Distracted

by , posted on January 7th, 2013 in Features



I’m going to apologize now for this week and possibly weeks to come. Remember hurricane Sandy? I know, how could you forget? During the storm, we experienced some flooding and wind damage. Now, the damage is getting repaired.

Bright and early this morning, contractors arrived. Now, there’s a guy on the roof, one in the living room and two in the basement. At any given moment, I hear saws, classic rock, hammers banging, heavy boot steps and ladders clinking. It’s all super distracting. And it won’t end for a couple weeks (at least).

So bear with me as I try to work through this craziness. It’s going to be a challenge.

Have you ever had work done to your house? How did you survive the craziness?


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  1. Caroline Says:

    January 7th, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Yes–we’ve had a ton of work on the house! We have a…shall we say…accident prone dwelling: water heater broke in the middle of the night, roof leaked for years and we thought it was the siding, fridge water thingie broke and damaged the floor (that still needs repair)….ohmigosh it has been INSANE.

    AND, I totally forgot to put you in touch with the people Gil knows for roof stuff etc. :-\ If you DO end up needing that–please let me know–he knows a TON of people and they typically work fast…

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 7th, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Aww, no problem! We found a company that works directly with the insurance estimate so it’s made things pretty easy. Thankfully.

    It’s just hard having people in and out of your house all day. And the noise. So. much. noise.

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  2. Sandra Says:

    January 7th, 2013 at 11:36 am

    I’ve been through three renos – one just a kitchen and two “everything”. You survive. Be patient. And try to get away from it each day!

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 7th, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    “You survive.” <- I’m holding you to that Sandra! ;)

    We had the kitchen done when Ellie was just 2 and I was pregnant with Jonah. That was a huge ordeal because Ellie was still napping (and home all day). Now the kids are in school and there’s no nap schedule.

    Plus, this is just a roof and a basement. Not having a kitchen for a few weeks is WAY harder than not having access to the basement.

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  3. Tami -- Teacher Goes Back to School Says:

    January 7th, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    When we did a mini-reno (3 new walls) in preparation for Ruby’s arrival, I couldn’t stand being in the house with the dudes so I hightailed it to a friend’s house in the Bay Area for the better part of a week while they were here.

    Maybe head down to the library or coffee shop to get away? Or runaway with a friend to a museum or somewhere else clean and quiet?

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 8th, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    I need to take your advice. Today, they were working on the front of the house, and living room, so I hid out in the kids’ room. I think it threw off my mojo all day long.

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  4. Wendi Furman Says:

    January 9th, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    We just finished a major renovation. The original time schedule was 14 weeks – it lasted 13 months! We live in a house that is over one hundred years old and nothing is easy around here. How did we stay sane? Well, we were lucky to have wonderful workers – they respected our privacy and respected our home. But they were still here -EVERY DAY. My mantra was “When it is done it will all be worth it.” And –it is!
    So,try to stay positive,get out of the house when you can and keep telling yourself that soon it will be over and your house will be a haven once again.

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 9th, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Whoa! 13 months?! Ei yi yi.

    I’m happy to hear there’s life after the renovation. And that you’re thrilled with the results!

    I took the advice of getting out of the house and am hanging out at the library today. I’m such a homebody though, I’m missing my little desk and work station.

    But I will try to stay positive! You’re right, it will be totally worth it in the end. Especially, when the basement doesn’t flood every time it rains.

    Plus, we’ll have more work space now. And that, in such a tiny house, is a beautiful luxury.

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