By now, I've put in about 75 straight long days - generally getting up around 6, getting some breakfast and then getting started. Sometimes, I'm done around 6 PM but often with long painting days, there have been more than a few nights that have stretched to 10 PM or later.
About the tenth of April (less than two weeks behind the initial aggressive goal), I started using the house full time. The bedroom was in nice shape:
It was really nice to have use of the full sized bathroom after two months in the cramped quarters of the camper. Also the kitchen was beginning to look like a kitchen:
Note that the counter tops are finished plywood for now. Very functional and we'll be able to use them for months until we can get the granite counter tops we want. We decided during the early phases of the build that we would take the money budgeted for kitchen counter tops and spend it instead on a really good master closet. We had designed a very large space for the closet but didn't have a good plan for the build out. We wound up going to California Closets (we talked to 3 different companies before selecting them) and they will build out the closets in a week or so (took about six weeks lead time) - just in time for Julie to arrive and for the household goods in storage.
In the meantime, the pantry is done, the laundry room cabinets are in and functional and the guest bath is coming along nicely. Here's the evidence of those activities:
Most importantly Julie's office and our guest bedroom is in very nice shape so with a functional kitchen, decent master bedroom, working laundry room and a very usable office, I'm ready for some company (other than the cats). I'll spend all the time between now and Julie's arrival doing continued finishing work, constant painting (it seems) and start moving in a few things.
I'm guessing we'll wind up rearranging the office furniture once Julie gets here, but it's fully ready with internet, printer, desk, cabinets and filing cabinets.
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