Not much progress on the house yesterday. The framing crew arrived midafternoon as they had to complete some work on another project. They managed to get the living room west wall completed. Today is supposed to be more spring winds (I’m starting to really dislike windy days here, too many of them), so I’m not sure if they will be working or not. We have two days of wind forecast, so it’ll be crappy, hot, dusty days.
Yesterday was a routine day. Did some chores in the morning then spent the afternoon at the hospital with my father-in-laws wife as she had cataract surgery. I did spend a couple of hours with my father-in-law in the waiting room, so that was good. We talked about some things that needed to be addressed for the future and agreed on some outcomes. I’ll need to make sure those happen.
Still have a bit more to do for our upcoming trip next week to Seattle. Need to finish the dog boarding forms, get the wine tour scheduled and The Lodge at St. Edward booked for one night. I’ll get that done today. I do have to do Itron work today. I’m starting to think that I’m done at Itron and working for people in general. While the money is nice, I really need to do my own thing because time is short now and I feel like it’s my time to enjoy life and focus on life and not work. And it’s about the contribution, which is really not significant. I’m not a significant contributor anymore, and definitely an outcast in the current group I’m part of. That’s driving my attitude and need to just leave. I’ll see how much longer I can deal with this. The real issue is when I leave – I’ll need to find all the Itron equipment that’s in the workshop to send it back, and that’s going to be a problem until the house is built.
We really need to get with our GC and sort out the budget. I know we’re going to need some extra funds to complete the house. I think I’m going to downsize our kitchen appliances to keep the budget reasonable. And we need to get the cabinets done and sorted out. From a budget standpoint, we may need to do basic cabinets. I’ll have to get with Wendy and get expectations reset, and that won’t be fun. I just want to get this house done, paid for and get things settled. I really want to get everything we talked about done, but money will be the gating factor.
Today is going to be a crappy weather day, so I’m going to try and stay inside until my dentist appointment. It’s going to be hot and dusty, so the inside of the trailer will get filthy again. BUT, at least it’s going to be sunny and warm!! So, I’m off to get ready for the day. Have lots of Itron work to get done.
Hoping to have a good day and do an attitude adjustment! More later with pictures of house progress once the winds slow down.
-gk
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