Author: Paul Armstrong

The bathroom is usable; but not quite done. Our sink is on special order and still not in yet. We have a few accessories, like towel bars, hooks, to put in and the cabinet doors are still not done nor is the cubby on the side of the shower. The past week has been slow…

DAY 21:Not much happening today. The cabinetry is all installed, except the doors and the shower “cubby” area (next to the door). The sink basin should arrive tomorrow and hopefully the remaining “touches” will be done by Wednesday or Thursday. One can hope. The weekend was good. The kids thoroughly enjoyed spending time with their…

DAY 18: The walls are painted (this very light “frost” blue). Right now the cabinetry is being installed. We are able to use the toilet and bathtub. Last night I took a bath (no shower curtain) in the dark. Surprisingly calm in the shadows of felt sight, that light can itself be a distraction. Hopefully…

DAY 12 (or something)The tile is grouted and done. Looks beautiful. There is a toilet in a box in the hallway – just teasing us. I would assume it is a low flow, which means I will be clogging it daily. Last night our small group went over meditation (in Celebration of Discipline). The modern…

DAY (whatever):No work done today. The tile is setting. We’re so close the finish that waiting now is annoying. I just want to take a shower in my own house — going on week 3 with just a toilet and the kitchen sink. Today I set up my drumset upstairs for Elliott. He’s been wanting…

DAY 9:The bathroom should resemble an actual bathroom by the end of today. I miss Saturdays. What they once meant. Getting out, seeing the trees and towns nestled in the back roads of rolling hills, relaxing on the couch with a book, doing nothing but breathing deep and letting time continue without a fight. Now…

DAY 8: Notoriously absent of any workers today. I was hoping they would be finishing around the tub and prepping for the tile. But, alas, 12:15pm and no one here. I want to be able to take a shower in my own house sometime. Been nearly 2 weeks now. Again, thank God for friends. Today…

The coffee is brewing, the final Sumatra beans roasting, the dishes put away and I’m dressed and ready to leave. Not even 7am yet. Quiet. Calm. Today is Pink Day, so wear pink. I need to remind myself to finish this estimate for a client (keep forgetting, or putting it off rather) and I need…

DAY 7: The drywall is up and now drying with the second mud. I hope tomorrow the cement board, tile, toilet and bead-board wainscoting will go up. Most likely will not, but I can dream. +++++ I want my words to be so perfectly thorough, insightful and injected with meaning and art that I’m often…

DAY 6: Today the drywall is going up. Hoping the week goes smoothly and a bathroom starts to emerge. To be able to “do my business” in private, with a solid door will be glorious in and of itself — and for it to be new and updated and utilizing all the space available will…