In the last 11 days I closed on a house, moved everything I own there, and got myself pretty well set up. The walls are decorated with pictures of family and friends, posters of meaningful events and sayings, and all manner of bookcases, shelves, tables, dressers, general furniture, and SEVEN desks are all sitting in their rightful spots the new house that my wife 
Sure, I've felt like a pack mule, loaded to the brim with knick-knacks and trinkets, furniture, and books, but it's been so much more than just the move. I've also started to jog in the mornings, been dusting off the pause button on a few projects, and realizing just how much half-assery I have left around. I have so many half-finished projects it's ridiculous, and every box we unpacked seemed to have me saying, "No, I'll finish THIS project first!" Hopefully at least a couple of them will see the light of day, so I can get back to delivering those sweet sweet DIY and project posts that both you and I seem to prefer.
Even though the house is mostly set up, there are always little snippets of things that need organized, or moved, or dusted for the first time in ages, as we unpack what seems to be the calcified ruins of an archaic civilization called my past life in a rental home. I'm thankful for the time I spent there, don't get me wrong, but I never CARED for the space, and even the things I owned in it, as much as I do now that I feel like I'm in a place I can call my own.
I know that some of you may be used to a more frequent posting schedule, but I prefer to deliver the highest quality content that I can, and seeing as I've apparently half-assed everything else I would like to whole-ass at least one thing: my posts. I'm back to working full-time, have an art room that's still quite the tragedy, a 3D printer that needs some heavy recalibration, a secret project that's ALMOST ready to be not-so-secret, a yard that was seeded in the heat of July (meaning constant watering and attention) and a bank account that's felt the blows of a down payment, appliance purchases, and a hefty thrashing from fast food and new wares as we figure out what all we need to get established in our new home.
Given a bit of time, I'll bounce back to a more frequent posting schedule. I have a ton of things I would love to write about, and I won't be completely silent here I assure you.
Until next time,
