I've been promising myself one of those converters. I haven't got many tapes to convert, though, so I may just pay to get them done. The converters are around £100 at the last time of looking.
I also saw advertised recently a record player that converts vinyl directly onto cd, and has the option to download onto a computer as an mp3 (I think) file. trouble is, that one's about £250! However, I have more than enough vinyl to maybe justify that one day! I do have a turntable I can use with my stereo, but this would minimise the risk of damage to the records.
The living room carpet has been delayed, as it never arrived in the warehouse. I should hear today when it is actually coming. However, the plumber's going to come at some point today to measure up for new radiators, and tonight is my deadline for getting the paperwork off to Russia, so I have got to finalise that, and I am expecting to get phone calls and emails from my lawyers during the day as we sort out options. I also have Freya.
As soon as I have all this out of the way, I am (I promise!) going to set to on the remaining two rooms. I think the study will have to be next, as I am going to have to shift a whole "gemors" of stuff so that the radiator can be removed!