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May. 31st, 2016 08:02 amI'm falling into the trap of feeling guilty about not posting. I do wish I was keeping a better "log," even if it is just me that later reads it.
I think neither my ex nor my current read this anymore. We were all the same party this weekend and it went well / was very friendly. Good stuff.
I'm still always busy - chores, entertainment, parties...I'm feeling harried. And happy, but still.
I'd love to update about the house but everything changed this morning (not really). Things are moving, slowly, on the house, but they're consistently moving. Most exciting to me I got the long-ago-requested pending balance, and it's at the bottom end of the range I was anticipating (again, I ran into difficulty computing the upgrades and material costs from the overall contract). So I'm pretty happy about that, in fact very much more relaxed.
Harried has been shopping for lights, fixtures, details...which seems easy, but then is really stressful when I realize these decisions are forever-ish. I try to make each something I like but also good for the widest possible audience from Veronica, renters, buyers in 10-20-30 years...
Woke up to "Black stainless is the new stainless" this weekend, referring to appliances. Gotta keep having trendy colors to look stupid in 5 years. Avocado is the new black?
Ceiling fans get more expensive the SMALLER you get. Really. Then you can't just buy one, you need the extended downrod plus an angle mount, more if it's an angle mount over 45 deg...I think for $500 you get someone to assure it works, while $50-100 is home depot brown off the shelf stuff that just bolts to a flat ceiling without thinking much.
But this AM I got a text from Jordan asking for half the remaining balance because "he's tapped out." My first impulse was actually just wtf, followed by math. Have I stated openly the figures here? Should I / not?
Vaguely, the total remaining balance is only about 17-20%.
The basement is mostly not even "materialed," as in no drywall or flooring is in yet (beyond the framing and concrete slab floor).
The main house is mostly done.
I'm waiting to respond and asking for input.
My instinct is maybe half of half of what is remaining. I have confidence he's doing and will continue to do the work - and I should note the recent invoice/balance update showed the penalties incurred. But I still ponder over the what-ifs should he up and leave town or something absurd. This wouldn't leave a lot of finish the job incentive to get the money - though there is the don't delay because if you stay in business this is losing money every week incentive on paper.
PS I'm full of work not-stories after a week of hearing travel, and this coming week I'm on girlfriend travel. Lots of not being around lj preceding and likely following. I really look forward to moving in, in part I hope I wind up sharing observations of life and people again, instead of just updating like a checkbook register.
I think neither my ex nor my current read this anymore. We were all the same party this weekend and it went well / was very friendly. Good stuff.
I'm still always busy - chores, entertainment, parties...I'm feeling harried. And happy, but still.
I'd love to update about the house but everything changed this morning (not really). Things are moving, slowly, on the house, but they're consistently moving. Most exciting to me I got the long-ago-requested pending balance, and it's at the bottom end of the range I was anticipating (again, I ran into difficulty computing the upgrades and material costs from the overall contract). So I'm pretty happy about that, in fact very much more relaxed.
Harried has been shopping for lights, fixtures, details...which seems easy, but then is really stressful when I realize these decisions are forever-ish. I try to make each something I like but also good for the widest possible audience from Veronica, renters, buyers in 10-20-30 years...
Woke up to "Black stainless is the new stainless" this weekend, referring to appliances. Gotta keep having trendy colors to look stupid in 5 years. Avocado is the new black?
Ceiling fans get more expensive the SMALLER you get. Really. Then you can't just buy one, you need the extended downrod plus an angle mount, more if it's an angle mount over 45 deg...I think for $500 you get someone to assure it works, while $50-100 is home depot brown off the shelf stuff that just bolts to a flat ceiling without thinking much.
But this AM I got a text from Jordan asking for half the remaining balance because "he's tapped out." My first impulse was actually just wtf, followed by math. Have I stated openly the figures here? Should I / not?
Vaguely, the total remaining balance is only about 17-20%.
The basement is mostly not even "materialed," as in no drywall or flooring is in yet (beyond the framing and concrete slab floor).
The main house is mostly done.
I'm waiting to respond and asking for input.
My instinct is maybe half of half of what is remaining. I have confidence he's doing and will continue to do the work - and I should note the recent invoice/balance update showed the penalties incurred. But I still ponder over the what-ifs should he up and leave town or something absurd. This wouldn't leave a lot of finish the job incentive to get the money - though there is the don't delay because if you stay in business this is losing money every week incentive on paper.
PS I'm full of work not-stories after a week of hearing travel, and this coming week I'm on girlfriend travel. Lots of not being around lj preceding and likely following. I really look forward to moving in, in part I hope I wind up sharing observations of life and people again, instead of just updating like a checkbook register.
