J9's Property

Yay!!

I never thought I'd be happy about having my house turned into a construction zone, but when you've spent months (years, even!) waiting to have your kitchen reno'd, it's a very exciting thing! What makes it bear-able, is that we have a separate apartment in our basement, which is currently not rented out -- I therefore still have a fully functioning kitchen while the upstairs one is ripped apart!

Things are (finally!) moving along, everything is outa there (some of it is already in the dump!), and the new cabinets have been ordered. Of course, the main floor of the house is covered in plaster dust, but I can live with that...it's only temporary.

We're still seriously behind schedule -- it looks like we won't be able to list the house until late summer, maybe even September. When you consider we had originally planned to move a year ago, it's very frustrating...but I'm staying positive by looking at the fact that the things that need to get done are finally getting done! As long as we can maintain the momentum, I'll be happy. The trick is not losing steam before we get to the end of the track...

...but dealing with it. One of these days, I'll learn that I can't always be in control, and things will all work out the way they're supposed to.

Like I said, I must have prayed for patience or something....

I'm on my own right now, another band widow weekend. The CSB is in Montreal this weekend, it will be one of the last times that the march "Montreal Citadel" will be played in Montreal Citadel! It's very special for the CSB, because that march is their "March march" - ie. the march they play while on the march in various parts of the world. (and it's not the same, without Scott Gross taking the one repeat down the octave!)

So, in the mean time, I'm getting some much-needed spring cleaning done, both inside and outside. Helps with the frustration level, when I can at least get some things done and at least pretend that we're moving forward...(sorry, there I go again)....

(ok, I gotta stop now)

Things are not going my way.

I feel like I'm spinning my wheels, unable to go forward. I know what I want to do, and where I want to go, but it feels like there's some kind of barrier between me and my goals. It's like one of those mysterious energy fields out of Star Trek - you can't see it, but it holds you back, and the more energy you put into getting through it, the more energy you waste, and you get no-where.

I must have prayed for patience somewhere along the line -- that's the only explanation I can come up with. Everything keeps getting delayed more and more and more, and I'm not sure how much more of it I can take! Part of me wants to say "@#$@# it!" and give up, but you know me -- I'm much too stubborn for that. I just keep banging my head against the wall. (mainly because I can't bang other people's heads against the wall)

Sorry for the yucky blog. I'm just very miserable right now.

I need chocolate....