The landlord has finally finished drawing up the lease paperwork for the new shop space. I still have to go set up a bank account for the LLC and get various other paperwork signed, but it’s very close now. We should all be able to move in this weekend.

At the same time, Ava and I are moving out of Sunrise. We have rented a cute little two-bedroom apartment of our own, located in the same complex as the new shop space. It’s small but nice, with hardwood floors and classic trim. We’ve been living and working in one big room, which sounds nice in a sort of romantic bohemian way but hasn’t actually worked out that well. With the new arrangement, we’ll be able to separate the art mess from the rest of the living area, Ava will have a quiet private place for herself, and I’ll have lots of room to host work parties and tackle big messy projects of my own.