Friday, February 24, 2017

Staycation

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. 
Just the beginning!
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! 
  

22 comments:

  1. You are busy. Good for you ...just keep on keeping on! Happy Friday!

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    1. Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment. Have a great weekend!

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  2. Good Luck with the DIY, Mitre saws and nail guns are easy to use, way easier than sawing/nailing by hand! Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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    1. lol... my new best friend is the nail gun. Super easy and SO quick. Still afraid of the mitre saw! Have a great weekend.. Thanks for popping by :)

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  3. I think this warmer weather seems to make all of us want to start spring cleaning or work out projects with the house. I'm working on it. Slow but steady.

    Happy Five on Friday

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    1. So true!! It will all get done, eventually. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  4. Yes, you CAN do it! But do take time for yourself, too. A glass of wine and an escape into a novel can be restorative.
    I read back on earlier posts and discovered that you are dealing with a lot in your life just now. Give yourself space.
    The wood wainscoting will be lovely.

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    1. Good advice! I am trying to get my balance, but it's not always easy. Thank you so much for dropping by :)

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  5. Take your time, it will all still be there tomorrow. What a wonderful job you have done sorting the shed and a great find. It may well be worth some money, well worth checking it out. Take care.

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    1. It will definitely wait for me! Best wishes for your upcoming move! Thanks for visiting :)

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  6. It sounds like you have loads to keep you busy but at least you've made a good start. Let's hope the builder comes when he says he will!

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    1. This week has been productive. Hoping the momentum will continue! Thank you for coming by :)

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  7. Oh how I understand about those photo albums, my mom used the same ones and it ruined so many pictures.

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    1. It is so frustrating and time consuming!! I am determined to get them all safely back into photo friendly albums. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment :)

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  8. You are one busy lady. I did a major house declobbering job last January/February, so I get a feeling of how big this is for you too.

    Oh, and I've some of those same 'ugly' magnetic photo albums where the photos are almost impossible to get off.
    I'm working slowly, slowly, slowly on that job.

    I hope it goes well with the clean out and updating. As Lorrie says earlier, I hope you take time for yourself in all this business.

    Wishing you a beautiful week... when it's all said and done, it's going to be awesome.

    Brenda

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    1. Thank you for coming by! I hope you have a wonderful week as well. I hope you are right... I am hoping for awesome!

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  9. One of my favorite quotes says that if you have the idea to do something, you already possess the way to accomplish it or you wouldn't have had the thought. So there! Go for it! You thought of it, so you can do it.

    She thought she could, so she did. That's you.

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    1. I love this philosophy! Thanks so much for your comments :) And... Thanks for popping by :)

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  10. Mitre saw? Nail gun? Good for you! I really admire your attitude. Well done and keep going. x

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    1. LOL... Love your comments! Thanks... It's certainly been a learning curve, but I have a good people helping me out. Thanks for coming by :)

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  11. I am sorry to be late visiting, but I wanted to wait until the link had closed and I could write to everyone who had taken part. Thank you so much for your support of Five On Friday this week and in the weeks gone by. I do so appreciate it and have really enjoyed reading your posts. I hope that you will enjoy going to the new link up just as much and will continue to take part. I hope that I will still see you at my blog sometimes, I will of course still be visiting you sometimes too! Best wishes and many thanks.

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    1. Of course you will see me at your blog! I love your posts and drop by often (even though I don't always comment!) I love Five on Friday and look forward to continuing it in it's new capacity. Thank you for helping us to link up to all the great bloggers who participated. I look forward to reading about where your future adventures take you :)

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