Remodeling Update
We finally finished remodeling the basement yesterday. It's been almost 2 weeks. The first weekend we worked all day Friday and Saturday, and by 3pm on Sunday I was so tierd and my arms were so sore that I couldn't even lift them above waist level, so I quit. I was stressed out by the pressure to get it done and frustrated that I didn't exactly know what I was doing (plus being alone) so I just said "fuck it" and decided to give up and hire someone. I have to admit I did a pretty good job for not knowing what I was doing. But it was time to give up.
I decided to do the things I know I am good at so I cleaned house and made a big Sunday dinner. On Monday at the office one of the guys there, Randy asked me how things were going at home and if there was anything he could help with...boy did he open a can of worms. I told him all about the escapades we had been through in the past few days and his reply was "Mandy! Why didn't you call me? That's what I used to do for a living." Well hell! If I would have known that I would have asked sooner. So he agreed to come over and help me finish what I had started. He finished the mudding and had the texturing done by last Sunday. I looks great.
I rented a texture spraying machine with an air compressor for him. And he had it finished on Sunday night before I got back home. He called and said that he had left the texturer downstairs and to call him in the morning to load it up. I informed him that Katie was supposed to be coming over that night and that we could handle it. Well...Monday morning came and Katie had not come over and I had to return the machine to the store. Instead of bothering Randy I decided that I was Super Woman and that I could probably handle carrying a 100lb machine up the stairs and into the truck. Well I handled it alright! I got it into the truck and returned it to the store all by myself. I was actually pretty proud. The problem was that about an hour later I was in extreme pain. I had thrown out my back. Now there's some pain. I decided to self medicate with heat wraps and Alieve, even though everyone sugessted that I go to a chiropractor.
By Thursday morning I was still in pain. So I called and made the appointment. I went in and the doctor fixed me right up. It still hurts a little but it's only been 2 days, he said I should feel fine by tomorrow. On Thursday night we finally got around to painting, since I couldn't do it any sooner because of my back. So now the project is done and Katie is moving in today. What a relief to finally finish. I don't think I am going to do anymore projects for a couple months. I figure that by the time I get back from visiting my husband in Mississippi in March I should be ready again. I still have one room upstairs that needs attention. But for now I am just going relax and take it easy.... Yeah right!
I decided to do the things I know I am good at so I cleaned house and made a big Sunday dinner. On Monday at the office one of the guys there, Randy asked me how things were going at home and if there was anything he could help with...boy did he open a can of worms. I told him all about the escapades we had been through in the past few days and his reply was "Mandy! Why didn't you call me? That's what I used to do for a living." Well hell! If I would have known that I would have asked sooner. So he agreed to come over and help me finish what I had started. He finished the mudding and had the texturing done by last Sunday. I looks great.
I rented a texture spraying machine with an air compressor for him. And he had it finished on Sunday night before I got back home. He called and said that he had left the texturer downstairs and to call him in the morning to load it up. I informed him that Katie was supposed to be coming over that night and that we could handle it. Well...Monday morning came and Katie had not come over and I had to return the machine to the store. Instead of bothering Randy I decided that I was Super Woman and that I could probably handle carrying a 100lb machine up the stairs and into the truck. Well I handled it alright! I got it into the truck and returned it to the store all by myself. I was actually pretty proud. The problem was that about an hour later I was in extreme pain. I had thrown out my back. Now there's some pain. I decided to self medicate with heat wraps and Alieve, even though everyone sugessted that I go to a chiropractor.
By Thursday morning I was still in pain. So I called and made the appointment. I went in and the doctor fixed me right up. It still hurts a little but it's only been 2 days, he said I should feel fine by tomorrow. On Thursday night we finally got around to painting, since I couldn't do it any sooner because of my back. So now the project is done and Katie is moving in today. What a relief to finally finish. I don't think I am going to do anymore projects for a couple months. I figure that by the time I get back from visiting my husband in Mississippi in March I should be ready again. I still have one room upstairs that needs attention. But for now I am just going relax and take it easy.... Yeah right!
posted by Mandy @ 9:53 AM
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