Where were we a year ago from today? Oh yes… we were dry-walling and painting- very happy to have subfloor down so we didn’t have to leap from floor beam to floor beam. Looking back to those days makes me awfully content with our circumstances now. It’s nice to remember and to appreciate. So reminisce with me, won’t you? :)

I remember the sense of accomplishment when we finally had all the drywall patched up and painted. My brother (who owns our the home- we live with him) was away on vacation and I couldn’t wait for him to walk inside and WOW all over himself. It was quite the week of painting. And I think you might know a little more of the relief I felt after looking at these two pictures:

That’s what my brother’s house looked like when we decided to move in with him. A leap of faith? Oh yes. But it was also very inspiring to see the space looking like that and knowing that you will be living there in 30 days’ time.

So, after the walls were finished, we layed the flooring and began to move in the furniture. Our lease was up in a few days. How exciting to have furniture in the house! Any kind of furniture! Just somewhere to sit. It was so exciting seeing the new things come together.

Around the time school was starting up again, we were accessorizing and actually maintaining a clean living room and dining room.

So that’s where we were 6 months ago. But slowly I had been collecting things. Pillows from Etsy. Table legs from ebay. Furniture from thrift stores. And my brother brought home excellent craigslist finds. So, today we enjoyed relaxing in a very different living room from that room of a year ago. And it’s awfully fun for me to look back and compare those pictures with this room now.

And look there, still work needing to be done on the fireplace wall. But I’m beginning to learn that the work is never done, and things are always changing. And that’s why living in a house is just so much fun! Don’t you think?