Our first, brave, post-remodel visitor

Post-remodel?!? No, we’re not actually done with the remodel. It’s more like we’ve created a workable pausing point to accommodate our late-winter and spring visitors. We were not ready for the kids to come for the holidays, which was a disappointment for me. But I was determined to be ready for our annual spring visitors. Because that’s part of the responsibilities that come with being the “someone you know who lives in Tucson”, right?

After I got back from visiting with Laura in the San Luis Obispo area, my next order of business was get my house ready for our first visitor in a long time. My good friend, Tracey, was coming from California.

For the most part, the remodel was in a good pausing point. The hall bathroom was done except for towel racks and a toilet paper.

But the family room and screened patio were full of junk.

And so was the office.

And I hadn’t managed to get all the Christmas decorations down before my trip to California, lol.

But more alarming was the state of the guest room.

So I ran around and somehow managed to find spots for all the boxes except the art boxes. I left the art boxes out because Tracey generously offered to help me hang art.

I even got the office clean, which wasn’t strictly necessary. And it was very temporary. It looks good in the picture below, but it is back to being a disaster as I write this. After Tracey left I started trying to do more unpacking and organizing, and the office once again looks like a hurricane hit. In fact, it is currently worse than it has ever been. But I’m tired of taking pictures of disasters, so we’re going to continue to imagine it’s all nice and tidy.

I had a great time with Tracey. Mostly we went for short hikes and long walks, and ate lunch outside on café patios. These are two of my most favorite things to do.

I will post pictures of our adventures soon!

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