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Two Thousand Nineteen
A few weeks into 2020 and I’m still not sure how I feel about 2019. The entire year felt like remodeling and travel... which turned out to be a lot less chill and a lot less healthy than I had hoped for.
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I started small by tiling a window ledge in my office.
Then, I remodeled the entire basement (with a little help on the plumbing, flooring, tile, and drywall). I replaced (and finished) every door, piece of trim, plumbing fixture, light fixture, switch, cabinet, and repainted every square inch. We also upgraded a lot of furniture in the process. The whole thing took much longer than I'd planned, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and am really happy that it's done.
I also remodeled the garage... Removed some bulky cabinets, added insulation, a sink, an EV outlet, more lighting and fans and painted the whole thing. We also had the floor epoxied to... read more
Hi, I'm Derek Brooks
I'm a 38.56 year old midwestern American who enjoys engineering, traveling, partying, and extremish sports.
Most of my life's latest happenings are on this page, but you can also check out what I'm up to today and what I did yesterday.
If you'd like to know a little more about me you can check out my bio - and don't forget to check out my photos!
Last seen in Des Moines
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