Been Busy

It's been a busy week for us as we get settled into our island life. Spent the first several days taking care of chores in the morning and getting to the beach in the afternoon. The first day here was focused on Costco and Safeway to buy all those supplies necessary to keep us happy for the next 3 weeks. Also needed to start doing some of our upgrades for this trip. While we were going to focus on furniture and drapes, it looks like we'll be a little less than we originally thought. We replaced some of the TV's with some of the new ones that can also be used as computer monitors. I've been trying to make it more friendly to have an office type area here, where people can hook up their laptops and get some good use out of the place. We still can't find a desk we like, but we'll keep looking.

We're thinking of coming back in Jan/Feb, depending on how the rental property in Orinda goes, so we can do some of the more major remodel here, need to peel off this wallpaper from the 70's and get it updated with new paint and stuff. Also need new drapes and possibly even change out the tile for some laminate flooring. Then on to updating the bathrooms and kitchen, which also haven't been touched in nearly 30 years. It's no wonder we can't get a lot of renters in here. While everything works, it's clearly dated and not full of modern amenities that people are looking for.

We wanted to get a new dining room table as this one is pretty wobbly, but again can't decide on one we like that blends the old decor with where we want to take this place. Our last adventure was to get a new TV stand. We looked at several, and finally decided on one from Wal Mart. Problem was that when we got the 150lb package home and started to assemble it, two of the pieces were smashed on the corners. So after taking it back to swap out the broken pieces, they couldn't find any of their packages that weren't similarly damaged. We finally had to go back and get all the pieces and get them returned. Back to looking for a new TV stand.

Now time for some beach activities.