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So Close, Yet So Far

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As much as I hoped to be done with the major repairs from the [[Derecho 2020|derecho]], we hit a few snags along the way that got in the way. Overall, they aren't major ones and my anxiety has dropped significantly with what they had done.

The contractors finished with one room but it was too cold to finish the repairs on the porch (the derecho blew out windows, tore up wood, and soaked everything in rain). Repairing that is going to need a soffit and we hit some nasty cold weather, so they are going to wait until March to finish up.

The repairs they did were… okay? I mean, after the amazing work they did on the basement, the upstairs felt more like a 80% job in terms of polish and quality. Some of it is that I'm really sensitive to the floor and I can feel it flexing, but in the end, I decided it was good enough for now.

I mean, the entire reason we're getting contractors for this bit was because I didn't have the proper tools for everything and I'm struggling with kneeling and getting up. The bulk of the repairs involved tearing out carpet and putting down planks, so not being able to knee was kind of a big deal. In that regard, I'm as happy as I'm going to be so I'm just telling myself it is okay.

That also means the big stuff is finally done. At least the things I have to get anxious about. All that is left are little things: bringing back tables, hanging pictures, and the like. In March, they'll repair the porch but that should involve me getting some couches off the porch and letting them do their thing.

Of course, “little things” will probably take me another year to finish. It's easier to put “replace an electrical outlet” to the side when it involves shutting down my home lab, or buying new cold air return plates. But I'm okay with that.

That isn't to say that there aren't other big things. Besides the porch, I'm also hoping to get my mother's library that I inherited into the house. That is going to be a trial in itself. If I'm lucky, I'll build some bookcases along the way and get a nice, dense arrangement that doesn't try to take over too much of the house.

I also need to work on my health and see if I can get my dislocated disks fixed.

Despite last post[1] being rather negative, I feel a lot better.

=> 1: /blog/2024/12/31/end-of-2024/

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