{"id":8172,"date":"2014-12-08T06:56:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T11:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=8172"},"modified":"2014-12-08T07:44:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T12:44:37","slug":"two-days-of-toil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=8172","title":{"rendered":"Two Days of Toil"},"content":{"rendered":"

I organized two very intense days of remodeling a home<\/a> for a grandson of a senior pal of mine. This gentleman was severely injured during military service, and has returned to civilian status. He lives with his wife and daughters in a quiet, old neighborhood in the community\/county where I live.<\/p>\n

More than 40 volunteers accomplished a great deal on Saturday and Sunday…
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\n…Our primary focus was to adapt a house that was built in 1948 and had an awkward layout, small rooms, a narrow galley kitchen, a teency-tiny bathroom, and too many walls into an open, accessible, living space.<\/p>\n

While I have some skills in remodeling homes, mostly with carpentry and electrical work, this time I supervised all activities among everyone involved. While I held some boards up, swung a hammer a little bit, finished wiring up a new circuit panel box, I spent 999% of my time applying my organization skills. It really was a careful orchestration of fundraising, getting a pro to develop plans, ordering materials, receiving supplies, recruiting professional and “helpful” volunteers, and having a vision for translating the plans in two days to:<\/p>\n