My Country Life

My main project for this trip was to install shelves in the shed and get it organized.  Until now it was just a blank space where I had been storing tools, my CrossFit gear, and other stuff that doesn't belong in a living space. I spent about $100 on materials which included 12 MDF boards from Home Depot, brackets for mounting, and screws. The result is what you see here.  I'm pleased.

White Oak at the Cabin picture taken 11/4/12 I have decided to move to the cabin for a while. When I lost my job back in June, I immediately took comfort in the knowledge that I could move here if I needed to. I'm grateful that I spent the last year getting it livable. Owning this place free and clear of any mortgage has allowed me to think about how I really want to spend my life. I wasn't forced to FIND A JOB - any job - just to pay the mortgage and the VISA bill.

I drove over to the Comer Farmers' Market this morning.  Now this is my idea of a farmers' market. Locals selling their own homegrown, handmade stuff -- vegetables, bedding plants, soap, natural cleaners, jewelry, honey, beeswax candles, and baked goods.

I'm spending a few days at the cabin to get it put back together after months of construction. Yesterday stepdad-Lamar installed my new stove. Isn't it cute? My sister, Jolyn spent the afternoon cleaning and unpacking the kitchen while Mama supervised and drank coffee. I plan to install open-shelving above the cabinets. This will be a simple, low-cost solution that I hope to have done before fall.

Things have been happening recently at the cabin. I now have indoor plumbing!  Running water, a kitchen sink AND a bathroom sink, a toilet, and a shower. The plumber finished up this past Thursday. Yes, my country life is taking shape.

Range and cabinets were delivered today.  I must have prayed for patience because I am getting lots of opportunities to practice it lately.  The counter top which I ordered nearly four weeks ago was due after "two or three weeks." At the end of three weeks I called to check the status, only to learn it had never been ordered.  Argh! Supposedly, it has now been ordered, and there's a rush on it.

My new old floors were worth the wait! The floors are FINALLY installed. I chose reclaimed antique heart pine, sourced by a company in Florida. I feel like they looked out for me, waiting to deliver until they had wood of the premium quality that I paid for. But the wait was long and sometimes taxed my patience. When I ordered in late January, they estimated three to four weeks until delivery.  In the end, I waited a long seven weeks.