{"id":358,"date":"2021-06-03T21:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thereisroomatthetable.com\/?p=358"},"modified":"2021-06-03T21:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:51:47","slug":"burning-the-candle-at-both-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereisroomatthetable.com\/?p=358","title":{"rendered":"Burning the candle at both ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you know that country song by Brooks and Dunn? (Hard Working Man<\/a>) The chorus has a line: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m burnin’ my candle at both ends
‘Bout the only way to keep the fire goin’
Is to outrun the wind”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s what it has felt like for the last couple of months. It’s been busy season at work and busy season in life too. Every spare moment has been spent working on the new house, packing up the old one and all the things in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry and I both took off some time in April to paint, lay flooring and do some of the interior finish work ourselves. We’ve also poured concrete countertops, installed pantry and bathroom cabinets. The lagoon was dug, rural water and telephone were all trenched in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n