Step 1) renovate one apartment start to finish
Step 2) renovate a 2nd apartment for a long time
Step 3) get really tired of your old door that is drooping on its hinges and almost impossible to close (not to mention the wrong size)
Step 4) 499 days later, install a new (temporary) door
The new door is, unfortunately, temporary. We had to cut so much off the bottom that it looks quite odd and the doorknob is way too low now. But it's way more functional than the old one. We'll have to have a door custom made as the opening is lower than standard dimensions.
We're in the mudding & taping phase, yet again. I'm not a fan but it needs to be done.
We're waiting for our vent piping to arrive (for the kitchen range hood) and then we can finally put up the last small pieces of drywall. I took this video yesterday, and we have since added the pieces to the face of the mezzanine.
It's been really busy with Breech Without Borders work--particularly as we schedule workshops in New Zealand and Australia. And I wonder why I am so exhuasted at the end of each day!
I had a visit with a gynecologist today (need to get my IUD replaced, so much fun). But it was fun to chat with him. He asked me what my profession was, so I explained about Breech Without Borders. Turns out he often attends births at the "salle physiologique," which is the term for an in-hospital birth center designed for unmedicated, upright births. In general childbirth is very medicalized in France, but there are occasional places where physiological birth is possible. I think he was intrigued by what I do. I gave him the BWB website.
Inga came home from Ecole de Mer this afternoon! I was waiting for her when she got off the bus: crying and despondent. At first, I was worried that something terrible had happened. But no...she was just sad to leave! She said the director wants to meet Eric--the instructors kept borrowing his book and asking her about it.
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