No Kitchen Updates

We are at a standstill.....nothing is happening with the kitchen, which means we have time to do other things.....like letting the puppies go swimming!!

:)

Hope you enjoy the video!

No news is NOT good news

People ask all the time how the kitchen is coming along.
And i usually say "slowly but surely." Knowing full well that it is more slow than sure.


And if you will notice, i have not posted any new pictures of the kitchen. That is because they haven't really done ANYTHING this week. Ok, they did something. The electricians were here and put up my big, beautiful pendant light.

It is REALLY big, very modern looking, and i just <3 it! And yes, it isn't practical (like a ceiling fan) and yes, it doesn't give off a ton of light, and yes, my kitchen guy told me it would be too big, but i love, love love it. It adds just a little bit of a modern, funky touch.

The same day that the light went up, the cabinet people came by and put the finishing touches on everything.

That was tuesday. What happened on monday, wednesday, thursday, and friday was NOTHING. Still no backsplash. Still no broom closet. My kitchen is still NOT DONE. It has been three full weeks since the initiation of this remodeling. I was told it would be done in 2 weeks. Not a chance. Then told it would be done by the 9th (yesterday). Wrong again.

This type A personality girl is being driven CRAZY by the incomplete status of my kitchen. Grrrrr!!!

24 down, 6 to go.

Back in August after my big test, i got the crazy idea that since our family didn't have anything going on over Labor day that i would do some moonlighting that weekend. It also made good sense because i am in the MICU this month and will have a VERY BUSY month, so i figured i should get my hours in early.

My "good sense" turned into stupidity when i agreed to do 30 hours of moonlighting in 2 days. 18 hours one day and then 12 the next. Now, i am not going to complain because i signed up for it.......and it helps to have extra income coming in.......and i really do like the veterans,.....so i will just stop right there.



But MAN AM I TIRED! And i found these pictures on the internet which pretty much sums up my shifts right now.....

LOL.

:)

MORE progress

Knobs are on!

And (most) of the appliances are in- the stove/oven and microwave- so i was able to cook our 1st MEAL IN OUR NEW KITCHEN!

I made:

Smokey paprika shrimp and polenta AND Southwestern Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Delish!

Had a great 1st meal!!!

Now- we still need our:

-fridge

-lighting put in

-pantry closet built

-backsplash (!)





I start nightfloat on Sept 18th. I already have told them that if they are STILL working then, they will be working at NIGHT when i am working and not during the day when i am SLEEPING!!!!!

Progress people- we have counter tops!

The estimate of a 2 week renovation is gone- haha- i was stupid to believe my beautiful kitchen would be done in 2 weeks (10 actual working days).

I should have realized it would be about double that. My mom told me to double their estimate of when it would be done. I had friends have MONTHS of work done on their kitchen. And of course there were the days last week when nothing was being done in the kitchen...... I would wonder "why aren't they here working?" And now i know- the 2 week estimate was just a myth. The truth is that it will be at least another week.....or two.





But we do have progress- yes, and that is a good thing. We have counter tops. Beautiful granite counter tops. And don't be fooled when i say granite- we went with the least expensive kind!



But here they are!

There is still A LOT of work to be done. But the counter tops are in- which means the sink is in, which means i can wash dishes in the sink now.....instead of my bathtub! LOL!

New cabinets!

As you know our kitchen is being remodeled- which has made our house a DISASTER ZONE.



Last week they took everything out.....now it is time to put everything in.

Here are our cabinets- in their boxes.

And here are the cabinets put up!

We of course don't have:

-the counter-tops

-our appliances (microwave, oven/stove, fridge, dishwasher)

-the knobs to the cabinets

-the sink isn't installed

-the backsplash (which we FINALLY picked out) hasn't been put in place

-the lighting isn't done

-AND eat-in kitchen bar isn't done either

BLAH! This is taking forever! And i am getting tired of our grill!!!

And it starts.....

It is all anyone can talk about- on the news, internet, all social media outlets- Hurricane Irene.

The big, bad, hurricane- a Category 2- is taking aim right for the south carolina/north carolina coast and is predicted to make landfall saturday somewhere between charleston and myrtle beach. All eyes are on the weather channels- waiting too see if it will turn ever so slightly and have the government pull the trigger and call for an evacuation.

And only 22 years ago (almost to the date), Hurricane Hugo slammed into Charleston and the lowcountry, forever changing the way the way people viewed hurricane preparedness.

I was living in Charlottesville (and was 10 years old) when Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston. The only reason why i remember it at all is that we had the day off from school "just in case." And we didn't even get a drop of rain. It was great- for us. Not so great for Charleston which was devastated.

This is a picture of Lockwood Blvd- about 1/10 th of a mile from the hospital. It was under water for a week......so was the 1st floor of MUSC. And the story that gets passed around Medical School is that Baruch Auditorium, where our 1st year classes are held, had fish swimming around in it for weeks!

Well, i have to admit, my eyes are on the news too......not really interested in surviving a hurricane without a kitchen!