Week 5 and 6 of the ORC
I can’t believe we are rounding the corner of the ORC and I only have 2 weeks left to finish my shed project. Realistically I only have 1.5 weeks if you consider that I am writing this a few hours shy of the Sunday deadline.
For those of you just jumping onboard, please check out my big plans to convert a storage shed in my yard into a functional office and Schoolhouse shed. I discussed the major plans in our Week 1 post. As a little refresh, here is the moodboard I put together for the shared space my kids and I will be working in.
If I’m being honest the past few weeks have been a bit of a stand still in the progress department. The world has been so hectic the past few months that I have had to take a few pauses to really sit and process everything going on. As a family we were horrified by the events surrounding George Floyd’s heartbreaking death. It is deeply saddening to learn that so many Black people live in fear while going about their everyday. It was also embarrassing to realize how naive I had been to it all.
When the ORC announced that they were canceling Week 5 I also took that as a pause to read, talk and learn. I have many other thoughts surrounding what is going on, but for today I am going to stick to updating you on my shed plans.
There was another major curve ball that hit us last week. For some inexplicable reason the entire power to the shed went out. I had the terrifying “ALL IS LOST” moment until my husband reassured me that he could put his electrical engineering skills to the test and figure out what was causing the power outage. I patiently waited 4 days for him to have enough free time to assess the problem, apparently one of the receptacles had a wiring issue that was knocked a bit loose. It was a quick fix and the lights were back on. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when that happened.
So long story short I don’t have a ton to update you on this week and I didn’t take any great pictures.
- I built a 6′ tall x8″ wide by 15″ deep rolling cart to house art supplies on the side of the BESTA unit.
- I organized all my supplies – which took hours but felt amazing – until I spilled Modge Podge on the floor…
To-Do List
It definitely feels like it is crunch time. If I am going to get the space complete I need a comprehensive list of things that have to get done. Without further ado here is my list:
- Sand Besta Fronts
- Prime Besta Fronts
- Project mural
- Paint Mural
- Sand Rolling Cart
- Paint Rolling Cart
- Finish Desk Besta Install
- Build Floating wood shelf above computer
- Wall Mount monitor
- Create Rocky Computer Backsplash
- Order desk chairs
- Create some unique art supply holders
- Install plexi Glass Door Fronts
- Prime Shed
- Paint Shed
- Paint pots to match Shed
- Hang succulent Planters
Realistically this is probably 3-4 weeks worth of work with my current workload and schedule…Let’s see if I can get it done friends! See you next week for a Week 7 update!
If you want to check out some other great participants check out the others over at the OneRoomChallenge blog. A lot of people are also participating just through Instagram, so look out for this symbol.
