{"id":25523,"date":"2021-05-24T08:07:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T13:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maggipicayune.derr.io\/wp\/?p=25523"},"modified":"2021-05-25T08:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:28:44","slug":"before-after-the-dining-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maggipicayune.derr.io\/wp\/2021\/05\/24\/before-after-the-dining-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Before & After – The Dining Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year I initiated\u00a0Operation: Manhattan,<\/em> made only five entries about how I cleared up the master bedroom (now about half undone) and some progress on the guest bathroom. Then\u2026it fizzled out as I got sidetracked with my last entry being the new fridge. I should’ve also included the new roof as a part of this. Obviously not much was going to happen by late May when I met Jennifer.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Vegas trip, we had a nice debate at the pool. Given that the Austin area’s housing prices shot up 29% despite the Pandemic (second highest in the US), we agreed on just keeping my house as the stronger Plan B, leaning on Plan A. I decided to go with her strategy of starting from the dining\/kitchen area first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

I did begin with the kitchen first because I wanted to have clean dishes and utensils. I’ve also been saving money by more and more lunches at home. I cleared out this one section to be the model of perfection I’m striving for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then I went full throttle with the dining area which Jennifer said I should use as my “base of operations” while I clear out the other rooms. As you see below, Agamemnon wanted to check out the new situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

I did sweep and mop but you just cannot tell with this lame-ass flooring the house was built with. The bucket water was pretty gray so I know something was getting picked up. I do want recommend those Mr. Clean\u00ae Magic Erasers. Mucca Sacra! They can wipe out everything I threw at them but rust stains left by someone’s Elfa shelving that quickly devolved into a crap-gathering point<\/em> for a short-lived cake-decorating side hustle.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s 90 percent done in my opinion. What remains would be replacement light bulbs for the fixture and new blinds. I will need to hire someone to do a deep, deep cleaning or replace the windows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next up, finishing the kitchen. Cleaning the stove top is easy. The microwave? I’m tempted to pitch it, get a new one! Thankfully the fridge is only a year old and I’ve never filled it up. I change out the baking soda every few weeks to keep out the funk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operation:<\/em> Manhattan<\/em> is back on track!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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