Basement photos.
You didn’t think I would talk about the basement project without showing photos did you? Here is the embarrassing before.
Lots of boxes, which are now being kept in the garage (on my side interestingly enough) waiting to be broken down and recycled. A bookshelf which made it’s way into my office, and is now holding a fish tank on top. Lots of old computer things. This I can blame all on my husband, who saved them all “for parts”. A note about things like that though, thrift shops won’t take TVs or computer screens, even if they still work. Did you know that? You have to take them to get recycled, and it’s going to cost you. The best deal we found was to take them to Best Buy because even though they charge $10 a piece, they give you a $10 gift card per piece.
And now the “during” because we also put together a Bowflex gym (which my husband had wanted for years) and isn’t in the photo. Also, we would like to finish the basement someday.
Isn’t that SOOOOO much better? It feels so much nicer to go into the space and workout now. Room to move, and even some room for aerobics! I was especially proud of how many things we donated. As you know, I am a bit of a clutter clearing freak and do it often, but I have often had a hard time getting my hubby on the same page. My motto? If it’s not used or loved, it’s out the door. His motto? This could come in handy someday. LOL.
I have been spending most of this week playing catch up on all the things that I didn’t get to do during the project. The Bowflex was the hardest part of the whole project. Clearing out only took one afternoon, and then about an hour to load it all up and take it to the thrift store. The Bowflex on the other hand took us 2 whole days to put together!! It wasn’t so much that it was hard, but just that there were so many parts and steps. Hubby had better LOVE that thing!! 
Themocracy
Looks good! Good thing to know about Best Buy–I’ll keep that in mind should we ever need to recycle our TV or computer.
Thanks Julie!