Decisions, decisions, and more decisions

Our little brains were working overtime yesterday.  We had an appointment with the builder’s liaison officer to talk about our new dwelling.  Up for discussion was the electrical plan – were we were happy with the power points, TV connections, lights, and all that sort of thing?  These days everyone needs multiple power points with all the equipment a home seems to have.  For example, in the spare bedroom we need power points for my sewing machine, free standing light, the computer modem, router, printer, the list goes on.  The general consensus seems to be to make every power point a double, have more than you think you might need, and don’t forget to add several Sky TV connections in various rooms as well.

We discussed (and came to decisions on) sliding doors and exterior ranch sliders, that wasn’t easy.  Do we want them sliding left to right, or right to left?  More decisions to be made.  But wait, it gets worse.

What about interior colours?  Now, we weren’t expecting to have to make these very important choices so early.  The table was covered in sample books as we looked at carpets, vinyl flooring, bench top and kitchen cabinet wall samples, plus paint colours.  We hummed and hahhed a bit, tossed out anything we really didn’t like, (such as too dark, too bright, too “in your face”) and finally made what we thought were good choices.  Were we finished, we wondered?  Not quite, just a quick decision on the choice of kitchen drawer handles.

Two hours after starting our meeting, we were free to go, with a list of items to check out ourselves.  What a marathon meeting that was.   To clear our heads, we drove down to the windy beach, looked across at Kapiti Island, and ate our picnic lunch in the car, with sea gulls to keep us company. 

Lunch time at Paraparaumu Beach with the seagulls