Highights: visited Cathy, Ikea, paint, futon

I visited Cathy & her parents before they drive home to Michigan. Just wanted to wish them safe travels before I leave again myself, and ask Cathy’s opinion about a webcam.

Next, I ventured around Ikea for 3 hours, getting ideas for kitchen & closet projects. Ikea is designed in such a way, that there really is no way to spend less than ½ hour in there. Quite savvy on their part. Becca is in love with Ikea, ha ha… and it’s been a while since I’ve been here- so I figured I’d look around & see what there is. Two things are sitting on my mental wish list: an L-shaped desk & kitchen cabinets/countertop designs.

Ikea doesn’t disappoint! I like the model home interiors they have set up inside, so you can easily imagine bringing a complete room home with you. Friends tell me it’s actually cheaper to buy countertops etc from here than Home Depot or Lowes! Huh!
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Touching up the house with some paint was my next project. Just trying to make the house as presentable as possible: no nail holes or dirty walls, clean window ledges, finished closets, clean bathroom… etc. It took some time, effort & a few supplies from Home Depot- but it’s worth it. That’s how I would want to move into a place

Getting Ben’s old futon disassembled & down to the garage was the task after that. That guy… what a pain in the butt. That’s ok though, because I called Father Joe’s, which is like Goodwill, and they said they would be happy to come pick it up as a donation. That way it’s tax deductable, and they come to the house to pick it up! Perfect!

Organizing all my receipts, files, getting my lengthy to-do list written down… that somehow sucked up the rest of the day.