And So It Begins

Well, I found someone to take care of the ceilings upstairs His name is Mike, not my Mike; I'll let you know the kind of work he does before I put a plug out there for him.. I don't know if I've told you about the ceilings. The 3 upstairs bedrooms have the old popcorn ceilings, which are easy to take care of. The living room, on the other hand, is going to be more challenging but doable. It used to have the popcorn ceilings, but the sellers scraped that off, but they did not texture or sand, so you can see seams and it looks terrible in light. Mike says he can do a bedroom a day, and to fix the living room will take 3-4 days. He started today with the master bedroom, so I'll get to see his work and let you know tomorrow. Since I'm going out of town for a few days, that means it will be almost done when I get back.

This also means that as he finishes rooms, as long as the ceilings are of quality, I can start to paint rooms! Of course, I do need to wash the walls first. Mom is needing something to do on Saturday the 16th while Steve takes care of some non-egg laying chickens. She has offered to come and help me wash walls then.

I may be having a painting party that weekend and for my birthday, too. Yes, I turn the big 30 this year, and my dear friend and massage therapist, Stephanie Colemere (who is fabulous at her job by the way), is wanting to organize the party. I'll be talking with her and sending out an email to those who may be interested in joining us for some fun. Let me know ahead of time if you are interested in it!

My Mike has already torn out the shelves and cabinets that were in the garage. One set we have left in place because they are actually good and in a good place. The others were pieced together from old doors and scrap wood. There was a window that was blocked, and that of course is now unblocked and lets light in. It's really a nice garage with all of that junk out of there. Of course, I'm about to put a lot of stuff back in while I am getting the rest of the house ready. At least the shelves will look nice and things will be organized.

As I have taken tons of before pictures, this does mean that there is a scrapbook in the future about my 1st house. I can hardly wait for things to be pulled together and in place. The house will basically be done by the time we finish with the things we are putting money into up front (ie before I move in, which makes everything so much easier). The only other things we have considered are remodleing the bathrooms and putting hardwood floors in the upstairs bedrooms. That will take some time, though. However, once the ceilings, paint, and hardwood floors in the living room are done, the house is basically set! This of course means that I will not be purchasing new furniture this year. I was hoping to get some nice sofas for the front room and patio furniture for the deck, but alas, that will have to wait for next year. I am hoping to move in by the end of May, thus allowing me time to really clean my apartment and get my securtiy deposit back.

I'm off to the races...or rather cleaning.
HUGS!