Creepy Crawlies

I have got to get this house sealed up and bombed because the trim is not up on the door as of yet and there is a slight gap to which every bug and their momma has used to get in my house.  When I got off work today and was taking my shower I … Continue reading →

What was I thinking

I work outside and lately I have been passing this store called Ollie’s every day…its some sort of outlet store like Big Lots.  And every day that I pass it I say to myself that I need to go in there and check it out.  Today was that day.  As soon as I got off … Continue reading →

changing things

I woke up this morning at 5:30 but my goal is 5 AM.  I am trying to turn around from being a night owl back to being an early bird.  I am getting there slowly but surely. The wall is starting to lighten up and I am not feeling it.  I want it darker.  I … Continue reading →

Working Hard yet Nothing Accomplished

As soon as I got home from work today I got to working on a project immediately.  I felt like it took priority over the kitchen BUT in truth I was only planning on working on it for a few minutes and then move on to something else.   I am too embarrassed to even say … Continue reading →

Oh the Pain

I woke up this morning and every inch of my body is in pain.  I mean real pain.  My hands are swollen too and they are killing me and they look terrible with this dried up expanding foam on it.  (soaked them in alcohol and scrubbed with exfoliating soap but that didn’t work this time). … Continue reading →

I been called a train wreck…

My boss nick-named me “train wreck” and sometimes I do feel like a train wreck or I been in a train wreck. This renovation is a train wreck, my hair is a train wreck, my scarred up legs look like they been in a train wreck, and my bank account is a train wreck. LOL yeah, I accept that name for now.

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The Snowball Effect…

Okay so when this project started I was only getting a price for windows because I saw a sign in Lowe’s for $99 installation price on windows but when I priced all new windows I decided to only get a garden window, then I decided to take off the paneling in the kitchen and was … Continue reading →

Need help finding something online

I thought I had posted this from my phone but apparently not. Can you guys see if you can find a good price on a soap dispenser that matches my faucet? I want to look it up online but I know I will spend waaaay too much time on it. The finish on it should … Continue reading →

Let there be Power!

OK so this was an interesting couple of days.  I had partial power in the house. Most of the original wiring was working and the new was not.  My washing machine was not working nor was the outlets that power my Internet and charges my computer.  That was probably God working there cause as long … Continue reading →

Damsel in Distress Call Answered!

I am a pretty independent and handy chick but at the end of the day I am still a woman and I have my limitations. I am comfortable with that. occasionally I have to send out the distress signal and get rescued. Yesterday was such a day. Something so simple as not being able to shut off the shut off valve for the faucets was holding me up. Continue reading →

The back wall

The back wall was supposed to be a surprise.  I was going to brick up the rest of the back wall with the bricks I had left over but then that seemed to be too expensive even though I had the bricks. The bricks would have had to be cut in half as full bricks were too … Continue reading →

Posting from my phone…

Okay I am still skeezed out by the roaches, rats and snakes so I decided I have to get this kitchen finished with the quickness. I am going to dedicate every spare moment ripping the rest of these cabinets out so I can clean the roach poop off the studs and exterminate and get the walls … Continue reading →

The makings of a nightmare…

Today was not a good day. The guy came to fix electrical because none of the new circuits are working and he does not know why.  I am sure it is something simple.  He tore out the ceiling and found these things.  EWWWL!!! This would be a rat skeleton and uggggh it’s 12″ long!! sooooo … Continue reading →

Not so Funny

I was hungry so I looked in the fridge and remembered that I had all the makings of a Bubba Burger.  So I dug out my George Foreman grill and popped a Bubba burger on it. After a couple of minutes I noticed there was no sounds of a burger sizzling. 😦  I checked and … Continue reading →

Funny

One of my co-workers and I were talking today and she was telling me about some of the terrible things contractors did to her with her house.  I told her she ought to start a blog and we came up with a name: “Girl, Don’t Ever Buy a House” especially if you have a Pepsi … Continue reading →

Yes master?

I feel torn right now.  Went to church this morning, came home and rested.  Since I woke up this morning  I have had a headache that just don’t want to stop and in church it seemed the music was doubly loud and it made my head hurt that much worse.  It feels as if it … Continue reading →

Saturday…This is the day for the logs

10 AM: I woke up this morning at my usual time determined that I am not going to let this day pass without getting a lot of stuff done. Today I am devoting the day to my logs (again), which I hope to get done this time and maybe, just maybe, get my range hood … Continue reading →

I am so pissed right now

I ordered my garden window from Kingsford Siding, Windows & Patio Rooms  They was supposed to have this window here 3 weeks ago.  I had an appointment for them to put the window in today.  They said if there is a problem they will let me know.  I took the freaking day off for this.  I … Continue reading →

I Don’t Know if I Have the Patience for this

Yesterday I was speaking with Tony from Bearlodge.com.  He was a wealth of info.  He told me how to clean the logs (using cascade), he also told me that my cement mixture I purchased was not going to work because: 1-      It is gray and I won’t be able to paint it white. 2-      It … Continue reading →

Let the Labour of Love begin…

I can’t write a long post tonight, or as one of my co-workers called it,”a book” LOL. I did have a couple of minor things to say quickly so I will post that tonight but the good stuff gets posted later.  I have a few things to catch you up on so stand by. I … Continue reading →