My son and his girlfriend are moving into my old home, his childhood home, which has been rented out to various people for a few years. It was seriously in need of some updates and a big clean out.

We decided to redo the kitchen, add a powder room, clean everything out and paint. Replace some light fixtures and replace some carpeting.

We rented a 30 yard dumpster and filled it within a few days and had to have it dumped and returned! Now it’s half filled with very little left to add – I’m starting to see it all coming together and it’s giving me a bittersweet feeling. It’s sad to see the home I raised my kids in, in such disrepair. It was hard to see it ripped apart however, I am so happy that this house will now have a family living in it. I want to see it get the love back that it once had.

I love the new renovations and changes and I’m excited to see it all come together. I’ve been overseeing the changes and helping out where I can given that I just messed up my ankle a few weeks ago and just got out of a boot.