The Final Touches

These past couple of months we have lived with the process of remodeling our kitchen.  It was a remodeling job that removed the flooring down to the original hardwood floor.  The workmen removed all of the old paneling, dry wall, plaster, plaster lathes until they had recovered the studs.  Then there was removing some of the walls in order to open up the kitchen to the dining room.  They put in new insulation, electric wires, plugs, lights, etc. along with plumbing and new appliances.  After all of this, there were new cabinets and a counter top followed by tile and finishing that original hardwood floor.  It is looking great.  However, we were getting weary of washing dishes in the bathroom's small sink.  We've also worn out several dusting rags.  The vacuum cleaner is ever so handy standing in a corner of the dining room.  Today and tomorrow the workmen will be here to do the final touches.  During the remodeling process, with all of the mess, we often said to each other, "Remind me why we are doing this."  Our kitchen's finished product is really worth all of the trouble, especially since the final touches are being completed.  A finished task, whether it is a remodeled kitchen or a new and healthier habit/attitude, is worth the effort.