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It's Saturday. I went to bed early (11:30pm) for a Friday because I was tired and I could. So at 5:15, I'm awake and can't go back to sleep. Arrrgh! I mean, I could sleep in until 7 or 8 this morning and still be up in time to get the things done that have to be done early- and I still didn't sleep in. Interestingly enough, Emily has already been up too although she did go back to bed.
On our schedule today was a watercolour exhibition... and we're not going to get to go. Tuesday night we could have also gone to Riverdance on their farewell tour. Both times my Mom has asked that we not go because she didn't want to be left alone on the property. She's afraid she'll fall and not be able to get up and no one will be here. Between my Mom and Emily, I sometimes feel like I am trying to run with lead weights on both feet.
On the happy side- Emily has had her last day of school at Apison. Monday will be graduation and I'll try and post a picture of her in her graduation dress- she looks so pretty in it!
Also, we're going to be picking up the floor today- and then it will be up to me to install it as fast as I like. Since I am not known for dawdling on projects like this, I should have it in by week's end, two weeks at the most. Then I can build the shelves to the cabinet and get most of the chaos in the house tamed. The doors will take longer- I've got good ideas about them but I'm not rushing since they will be a large part of what is visible in the living room. After I finish that, then I can look at replacing the sofa, refinishing the chairs or replacing them and possibly refinishing the table and making some curtains.
I am finding it hard to keep my mind on what I need to do next rather than rushing ahead and thinking about pieces of the project that I'm not at yet. It's very frustrating. I also wish I could just do whatever I liked without price being a factor- I would so much like to just do what I see rather than needing to wait for awhile because of money. (Flatscreen TV on the wall for a start- cabinet handles that are copper acorns and one squirrel- the copper panels- cape cod cabinet doors, european style... although I think I have that sussed out- a lovely chocolate brown sofa- etc) I am finding it worlds easier to do by myself than to have "help" however- every project I have done recently has been easier than I ever thought it would be because I didn't have someone else "helping" me and messing things up and getting in the way. 80s has loaned a hand whenever I needed two people without telling me how to do anything or insisting we do it his way. He's very feminine in that and I appreciate it quite a lot.
*Note to the guys on my friend's list- I am not saying that you guys do this or couldn't lend a hand and make things easier instead of harder. I am going on my personal past experience with the wasband (both of them). Every time I tried a project like this, it took a lot longer and was three times as difficult because I'm just a girl and they felt it necessary to take over my project and do it 'right'. This includes the time when I gave Charles money to go rent a power saw for the afternoon so I could build some bookshelves in the hall and get all the books in the house put up. (We had tons of them all over the apartment in boxes) He brought home a hand saw that he had *bought* because buying was better than renting. *headdesk*
The cats seem to like the carpet leaving- they are sitting and laying around on the currently exposed sub-floor with expressions of "Ahhh!" on their little furry faces. I will have to deep clean the rest of the house when I get stuff put back in the living room- the dust is awful! But it's leaving- I am getting so much dirt out of this house while I'm pulling up carpet that I am resolving to never ever live in any place with carpet again. This is disgusting.
On our schedule today was a watercolour exhibition... and we're not going to get to go. Tuesday night we could have also gone to Riverdance on their farewell tour. Both times my Mom has asked that we not go because she didn't want to be left alone on the property. She's afraid she'll fall and not be able to get up and no one will be here. Between my Mom and Emily, I sometimes feel like I am trying to run with lead weights on both feet.
On the happy side- Emily has had her last day of school at Apison. Monday will be graduation and I'll try and post a picture of her in her graduation dress- she looks so pretty in it!
Also, we're going to be picking up the floor today- and then it will be up to me to install it as fast as I like. Since I am not known for dawdling on projects like this, I should have it in by week's end, two weeks at the most. Then I can build the shelves to the cabinet and get most of the chaos in the house tamed. The doors will take longer- I've got good ideas about them but I'm not rushing since they will be a large part of what is visible in the living room. After I finish that, then I can look at replacing the sofa, refinishing the chairs or replacing them and possibly refinishing the table and making some curtains.
I am finding it hard to keep my mind on what I need to do next rather than rushing ahead and thinking about pieces of the project that I'm not at yet. It's very frustrating. I also wish I could just do whatever I liked without price being a factor- I would so much like to just do what I see rather than needing to wait for awhile because of money. (Flatscreen TV on the wall for a start- cabinet handles that are copper acorns and one squirrel- the copper panels- cape cod cabinet doors, european style... although I think I have that sussed out- a lovely chocolate brown sofa- etc) I am finding it worlds easier to do by myself than to have "help" however- every project I have done recently has been easier than I ever thought it would be because I didn't have someone else "helping" me and messing things up and getting in the way. 80s has loaned a hand whenever I needed two people without telling me how to do anything or insisting we do it his way. He's very feminine in that and I appreciate it quite a lot.
*Note to the guys on my friend's list- I am not saying that you guys do this or couldn't lend a hand and make things easier instead of harder. I am going on my personal past experience with the wasband (both of them). Every time I tried a project like this, it took a lot longer and was three times as difficult because I'm just a girl and they felt it necessary to take over my project and do it 'right'. This includes the time when I gave Charles money to go rent a power saw for the afternoon so I could build some bookshelves in the hall and get all the books in the house put up. (We had tons of them all over the apartment in boxes) He brought home a hand saw that he had *bought* because buying was better than renting. *headdesk*
The cats seem to like the carpet leaving- they are sitting and laying around on the currently exposed sub-floor with expressions of "Ahhh!" on their little furry faces. I will have to deep clean the rest of the house when I get stuff put back in the living room- the dust is awful! But it's leaving- I am getting so much dirt out of this house while I'm pulling up carpet that I am resolving to never ever live in any place with carpet again. This is disgusting.
