Lost in Renovation
A cool breeze is blowing. A soft white mist covers the landscape. Suddenly the silence is broken by the scream of a table saw. A door shuts, the drywall dust settles and you're now in our new home.
It's been a full week and although we're tired, sore and can hardly move, a lot has been accomplished.
The Painting Crew - washed all the walls once with TSP and twice with water, painted the main bedroom (3 coats, 2 different colours of paint), painted the bathroom (2 coats), painted the bedroom & bathroom ceilings (2 coats), painted the guest bedroom ceiling (1 coat), painted the hallway upstairs and halfway downstairs (1 coat) and painted the ceiling in the hallway while standing on a ladder perched precariously on the stairs! Still have to do second coats in some places and start on the painting downstairs.
The Flooring Crew - lay underlay and tile in front entrance, main floor bathroom and front hallway, complete with grout and edging in bathroom.
The Construction Crew - built wall between living & dining room, taped, mudded, sanded, mudded, sanded, mudded, sanded and made lots of mess.
The Outdoor Crew - raked front yard and back yard and met the neighbours.
The Plumbing Crew - fixed main floor sink, fixed laundry sink, fixed upstairs sink and fixed upstairs toilet.
The Cleaning Crew - washed the fridge and stove, kitchen & bathroom and ran a few loads in the washed and dryer to make sure they worked!
The Cooking Crew - fed 7 people Monday night, 4 people Tuesday night, 9 people Wednesday night, 7 people Thursday night, 4 people Friday night and 3 people Saturday night! Also served many lunches and endless pots of coffee!
I've also had a few personal accomplishments. I discovered that I cannot paint. Especially the trim work. I managed to get red paint on the nice white ceilings numerous times before giving up and letting mom take over. I also burned myself twice - once while trying to rescue a potato from bursting into flames on the stove elements and once on a bathroom light, while trying to paint. I also managed to catch a hand towel on fire while I was trying to take a casserole out of the oven. My feet also go numb after standing on them for more than a couple of hours (I'm blaming it on the Lupus, not my cushy government job) so I now wear my running shoes everywhere and prance around on my tippy toes so my heels don't hurt. Last but not least, I can find my way blindfolded to any of the local Home Depots, and that's what counts the most in a week's work.
It's been a full week and although we're tired, sore and can hardly move, a lot has been accomplished.
The Painting Crew - washed all the walls once with TSP and twice with water, painted the main bedroom (3 coats, 2 different colours of paint), painted the bathroom (2 coats), painted the bedroom & bathroom ceilings (2 coats), painted the guest bedroom ceiling (1 coat), painted the hallway upstairs and halfway downstairs (1 coat) and painted the ceiling in the hallway while standing on a ladder perched precariously on the stairs! Still have to do second coats in some places and start on the painting downstairs.
The Flooring Crew - lay underlay and tile in front entrance, main floor bathroom and front hallway, complete with grout and edging in bathroom.
The Construction Crew - built wall between living & dining room, taped, mudded, sanded, mudded, sanded, mudded, sanded and made lots of mess.
The Outdoor Crew - raked front yard and back yard and met the neighbours.
The Plumbing Crew - fixed main floor sink, fixed laundry sink, fixed upstairs sink and fixed upstairs toilet.
The Cleaning Crew - washed the fridge and stove, kitchen & bathroom and ran a few loads in the washed and dryer to make sure they worked!
The Cooking Crew - fed 7 people Monday night, 4 people Tuesday night, 9 people Wednesday night, 7 people Thursday night, 4 people Friday night and 3 people Saturday night! Also served many lunches and endless pots of coffee!
I've also had a few personal accomplishments. I discovered that I cannot paint. Especially the trim work. I managed to get red paint on the nice white ceilings numerous times before giving up and letting mom take over. I also burned myself twice - once while trying to rescue a potato from bursting into flames on the stove elements and once on a bathroom light, while trying to paint. I also managed to catch a hand towel on fire while I was trying to take a casserole out of the oven. My feet also go numb after standing on them for more than a couple of hours (I'm blaming it on the Lupus, not my cushy government job) so I now wear my running shoes everywhere and prance around on my tippy toes so my heels don't hurt. Last but not least, I can find my way blindfolded to any of the local Home Depots, and that's what counts the most in a week's work.
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