Tuesday, May 11, 2021

For some reason this feels like Monday to me. Not sure why I missed a day already this week. Jim came home late Saturday and Sunday and Monday must have felt like Saturday and Sunday to me.

Jim left for Stillwater again today around 3:30. He got a bit of a late start but will make it home before dark. Trusting he has a safe journey and will enjoy his quiet time in Stillwater to get some more renovations done on his house there.

I went in around noon and painted the first coat on the walls of the second bedroom. When I get done writing I will go back in and do the first coat of woodwork in the same bedroom. Then tomorrow I can second coat both and do needed touch ups on Thursday and that room will be done and ready for carpet on Friday. I will move the closet doors in the master bedroom and get the second coat on them and the master bedroom will be done too.

Thursday I want to give the living room a second coat of wall paint and finish the first coat of woodwork in the dining room and living room. Friday I can do the second coat of woodwork paint in both of those rooms and those two rooms will be done. I still have some woodwork to paint in the kitchen so may try to do that Thursday as well. If I can get all that done all but the back room will be done on Friday.

There is a small leak in the ceiling of the back room. I decided to wait to paint that room until the handyman can figure out where the leak is and get it fixed. He also has to patch some holes in the walls for me before I can start painting.

Next week the handyman is going to start the siding repairs and I can start painting the outside of the house. Not sure what other work we are going to find that needs done. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Hoping to get most of the house painted next week if the weather holds for me. Sure looking like I can have it ready to be rented by June 1 unless we find a major area that needs repaired. Fingers and toes crossed that won’t happen. I am mentally and physically done with this project and need it done.

Last night I went in and Jim had a big magnet on a stick. I ran it through the burn pile and kept pulling out lots of nails. I found lots and lots of them. I didn’t make it to the bottom of the burn pile and am sure there are still lots of nails to be found yet.

Tomorrow I need to run into Emporia and pick up some groceries and run a few errands. I’ll pick up some outside paint while I am in town in case I want to get started on the outside this week. My handyman told me I could start painting the outside if I stay away from the broken siding pieces. I’m anxious to see the color I have picked out on the house.

Had another emotional day today. What is up with that? Anyone else experiencing some strong emotion going through you? I trust what ever it is will go away soon. It is exhausting and draining to process it all.

Grateful another room has the first coat on the walls, grateful I see the finish line for the inside painting job on this project, and grateful for some quiet space to process my emotions in.