I always know it's time to take a break from The Salon when I hear myself whining too much. Waaah, waah, waah... I need a new relationship. Waaah, waah, waah, ...my projects aren't getting done fast/good enough. Waah, waah, waah...I need to lose umpteen^ lbs again and maybe do a couple crunches. Anyways...
Progress! First note would be that I should always trust my intuition, because I was right about my nice neighbor mowing my lawn. I knew it was some kind of dominant move. Turns out he is interested in buying The Money Dimple from me. I decided I am not (yet) interested in selling, and powered forward. This demolition phase has taken way too long, mostly because I keep dithering on what can be saved. Last week I knocked out the ceiling and totally transformed the space.
Squirrel Nest Remnants:
Kitchen to Roof View North:
Kitchen to Roof View South:
So, now just one more week with Dumpster #4 and the main house should be pretty much clear and clean. Taking out the ceiling has also made the needful carpentry much more straight-forward. So, my rough plan moving forward is June-Carpentry, July- Rough Plumbing and Electric. I've decided that I am going to run all the electric in exposed conduit and get rid of all the remaining over-painted interior window trim, so by the end of July, I should have a semi-functional, semi-habitable exposed wood and industrial look interior.
I also opened up accounts on two different dating apps; the popular more conventional one where females make first contact and one for nerdy poly people where you designate your exact preferred gender identity and sexual preferences etc. I was dithering a bit on doing this because I want to lose some weight and my hair is kind of half orange and half purple, but IMO it's always better to roll with what you've got. Also, there's the truism that if you want to clean your house, you should invite people over for a party
I've already got a bunch of new "connections", so I am pretty certain that I will be able to find a new poly partner, a new Dom, and a new bull before I am done with carpentry phase on the house. My "ex" also contacted me out of the blue and offered to lend me his camper, but my DS32 kind of read me the riot act on doing anything towards reuniting with him. I also need to get in touch with my previous poly-permaculture partner about completing the sale on that project. I did a quick drive by on Mother's Day and this is what it looks like Year 5.5 -early in the season for Michigan.
My little clutch of financial investments are also holding their own, so fingers crossed, I might make it through this summer of renovation with enough stash remaining to allow me to just teach part-time in the fall. I predict zero problem finding my next gig, so in holding pattern for now along with the rest of my many projects which are waiting to be unpacked into their special spaces in new domicile.
@Married2aSwabian: I'm happy you like it! One of my special spots. Tuttle Marsh is another very good birding spot in the area. There's also another very large Federal birding preserve by Saginaw.