I don’t know why, however I really feel like this 12 months has actually taken it out of me greater than any 12 months prior. Yearly round this time, I really feel myself eager for that end-of-year break, however this 12 months, I really feel like I’m crawling to the end line, fully parched and gasping for air. This 12 months simply feels completely different from others.
Total, I do know that I’m very near having our bed room suite completed. Being so near the end line, I ought to really feel extremely motivated to get that undertaking completed. And whereas I’ve been working daily and making progress, I really feel like I’m doing so begrudgingly. By no means in my life have I felt extra like I want a protracted trip away from our home, however as you understand, due to our scenario (or extra particularly, Matt’s scenario) that’s not even a chance.
So I’ve determined to take an extended end-of-year break this 12 months. I do know that’s type of a bummer because it leaves us all on a little bit of a cliffhanger. That’s not my intention. I’m not attempting to be just like the writers of a TV present who deliberately go away the viewers on a cliffhanger on the finish of a season and make them wait till the following season to see if their favourite character has died or managed to make it out alive. 😀
However clearly, there’s no means for me to complete our bed room earlier than the top of the 12 months. So I’ve determined to complete out this week, after which take a two-week break (as a substitute of my common one-week break) earlier than resuming within the New 12 months.
I’ve made quite a lot of progress this 12 months that I’m actually pleased with. I’ll do a ultimate recap of this 12 months in a uncommon Saturday publish in two days. I seemed via my listing of targets for this 12 months to see how a lot I had achieved, and I used to be truly very happy with my progress this 12 months. So I feel after a two-week break, I’ll be able to hit the bottom operating once more.
I gained’t be taking a whole break on undertaking throughout my break. I don’t assume I might go two weeks with no inventive outlet, and dealing on initiatives is my inventive outlet. However I’d additionally like some further time to give attention to issues that I haven’t had a lot time for this 12 months, like making jewellery or perhaps discovering a enjoyable artwork undertaking to work on. I want some small, enjoyable, simple initiatives that don’t essentially have something to do with our bed room suite.
So I’m going to complete out this week and attempt to get as a lot finished as potential on the bed room. Right now, I plan to get as a lot finished on the draperies as potential. After which that will probably be it for me till Monday, January fifth. After which within the New 12 months, I’ll decide up proper the place I left off, with the bed room, get that completed, after which transfer on to the following undertaking. For me, that will probably be tackling the toilet within the studio — a undertaking that was deserted some time again once I had deliberate to show it right into a walk-through pantry.

However now that our plans for this space have modified, I must get this lavatory completed. So this would be the first undertaking I give attention to after the bed room suite is completed.
Within the meantime, my contractor will probably be engaged on turning the hallway lavatory right into a storage closet, and I’m positive that may require some work on my half as properly after they’ve all the pieces eliminated, new drywall put in, and get the new water heater put in in there.
So these are the primary initiatives I’ve deliberate for the start of subsequent 12 months after I take a much-needed two-week break. However for the following two days, I’ll keep as targeted as potential on the bed room suite. I hope to get no less than two of the material panels for the bed room completed and hung by the top of the day. So fingers crossed that at this time is a productive day!













