Yeah, it’s been awhile. I have been busy. We stayed at the new house for the first time last night. Kiddo enjoyed his bed, while I had the lovely, non-magical, couch (that’s an inside joke that always makes me smile). My bedroom is nowhere near habitable. Lots of things have happened and changed, so I will try to give a rundown: Popcorn ceiling scraped, retextured, and painted throughout the house; new wall built creating formal dining room and office; hand textured entry, hallway, 2 bathrooms; paint on almost every wall of the house – only rooms not yet painted are my bedroom and the guest room; flooring installed in kiddo’s room; water line cut and then repaired in master bathroom; tub drain busted pipe repaired in master bath; tub spout leak into wall of master bath repaired; new flooring and toilet installed in master bathroom; ceiling fans/light switches repaired in kiddo’s room and living room; found questionable electrical wiring in dining room – I will NOT be turning on that switch for fear of fire!; new mailbox installed; floors in living area cleaned multiple times due to mess from ceiling…Sheesh I don’t know what else. Sometimes I can see a big improvement and other times I feel like I haven’t completed anything. My parents have been great in helping me, either with physical labor or by letting the kiddo stay at their house so I can work for a few more hours. (It has been difficult to try to keep him on his schedule while not knowing where we are going to sleep each night) My dad has the knowledge of mulitple professionals and I would not have taken on this project if I didn't have him. Plumber, electrician, problem solver, craftsman, idea-man, all of which has saved me TONS of money. Of course, Bernadette has been a lifeline…from the use of her tools, to her labor, to finding and going with me to pick up craigslist treasures! Whatever project we are working on, we have to look at through tears of laughter. J.D. helped with manual labor, bum shoulder and all. And Chris, well he got challenged by Slider and he took to scraping the ceiling in one room. I still think that was a good, albeit unintentional, scam, Slider!
I had one moment that really stood out. Everyone that has seen the house, especially in the beginning, said it was cool and lots of work to be done etc., but one friend told me that I did a good job finding and buying the place. I think he meant it sincerely and he wasn’t talking about the changes I have already and am going to make. I really needed that reassurance that I was doing the right thing. Funny when and where that comes from sometimes.
The transformation of this house is definitely evident and my personal transformation is underway too. I will post more about that later though.
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