Hey! It's been awhile (I'd like to get to a point where I feel like I don't have to start my post like that!). I'm linking up with Amy over at
Love Made My Home to bring you this 5 on Friday. I've been on "vacation" this week and have done "a little of this, and a little of that". I'm taking advantage of my time off, trying to get things done before I return to work on Monday.
1. Plans and projects... lots of stuff in the works. I met with the
man who is going to fix the ceilings in my kitchen and dining room. He is scheduling me in for a time NEXT WEEK. I am doing the happy dance!! Fingers crossed that he does a fabulous job! It would be nice if
something finally went "right" with this money pit!
2. It's been a gorgeous week here! The snow is still around in patchy spots, but for the most part it's gone. The melting snow sure revealed a big surprise as it slowly disappeared!
What is that, you may ask? THAT is a granite "carriage block" that has been in the ground in front of my house for approximately 100 years (give or take a few). A snowplow apparently hit it and now? There it is. It's never dull around here. I called the city and surprisingly, they showed up the next day to take it away. They even came back a couple days later to fill in the ginormous hole that was left behind. I would love it if everything in my life could be so easily taken care of!
3. In my continuing mission to
get rid of everything clean up my life, I started dealing with the shed. I've spent approximately 10 hours in there thus far; moving stuff around to reorganize and wanting to cry on more than one occasion. Three contractors bags of garbage later? Yeah, all that would be considered a deck chair off the Queen Mary. More to go, but the garbage bin can't hold anymore. One interesting find? This...
I have no idea where it came from and when I found it, I had no idea what it was. Apparently, it's a sad iron heater. Before electric flat irons, cast iron or "sad irons" were used ("sad" meant solid or heavy, in old English). This little heater has a base to hold oil and a wick that would be lit to heat the iron. I think it's cute... but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it!
4. As I've been cleaning out, I came across some old magnetic albums in my attic. Ugh. The albums are not in good shape. Many of the pictures are fused to the pages or have deteriorated due to the "magnetic" adhesive used to secure the pictures. I've started pulling the albums apart so I can save some of the pictures in new albums. What a big job!! This project is going to take me awhile!!
5. This week also involved going to the local DIY/Home Improvement store. This girl is going to do things around this house that she has NEVER considered doing before. My brother dropped off a mitre saw and a nail gun so I can do some work in the office. Yikes! Having never used either, I'm a "little" afraid, but I have time to work up to using them. The wainscoting that I'm installing has to be stained and polyurethaned first. The picture below shows boards waiting to be clear coated. I am estimating that this is about a quarter of what I am going to need. Good times, good times.
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So, there you have it. My week thus far. Who am I? What is happening right now? When can I go back to my real life? These are the questions that I ask myself Every. Single. Day. Ah, the learning curve is steep, but I CAN do all this. Right?
I hope everyone has had a great week and is looking forward to a restful weekend.
Enjoy whatever projects you have planned!
