Well, it's official - I'm in debt for the rest of my life. That's why I dropped off the planet for a week.
Wednesday we closed on the house at 4:00, and then drove up to survey our new debt. That didn't *quite* end with me in tears in the middle of the dining room floor, but close. Just completely overwhelmed with everything that needed to be done.
Thursday we went out and bought paint and painting tools. $585.18 later we walked out of Home Depot. Can you say bleedin' ouch?! But we bought the good stuff, so I shouldn't have been surprised. On the bright side, I'll be getting back a rebate for almost $100, so I can't complain too much.
Friday Bob left me alone in perhaps the most depressing kitchen on the face of the planet, and I started scrubbing and taping the walls for painting. The radio was doing the '80's A-Z all weekend, so at least I had cheery music, but other than that the room made me want to shoot myself. I also kept getting interrupted - my parents showed up (yay!), and liked the place (woo hoo!). Then one of my co-workers stopped by, then Bob got there from work, then Erica and her boyfriend showed up. It was fun to show the place off, but the work ground to a halt. I got everything prepped except for the library, which turned out to need a lot more than I had expected. AND the place was *filthy*. I was expecting to wash down the walls for paint prep, not to have to decontaminate. Oy.
Saturday was the painting party. I'd asked a bunch of friends, and had four confirms. I got ten people. That's about five more than I knew what to do with. So I just handed everyone rollers or brushes and told them "if it isn't brick or wood - prime it!" Bob went out to Subway for lunch for everyone, and we put burgers and dogs on the grill for dinner. The score was: kitchen/dining room (30'x14') - ceiling primed, two coats of primer on the walls, one coat of color; living room - ceiling and walls primed, two top coats on the ceiling, one coat of color on the walls; library - ceiling primed. Not too shabby.
Sunday Bob and I went back and put a second coat on the living room and kitchen/dining room. Then we went to a party and went home.
Monday we primed the ceilings of the two upstairs bedrooms and the hallway/stair/entry. Then we sanded the walls in the library and washed them down.
Tuesday I was by myself again. The library got two coats of Kilz and a coat of primer. The stencils and the lovely teal green on the wainscotting are STILL showing through. One more coat of primer should do it, and then probably two coats of color.
Today I'm back in my cube, and fairly happy to be here. The house is kicking my butt. I have blisters, bruises that I don't remember, and paint in places that I'm not sure how it got there. We still need to paint the ceilings upstairs, and do the entirety of my sewing room. It's pink right now. That won't do. I haven't even thought about the wallpaper that has to be stripped yet...
Did I mention that the kitchen appliances need to be replaced? But my father, bless him, is running a 240 line into the kitchen for us, and mom is cleaning up her old stove for me to have. So I can put that off for a while. It's just money - they make more every day, right?
Once I have a few pennies to rub together, I may commission another dragon from you - I still need to complete my four seasons set. I have the autumn dragon and the ivy dragon. I'll need to think about what I want next!
Soon I need to think about moving. That means boxing up close to 4,000 books... God help me.
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Fun with Paint
Date: 2006-09-06 06:24 pm (UTC)Wednesday we closed on the house at 4:00, and then drove up to survey our new debt. That didn't *quite* end with me in tears in the middle of the dining room floor, but close. Just completely overwhelmed with everything that needed to be done.
Thursday we went out and bought paint and painting tools. $585.18 later we walked out of Home Depot. Can you say bleedin' ouch?! But we bought the good stuff, so I shouldn't have been surprised. On the bright side, I'll be getting back a rebate for almost $100, so I can't complain too much.
Friday Bob left me alone in perhaps the most depressing kitchen on the face of the planet, and I started scrubbing and taping the walls for painting. The radio was doing the '80's A-Z all weekend, so at least I had cheery music, but other than that the room made me want to shoot myself. I also kept getting interrupted - my parents showed up (yay!), and liked the place (woo hoo!). Then one of my co-workers stopped by, then Bob got there from work, then Erica and her boyfriend showed up. It was fun to show the place off, but the work ground to a halt. I got everything prepped except for the library, which turned out to need a lot more than I had expected. AND the place was *filthy*. I was expecting to wash down the walls for paint prep, not to have to decontaminate. Oy.
Saturday was the painting party. I'd asked a bunch of friends, and had four confirms. I got ten people. That's about five more than I knew what to do with. So I just handed everyone rollers or brushes and told them "if it isn't brick or wood - prime it!" Bob went out to Subway for lunch for everyone, and we put burgers and dogs on the grill for dinner. The score was: kitchen/dining room (30'x14') - ceiling primed, two coats of primer on the walls, one coat of color; living room - ceiling and walls primed, two top coats on the ceiling, one coat of color on the walls; library - ceiling primed. Not too shabby.
Sunday Bob and I went back and put a second coat on the living room and kitchen/dining room. Then we went to a party and went home.
Monday we primed the ceilings of the two upstairs bedrooms and the hallway/stair/entry. Then we sanded the walls in the library and washed them down.
Tuesday I was by myself again. The library got two coats of Kilz and a coat of primer. The stencils and the lovely teal green on the wainscotting are STILL showing through. One more coat of primer should do it, and then probably two coats of color.
Today I'm back in my cube, and fairly happy to be here. The house is kicking my butt. I have blisters, bruises that I don't remember, and paint in places that I'm not sure how it got there. We still need to paint the ceilings upstairs, and do the entirety of my sewing room. It's pink right now. That won't do. I haven't even thought about the wallpaper that has to be stripped yet...
Did I mention that the kitchen appliances need to be replaced? But my father, bless him, is running a 240 line into the kitchen for us, and mom is cleaning up her old stove for me to have. So I can put that off for a while. It's just money - they make more every day, right?
Once I have a few pennies to rub together, I may commission another dragon from you - I still need to complete my four seasons set. I have the autumn dragon and the ivy dragon. I'll need to think about what I want next!
Soon I need to think about moving. That means boxing up close to 4,000 books... God help me.