I’m trying to become a home improvement expert–the kind of guy who can build a loft, change a tire, and cook a meal all in a day’s work. I’m city. In fact, I’m inner city which means my familiarity with repair and design is tied to my familiarity with a phone. I call for what I want and it gets done. Here in the desert suburbs that too is an option, but you are supposed to be able to do a certain amount of building and repairing yourself. Presently, I have no talent in doing such things, but I feel like I am a work in progress.
Tomorrow I will further that progress by starting to lay out a plan for making my backyard work for my family. My middle kid is really into construction right now (he wants to build a drawbridge), so he and I may make an outdoor treehouse, a retaining wall, maybe even some sort of cool water feature!
Some Thoughts:
- Handful of home improvement goals left for 2013 including making the yard into my dream oasis, finishing the kids bedroom design, and the office. The last project is important because that is where the magic happens in 2014.
- The utter lack of foul calls in Game 5 of the NBA finals showcased home court advantage. Lebron James was relentlessly fouled on drives to the basket yet went to the freethrow line only a couple of times.
- Speaking of basketball, the kids’ seasons start in 6 days. I still need to teach them how to shoot!
- Starting a new morning routine where we get up by 7 and work on athleticism for a bit before the day starts. That means I need to sleep a bit earlier.