Cleaning Out the Back Room of the Abandoned Cabin

I finally tackled cleaning out the disgusting, mouse poop infested back room of the abandoned cabin. I started out barely seeing the potential of the space as more than a storage area but by the time it was cleaned up I could see the bones of my future art studio and bedroom! Because yes… at least in the moment of this caption I think I will be moving out of my yurt and fully into the cabin in the spring.

I almost cut out the parts of this video where I’m talking about emotional challenges I’m going through - I know that some people are just here for the renovation and not for the backstory. But I also know that almost everyone is going through something right now and it can be healing to acknowledge that together and not only present the happy/shiny parts of our lives for the internet. 💘 Any big project tends to be a bit of an emotional journey and this abandoned cabin is no exception! I try to add chapters so you can skip ahead if the yapping gets boring!


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0:00 intro
2:40 organizing the front room
3:15 mouse update
4:57 organizing my storage items
9:13 rug reveal
10:53 clearing out the nasties
14:20 the corner floor problem
14:54 the shelf problem
16:32 removing peg board
17:05 existing things im keeping…for now
18:37 cleaning the tables
19:50 cleaning sprint
21:21 a rant about the necessity of beauty
23:08 a broken tote full of childhood memories
30:38 putting up some artwork
32:58 losing my job… more time to work on this project!
36:45 sanding the shelf: making a huge mess
42:57 cleaning up loose ends
46:54 a satisfying stopping point