2020: Reading Update

2020: Office Project Final

 

Finally have the personal office in some kind of functional order. I was able to put my breakfast nook back in order too.  I am happy this project is basically done and now I can work on organizing financial documents. 

Our dining room is still covered in computers and monitors and I think it will stay that way until we know if/who is going back to an actual office. Also, I tend to work on small tasks throughout the workday which is mostly downstairs. 

If it ends up just being me at home permanently, then I will work on moving the work office in here which will be quite a task. 

2020: Reading List Update

My sister bought this for me. The fourth homily was my favorite!

The forward was horribly feministic but the book itself is great. You must read St. John of the Cross before you can read this book. You could read his works in tandem with this one. 

I had never read this children's book so, why not?

2020: Updates

2020 House Goals

1. Bedroom to office conversion

2. Deck landscape project

3. Replace water heater
4. Finish painting the last section of the porch

2020 Spiritual Goals

1. Learn to pray the Little Office as part of the Order of the Preachers

2. Perfect fasting/abstinence requirements for the Order of the Preachers

3. Perfect daily meditation as part of the Order of the Preachers

2020 Organization/Budget/Mind Goals

1. Update budget/billing each day to keep on top of it.

2. Work on making sure we are on budget each month.

3. Minimum of two blog posts each week.

We replaced the water heater in January. The office conversion is about 50-60% done. We have shelves to put up and then I need to find a desk and finally decorate.

I am trying hard to catch up on bills/budget stuff. I don't know if we will ever get to zero dollar budgeting. 

2020: The Horn of the Unicorn

If you haven't read this book or haven't read it in a while- please do. This book gives you a true appreciation for Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the sacrifices he made for the true Faith. Without him, we would have lost everything. 

2020: The Life of SIr Thomas More by William Roper

William Roper was the son-in law to Saint Thomas More. 

This is a thin book but really opens your eyes to the true holiness of this saint. You can read this online in the public domain. 

2020: Saints Who Saw Hell

Here is my latest read that I finished this year. My favorite part is St. Peter's description of his vision of hell which speaks of those who have aborted their children. 

2020 Project Part 2:Progress

Just a couple more shots of the grey room. I put up the curtains and set up a twin bed for the little Ambrose who needs his own special area because he is a king.

2020 Project Part 1: Conversion

I know, you can't believe I am actually posting. I am going to try this month to actually post something.  I really haven't had too much going on of interest but I started a project and thought you might like to see the pictures as I work on everything.


I am working on moving the guest bedroom to the smaller spare bedroom and then converting what was the guest bedroom (what we call the special room) into an office and dressing room for me.




The guest bedroom was painted a butter yellow but it looks more peach in the picture below. The curtains were gold and cream.

Before Colour

 Here is a snapshot of the old colour which can be seen in the right hand corner of the wall and the new colour which is a soft, light grey.

Switching to a grey tone



Base boards

2020

So Random but a couple of books I have finished in 2020!

2020

2020 House Goals

1. Bedroom to office conversion

2. Deck landscape project

3. Replace water heater
4. Finish painting the last section of the porch

2020 Spiritual Goals

1. Learn to pray the Little Office as part of the Order of the Preachers

2. Perfect fasting/abstinence requirements for the Order of the Preachers

3. Perfect daily meditation as part of the Order of the Preachers

2020 Organization/Budget/Mind Goals

1. Update budget/billing each day to keep on top of it.

2. Work on making sure we are on budget each month.

3. Minimum of two blog posts each week.

I will continue pro-life work, bookstore, chapel cleaning, and meals for the priests as per usual.

I may come back to this list and update it. I really haven't had a good space of time to where I could sit down and really think things through but we have a year to do that, eh?