gina got her groove back

Things seem to be moving along. I see better now, not worse (with the exception of the kitchen, that room is still a dump). I ordered carpet this week - a grey/taupe color with fun textured lines (went with this color to make the mauve paint look less "pink"). It will be installed the week before Europe, two days after I move in. Hardwoods while I am in Europe. I finished painting the master with the exception of the trim. Ceilings in the master, stairwell (mostly), hallway, and office (somewhat) have been painted Maui Mist. Not sure if I will paint the ceilings in the dining room and living room the same color, may go a bit "whiter". All appliances are ordered: fridge, range, and dishwasher. Funny thing, I LOVE the appliances at Ikea and ended up finding the same ones at Home Depot! All Maytag, which turns out is owned by Whirlpool (the Ikea lady told me all of their appliances are "Whirlpool", so same family I guess...and totally not important).

Best part of this week? I BOUGHT A NEST THERMOSTAT! I cannot stop looking at it. It is beautiful! And Home Depot put an incorrect sign in front of the 3rd gen Nests, so they honored their screw up and gave me the discounted price. :D

And then I just got back from Home Depot (my second...er, third or maybe fourth? home) and ordered a front door. Those guys are good! They called to tell me they got my measurements into the system from last Friday, and that my front door looks like a custom door and lo and behold, Home Depot is taking 15% off all "custom" doors TODAY! What a coincidence, and call me sucker. I went in and dropped the cash.

Someone say discount?!!!

It's a pretty cool door. And yeah, it's black. It will take ~4 weeks to make the door and ship, so looking at an early November installation. Five bucks say they call to schedule while I am in Europe. :/

This week, internet goes in, ducts are being cleaned, and the furnace is being inspected. Now, why you ask are the ducts being cleaned before the hardwood is worked on given all the dust? So, I have to turn on the heat to get the house at 65 degrees by October 19 when the hardwood is being delivered so it can acclimate a week before install, so I need the furnace inspected before then (which is included with the duct cleaning in the Groupon), and I need a thermostat before I can turn on the heat...thus the internet install since it is a hella smart thermostat and uses wireless! (There is a Nest app hehe.) Make sense? Breaking it down: Internet -> Nest -> furnace (and ducts) -> wood delivery. The hardwood guys will block the ducts/intakes anyways while they work, so I think this is the best route.