Home gym by JIm and me

Hello fellow busy people, I am very happy to report that another long time dream of mine has become a reality thanks to the list of Craig and my husband. I simply do not have the time to go to a gym. This has been making me cranky. Jim and I decided we would create a workout space in the basement. Finding a good piece of professional grade equipment took longer than expected. Jim's devotion to my quest for the elliptical of my dreams was impressive. This morning my used, but in perfect condition Precor elliptical was moved into the basement in a corner I painted bright white and we lined with great thick rubber mats. Jim only had to do some small parts removal to fit it down the staircase, but it was back together this morning and I had my first at-home workout. I hung 2 mirrors so I can keep it real and posted my workout.I have enough space next to the elliptical to do my exercises. I am really serious at this point. Next a little decor, maybe some art on the walls, and I need to work on the lighting.I hung a vinyl curtain (shower) to separate the space and semi-hide the hot water heater.

Now all I need is a lap pool…..just kidding

Time for an update ……. March 2, 2017

It's been a while since our last post and we have done quite a bit! First of all Jim completed his first project in our spectacular new wood shop, a gate for our deck.Up until now we have had a ratty piece of green wire fencing to block Kookoo from wandering off into the neighborhood.Somehow that flimsy baricade keep her in the yard.Yes she is super smart and got through the old fence in a variety of locations but the wire scared her. Now we have a beautiful gate which is designed to match the existing deck and as soon as it warms up we will stain the deck and gate to match. I have been working on the staircase.First removing the stinky carpet, then painting the stairs in a gradation from white to middle grey. Last weekend I painted the hallway walls a pale blue grey and kept all the trim white. Then I got to do the fun stuff, hang up the family photos.It's been a few years that my photos and artwork have been wrapped up and in boxes.It's like visiting old friends.We have photos of our entire life together.From all the themed dress up Solstice parties, to parental wedding photos, and newly added photos of our New Mexico friends. It makes walking up and down the stairs so much fun. And finally last weekend we put up floating thick white shelves in the living room. Our original plan was to make them from scratch but when visiting Ikea to pick up some small kitchen stuff we saw these shelves which were exactly what we wanted and so cheap, we could not make them for the price.So we bought them and 2 hours later they were done. Enjoy the photos!