Lil’ Missa Jay went on the big (little) potty this morning! YAYYYY!!
Ok back to the bathroom. Plumber guy is here fixing up the shower, I’ve drywalled around the sink plumbing so when he’s done with the shower we’ll install the sink.
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I’ve decided to do a tub surround for the walls vs. tiling and grout and junk. It’s starting to come together. Phew.
You guys sure you want to see this? LOL
I just finished the demolition and cleaned up the gigantic mess I made in what has to be the world’s smallest bathroom. The plumber was here today and supervised as I installed the new toitie (yep, I did it!), and he’ll be back tomorrow to get the shower stuff done and help me with the sink. I’ll start drywalling tomorrow, I have to start early to get a couple of pieces in before he gets here so the sink can go in. I’m making progress, right? Cause right now I just feel sore. 😛 Why do I do this stuff!?
The bathroom demolition is going well, and I’ve scheduled a plumber for tomorrow afternoon. I ripped the sink out this morning, and ug! The pipe was corroded and disgusting. Then I looked into the tank on the toilet, and the inside of the handle just broke off!! So, great timing for this project. Jeez. A few more days of this, a day off, and I will be a painting fool.
I know you guys would rather see my wildlife works in progress rather than my home improvement works in progress, and it’s coming soon! Hang in there with me, this is the last room left!!
(I’m nesting big time, can you tell? I feel pregnant. LOL)
Menards had a sale,
so of course without fail,
proper measurements have been obtained.
The dumpster next door,
will be visited once more.
Home improvement is my game.
A sedan full of stuff,
aren’t I just so tough?
Remodeling the bathroom will be my claim to fame.
“Yet even in certain defeat, you must cling to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences, but rather it’s a tapestry of events that culminate together in an exquisite, sublime plan.”
“If we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all posess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call ‘fatum’, commonly referred to as destiny.”
From one of my favorite movies, Serendipity. Deep thoughts for the day.
I am ready for a more normal day today, one of just tidying up a bit, maybe running the vaccuum, finally putting together that e-mail for my clients, and definitely fixing a couple of layouts on a few pages of my website. I’m looking forward to a day off from flooring!
I even did laundry this morning. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I enjoyed it, but I didn’t cringe, so that’s an improvement!
Hey Mark, when you read this, did they get any pics of the ceremony yesterday you can send me? I’d like to post it here for everyone to see if you don’t mind.
What are all you lurkers doing this fine Saturday morning? 😉
Are you ready for this? LOL
Ok first I’ll show you the before and after pics of the transformation, then I’ll just ramble and either (a) make you feel really sorry for me, (b) make you laugh at my stupidity for tackling such projects, or (c) cause you to shake your head and really not know what to think. 😉
When Floor Guy arrived Tuesday afternoon, he and his helper guy started by moving the fridge into the dining room, and stove into the living room. Wouldn’t have been bad if it weren’t such tight squeezes in those space, and as a result the 1/2″ thick floor moldings are now gone. That’s just the boring part. He started to pull up the flooring. We’re on a concrete slab, and when we moved in we tore the base cabinets out of the kitchen and put in new ones. What I didn’t remember was that the plywood went down on the floor – UNDER the cabinets – with some kind of inpenetrable adhesive. So the only parts of the floor that didn’t have adhesive were the parts that were buckling and cracking from moisture. (See second “before” shot above. The light differences on the floor are hills and valleys. That makes cooking in the kitchen interesting!)
Pulling up the floor was insane, as he had to cut into it with a circular saw and then pry it up in tiny pieces (mostly shards of plywood) with a crowbar. Oh yea. What a mess.
First ice, then snow, then the floor, and my buddies don’t even show up. Jeez! Just kidding (no I’m not, get over here!!)….
I am S T I L L working on the floor. My oh my. Maybe I’ll finish it tomorrow, and I mean that couple’a minutes from now tomorrow, not Friday. LOL
Back soon with before & afters and painting updates and fun stories and stuff!
Please? C’mon over! Floor Guy is on his way, after my morning of appointments and errands, now I’m sporting my home makeover apparel and I’m ready to get dirty and gross this afternoon! I will be so relieved to have it done.
In other frustrations, I didn’t walk yesterday. After a long day of mindbending coding and getting the New Gallery Layout completed, I hit the showers and passed out cold. Can ya blame me? That’s a lotta thinkin’!
This morning I thought I’d send out an announcement to all of my buyers/clients about the comment feature and new layout, so I spent a good 45 minutes gathering e-mail addresses only to LOSE them all when I tried to copy and paste them into the BCC to keep everyone’s info private. Gr! I had to take off for my appointment so I didn’t get a chance to redo it. I’m hoping to get that done yet today.
Ok sorry no eye candy, you can look at the ice pics from yesterday though!
Woah! It’s up!
I have a *little* altering to do on my old layout pages to make them “match” and fix the links, but other than that, GO SEE!!!
***ATTENTION ALL CLIENTS***
If you’ve purchased or commissioned a painting from me, I’ll take this opportunity to ask that you please browse through the main gallery for your painting(s), and click the “comment” section (below the painting description), and leave a comment on how you like your painting, and how I handled things with our transaction. I would really appreciate it!! GRAZIE!!
