So the baby needed
windows for THAT room... and I guess Mama
needs windows in the rest of the house. So, here ya
go...
To be clear, Talya
didn't demand this... it was just time. "Mama Needs
Windows" was just a play on Entry #1232's "Baby
Needs Windows". And clearly, this house is over 60
years old (as were those windows) and they were an
absolute mess. Windows are actually fairly easy to
start with. Finishing the inside and outside however,
is quite a mess. One I will inevitably get help
with to do the final stucco.
So life is, well,
pretty perfect. I wonder sometimes if people think I'm
trying to convince readers that I'm happier than
I am because I say it SO MUCH and I
honestly don't know what else to say. LOL. I think my
past record of having NO PROBLEM telling everyone
when life sucked ass should prove that I don't sugar
coat on this site. There honest-to-goodness is nothing
even remotely "moderate" about my life the past
18 months. It's been, perfect. Peaceful. I was
warned when Talya was pregnant that it would pull us
apart, what's supposed to be beautiful and loving
really pulls couples apart and they have to really
work hard to keep things together... uhm, no. Not even
in the least. Are we just really lucky? I mean we must
be a little bit to have found each other so randomly,
but our personalities are such an effortless match we
rarely even think about it. We're both quite a bit
more focused on her family and the friends and loved
ones around us going through tough times. Focused on
the baby (announce the name on Monday!!!!) and we
generally just giggle and smile at our good fortune.
Haven't seen an inkling of youth lost on her part (I
lost mine a decade ago-lol), not really even any fear
about whether we'll be good parents... I mean, it's
all been done before, ya know? We're not re-inventing
the wheel, we're just getting to enjoy the ride. It is
without question the happiest period of my life (after
a stunningly wonderful 2011) and I adore having the
focus of a baby on re-doing the whole house. I cannot
say it enough, I thought this would never happen so I
am elated. Never known this type of joy. Bring on the
sleepless nights!!!
After the window
and a couple minor things, I will be undertaking a
bathroom/kitchen for the guesthouse so the tenant
won't have to come into the house to use the bathroom
(with a baby sleeping). That, to put it mildly, might
be the hardest one-man construction project I've ever
tackled. It might make for boring videos, but I'm
simply documenting "The Journey". It's a bit domestic
recently. However...
...the weight is
coming off right on schedule - incredibly, while only
working out every other day! WHAT THE FUCK?
I've simply run 5k every other day and, well, I guess
all this house remodeling stuff is active, but to
think all those times I did a diet/workout regime
I did 30 minutes on a bike EVERY DAY. I'm
exactly on course at 1200 calories a day and only
running 5k every other day. I'll hit 174.0 on Monday.
<shrugs> I thought it was supposed to be harder
as you got older? Well (knock, knock, knock) I'm not
complaining. I haven't had this much focus and
determination for anything in nearly 3 years. It feels
wonderful.
