Sitting with Hate
Getting to know hate Emotions are not right & wrong. Emotions are a natural part of being human. They are also extremely useful tools. They give us information about our wellbeing, about our environment & help us be informed when choosing to act. It is only when we try to suppress emotions that they become [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation Day 13
Did you ever have one of those days where you felt like you worked really hard but there isn't much to show for it? Today was that day. We are down to cleaning up the little things part of the work and it is slow and painful. We have all the little pieces of drywall [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation Days 11 and 12
Another 2 days work in the humid summer heat. The big smashy, smashy is mostly done so now it is on to the slow work of cleaning up. Pulling nails and getting the little pieces of drywall down. Today Zac pulled up the carpet in the living room and the floor beneath is really beautiful. [...]
Read MoreTavern Day 10 – End of week 2
We made it through another week! All three of the Q kids joined in the demo work today. We pulled down the ceiling in the Tavern and discovered that there once was a fire in the tavern! So what we thought was possibly mold was only fire damage, yay. The water damage is pretty restricted [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation Day 9
Smashy! Smashy! Another day of smashing stuff. I stayed upstairs and finished up the floor. Nailing down loose floorboards. The kids spent time smashing stuff downstairs. Obviously smashing is more fun and they make much faster progress with the smashing work. We have now entirely filled up the downstairs with trash and desperately need to [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation Day 6 and 7
Our days are getting busier and somehow we are running out of hours. We didn't post for Monday, day 6. We cleaned some more on Monday. It doesn't look as impressive as the clean up is slow work. Mother nature has turned up the summer heat and it is mighty hot in the tavern! Our [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation Project Day 5
The Reality of the Project... Today is our 5th day on the project and the completion of our first week. We are not professional construction workers and only have a couple of hours a day but the work is rewarding, we are building our dream as a family. This project has had so many road [...]
Read MoreTavern Renovation Day 4
Today was mostly a clean up day. After all that smashing we had a lot of things to clean up. The pile of trash is impressive and the need for a large dumpster has become apparent. It is HOT sweaty work with no air conditioning and having to wear protective gear. The radiator is NOT [...]
Read MoreTavern Rehabilitation – Day 2
Day 2 was very eventful! We went to the tavern with tools and supplies in hand expecting to do a little more carpet pulling. Soooooo flip flops were worn. BIG mistake. I know this seems obvious but we were rushing to get out the door this morning. Lesson 1: Nails go right through flip flops! [...]
Read MoreTavern Renovation – Day 1
Our first day renovating the Tavern! Accalia and I have started stripping the apartment side of the Tavern. We have committed to a couple of hours in the morning before filming our live classes. The first day included pulling up of some carpet in the attic room and planning out our method of attack. The [...]
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