Get my house in order

still working on it. i get one part done and another needs more attention but it’s getting there!

I did the gutter myself! It was hard but obviously do-able. I changed the way the gutter drains and will tie the down spout into the french drain once that is built.
the funny thing is it hasn’t rained much since the gutter went up so i’ve yet to check my handiwork except with a garden hose!

i am waiting on a bid from a handiman who will install some french doors and do some updating on a room for me.

a nice solid rain yesterday showed me some water issues in the yard. due to the recent hurricane and the removal of some trees in my neighbors yard it would appear the grading of the area has been changed and there is a little river running alongside my house which is causing water to leak into one room.
i’m changing the priority list and off to get some gutters and material for a french drain.

I put a lot of projects off because my partner had promised we would tear down this old tiny home and rebuild a new one as is being done in my neighborhood. Well, after almost a decade of being told this and in light of recent events in my relationship, I’ve decided that the old home is not going to be torn down and so I must get it fixed up. I’m doing it all myself and what I can’t do myself I’ll hire someone to help me. I’m having to pay for it all myself, too, which is in keeping with the reality of my situation.

so far I’ve had the bad wood on the outside of the home replaced and I am picking a door for a previous study that is now going to be a bedroom. I also cleaned and restained the outside furniture.

next will be re-do the gardens in front and back
then replace the kitchen counters
the wood floors need to be redone
paint outside
paint inside
refinish the bathtub
replace bad wood on outside bench
new window treatments (1” aluminum blinds- ugh!)