So I have been out of touch the last couple of days because I officially began my “Office Makeover” on Thursday evening. I pulled everything out and every surface in the main and lower level of my home has stuff from my office trying to take root. The resounding words are “All of this was in your office?” With a Holy $h!t buried somewhere in there. I am amazed as well. My office is slightly smaller than 10 feet by 8 feet when it is empty but like I said the stuff that was in it is taking up the better part of three rooms during the transition. My friend Simone (at least I hope she is still my friend after we are done) and I worked until 2am Thursday (I was up until 4am) and she left here at 4am this morning (I was up until 6am) and we have completed the “construction” phase of the project. New paint, cabinets, molding and trim. I am really believing the old adage of double your cost and triple your time for renovations. Also, next time you see one of those people in the hardware store that is ripping open a box and checking the piece count of an item they need to assemble, don’t laugh – it may be me. (finding out you are missing a “cam shaft” at 8pm with 40 plus little pieces spread all over your floor is nothing less that a wet cat experience)

Today we will begin the process of moving back in the furniture and over the next week gradually sort and sift through all of the crap I have accumulate in the last six years (jeez, I can not believe it has been that long since I opened my doors, so to speak, of my new business – almost to the day!)  and toss what is no longer needed and craig’s list the rest. (When did “craig’s list” become a verb?).

It has been a long two days and the coffee is finally ready. About that, I know I am beyond tired when this is my morning recap…

9am:I got out of bed at  and pulled out the coffee pot

9:45:  I remembered I was going to make coffee and put the grounds and water in and pressed start.

10:30am: I went to get a cup and realized the machine was not plugged in (plugged in)

11am when I went to get a cup I realized I had not pressed start.

It is now 11:30am and I am going to have the first cup. Now to mention it the house doesn’t smell like coffee? – there had better be coffee!

Ironic – I just received an email from the Improvements Catalog to check out their new items.