What I'm Reading This Week #19
Hello hello, mah peeps! I hope you had a good week. A quick birthday shout out to my FIL. I'm sure he's whipping up quite a party up there and DJing like he used to back in the day. It's very hard to not think that today was supposed to be our first full day walking Ogunquit Beach in Maine after finding a place we could finally afford there. I'm also failing at knowing we should still be gone for another week. and we're especially bitter given what a complete disaster our attempt at a smaller getaway was when we stayed at the worst place we've ever rented a few days ago. When I say there was nowhere comfortable to sit/sleep, I mean NOWHERE. The Mr is crippled and we spent our anniversary hoping he didn't end up on a telehealth call for strong pain meds. I had borderline migraines daily and by the end was also limping with my SI joint joining the hobble party. It rained torrentially every single day which we're fine with n...
We have made progress nearly every day and yet it seems like there is still so much to do. If you so much as suggest any more projects this year I'm going to faint.
ReplyDeleteNone that you'll need to be involved in, dear heart. šš
DeleteI'm inspired! I have an area in my laundry room that needs a new sheet of drywall installed and am actually thinking about doing it myself because of you two. In my experience, the more challenges in the project, the more gratifying admiring the end result is for me. Can't wait to see the reveal!
ReplyDeleteYou can totally do it! I will say, go with the paper tape. We both regret using the mesh tape but it was a "learning wall." This guy was incredibly helpful. https://youtu.be/W-p7pvnMAq8 This is a long version but you can search his drywall videos and get them in parts if you prefer.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWe don't really have any projects here at the house other than painting some rooms that stand out. We do need a new deck and if we were keeping the same size, we'd be able to do that ourselves because the hubs did construction for years and is handy with that kind of stuff and is a good teacher. But I want to extend the deck the length of the back of the house to garage and the outdoor faucet would then be covered and not easy to get to, so we said we'd have the professionals come in to help us with that. Still waiting on the windows to come in, and if there is time after that project, then we'll have some trees taken out in the backyard and a shed put in. I'm hopeful to do that this year, but if it doesn't work, then it'll be next spring and the deck afterwards.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good project to tackle and better to hire out since you've got the tricky situation there. We just got our call yesterday that we're on the schedule for September 6 for the windows. Hope you get your call soon! I think you were 2 weeks ahead of us on the purchase.
DeleteLooks like we're on tap for next Wed/Thurs barring any weather issues with the current jobs. I told him we're flexible so if they have customers that are really anxious to work with them first. He'll call on Friday to let us know for sure since we'll each need to take a day off of work (or I may see if I can switch my days at work so he doesn't waste a vacation day). Now to finish cleaning out those rooms! Egads!!!
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