasn't a problem) other things that are wonderful: More lighting !!!! 4 pendants, UCL, bright florescent cove lighting(yeah I know the temps don't match but I need light man!) More countertop !!!! I tripled the counter space just by adding 7ft. which also means I doubled the cabinet space. Oh and the countertops give the whole room(kitchen is open to the sitting room) such a warm, inviting look. They were a big expenditure for me but I am so glad I waited for them. The quarry stopped producing and this variety was scarce. *A small open wall PANTRY and an open cupboard !!! SO HANDY. I can see what I need to buy without rooting and tearing through bottom cupboards on my knees. I never had any kind of pantry before. *I moved the sink a few inches so I'm not plastered against the exterior wall anymore. LARGE SINK !!! There is no more water splashing on the counter and I can fit everything I own in it and I mean everything I own. *More refrigerator storage. I bought a 30" fridge but because of it's design it has so much more space inside. Also a new under counter refrigerator provides excellent storage for extra vegetables, herring and miso. I tend to overbuy vegetables at the Farmer's market as I've never met a vegetable(or fruit) I didn't like. Having this under counter fridge makes my life so much easier. In my next kitchen I will have a full size glass refrigerator/freezer. I didn't have room for it this time. *DRAWERS-I only have 2- 27" & 1--15" drawer bases but what a difference from the dreaded half shelf in the bottom cabinet. GLASS CABINETS--I love glass as it keeps the space open and cheerful. Just think in a few weeks you'll be making soup in your remodeled house and giving advice to others on GW !! ....See MoreWeek 56: Looking back...and forward
Comments (32)Slightly OT but still kitchen related. Last summer I started watching a friends son on the weeks that he had him. His dad doesn't really cook so every week with dad is a different restaurant and every week with mom is some variation of frozen fish sticks and french fries, etc. Last summer I started teaching him how to cook and I am so proud to say that since then, every time he is at my house he asks if we can cook! I am watching him again this summer; he just turned 10 a few days ago. He mentioned this morning that one of his favorite dishes is fettuccine alfredo. I didn't have any fettuccine in my pantry so I improvised. Here is a quick shot of my stove being used to the max while teaching this wonderful and enthusiastic boy how to cook. We had rotini cooking, broccoli steaming, chicken grilling and we were starting the roux to make the alfredo sauce. I love seeing this excitement in a child and sharing my cooking knowledge with him!! My hope is that here in a year or two he will be cooking his dad dinners so they don't have to eat out every night!! Just had to share!!...See MoreMoving, not looking forward to the process
Comments (33)When we were having the home inspection on our current home while my husband ran around with the inspector my son in law and i measured every room and made a diagram of where the doors and window were. I found a program for furniture placement, put in the room size and figured out my furniture placement for every room and printed it out. I placed the print out on the wall of the room on moving day. I assigned a color to every room. When I packed a box I color coded the box, marked which room it was to be placed in and a short list of what was in the box. I put on the door of the room the color and the name of the room. The movers said it was the most organized move they have done. No asking where a box belonged or where to place the furniture. They gave me money back because the move took a lot less time than they expected....See MoreElmer J Fudd
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