A quick update today: kitchen remodeling is underway! The good news: the kitchen will not take (knock wood) as long as the bathroom to complete. The bad news: it’s really hard to feed yourself without a kitchen sink, dishwasher, and counters. Food prep is tough, and washing dishes in the laundry tub is, shall we say, problematic. We do have use of our stove and oven, which helps. We can cook the food, but cleaning up after is a pain.

Lots of waiting around for contractors to arrive, noise, disruption, mess, and chaos—the animals are handling it better than the humans, probably because their meals aren’t affected.

This project has been hanging over my head for months—I’m excited to see it in progress, and it will be a huge relief to have it finished. We’ve been thrilled with our bathroom renovation, and I think we’re going to be just as happy with our kitchen. We’re not moving plumbing or changing the configuration, but the cabinetry will go almost to the ceiling and there will be corner cabinets instead of dead space. I’m hoping this will solve some of our storage problems—and we’ll be able to unpack the last couple of boxes in the garage!

A tiny sneak peek:

This has been my adventure for the week—what was yours?