We're hoping to start our very light "remodeling" this week. We're just taking out a couple walls and building the bar/counter area. My structural/engineering skills are completely lacking so designing and visualizing what I want the bar/counter to look like and exactly how it needs to be laid out has been really hard for me, and of course it bothers me that I can't figure it out myself...so, I made a trip to Barnes & Noble yesterday and picked up a few books. "The Complete Guide to Countertops" and "Working with Concrete" ... can't wait to get started! Believe it or not they also had "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting & Running a Coffee Bar." So, yes...I got it, too!
I'll be completely honest and admit I started reading the "Idiot's Guide to Opening A Coffee Bar" last night and had to put it down about 10 pages in. It was a little overwhelming. I had one of those moments where I thought...Am I really doing this? CAN I do this? Ahhhhhh!!!
I picked it back up 30 minutes later and got about halfway through before going to bed, but it was definitely a reality check! I have a feeling there will be more of those moments along the way where I just want to pull the covers over my head and hide, but I think it's also in those moments where you have to dig deep and figure out who you really are and what you can really do. As they say, "Nothing worth having ever comes easy."
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| My pile of paint scrapings from the floor!!! |
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| What I have left to finish.... |
