Banana Blog

Yes, we’re working toward a new kitchen.  It’s been about a year and a half project so far, mostly weekends, mostly unpaid labor and mostly learn as we/they go at that (more on the we/they later).  Along the way there has been a baby, 2 new jobs and a bunch of other…activity.  There have been very few mishaps, hammered fingers or arguments.  It’s going to be very exciting to have a new kitchen.  I’m especially looking forward to having the kitchen sink be in the kitchen, to having a dishwasher, better light, cabinets that don’t flake into our dishes and floors that get cleaner after mopping and sweeping.  Lots of decisions and countless hours of planning, working and accommodating the work still await us but we’re starting to turn the corner that divides rough from finish.  My lessons learned thus far vary depending on what kind of day I’m having, but some consistent themes are beginning to emerge.  I’ll write about these soon.  As for this blog, my best guess is that it will follow a similar path that our house has.  If so, it will be a work in progress with fits and starts.  It will be a labor of love and loathing with its coauthors pushing and pulling, grumbling and grinning and ultimately molding it into something that’s strong, that works and that’s actually pretty in its own way.