I went into Emporia this morning early to get another kitchen cabinet hinge, a gallon of paint and a screw to attach the last knob on the kitchen cabinets. Dropped off the things I purchased at the rental house. The handyman was off getting parts he needed for the day.
Came home and helped Jim get ready to leave for Stillwater. He left around noon. He will be back on Saturday. Two different friends have invited him over for dinner – one on Thursday night and another on Friday night. It will be good for him to spend some time with friends and get some work done on his house. Jim took eight dozen eggs with him to give to his friends. It is good to clear out my egg stash. We got a fairy egg this morning. Jim took it to give to one of his little friends he will be seeing this trip.
I went back to the rental house this afternoon and got the first coat of paint on the woodwork in the master bedroom. I still need to paint the closet doors. The handyman needs to install the closet clothing rod and shelf. Then it will be ready for the second coat of paint on the walls and woodwork and that room will then be ready for the carpet to be installed. That room had some blue woodwork. It was nice to get the last of that covered up today so I could really see how the room will look. I like the combination of the woodwork with the wall color.
The handyman got the kitchen cabinets finished up for me today. What a relief to finally cross that project off my list. They were the first place I started painting. I still need to give them a good scrubbing inside the cabinets and lay the shelf lining in them. The kitchen needs the woodwork painted and then that room will be done.
The laundry room is ready for the new woodwork to be painted. The handyman is going to install some shelving above the washer and dryer. Then it will be done and ready for the washer and dryer to be put back into place.
The living room still needs some woodwork painted and then a second coat on the walls and woodwork put on.
The dining room has a second coat on the walls and just needs the woodwork finished up and then the wall paint touched up.
The spare bedrooms needs walls. doors and woodwork painted and the carpet laid. I love the closet shelving that the handyman installed today. The closet really looks nice.
The bathroom is done except for a few touch ups on the woodwork and a door replaced and painted.
I also still need to paint the back mud room walls, ceiling and floors.
Wow! I think I know what I will be doing for the next several days (or weeks).
The handyman had a fall roller skating last Friday and is moving a bit slower than he would like. He can’t work a full day right now and has to take some extra breaks. He is still hoping to be done this week.
Painting will go faster when the handyman is done as I try to stay out of his way and not be there so much when he is there working.
After I get all the painting done I will then need to clean the house really well. I have lots of paint splatters to scrap up off the floor. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get this done.
I may go back in tonight and paint some more. I painted for about three hours this afternoon on the woodwork in the master bedroom. I hate painting woodwork as it goes so slow and doesn’t look like I got much done.
I’m tired tonight as I didn’t sleep well again last night. Tomorrow I have to get up early as I have to be at the doctor’s office at 9:00. I am meeting some friends for lunch at 11:00. I need to stop and pick up a few groceries between the doctor appointment and lunch. I really don’t want to have to go to town again this week. I have been everyday this week.
I fixed myself a piece of grilled salmon for dinner tonight. Need to think of something to fix for tomorrow night. Since I am eating out for lunch I might be able to get by with something light and simple for dinner tomorrow night.
One of the first things I did today was get a splinter under a fingernail. I need to go find some tweezers and see if I can pull it out. I may need to cut the nail really short to get the splinter out. It is starting to get a bit sore.
Evergy finally came by to look at the limb that is hanging over the electric line. I wasn’t there when they came but the handyman was so he shared their findings with me. Since the line is from their box to the house it is my problem to cut the limb but Evergy will send someone out to disconnect the line while the limb is cut. I’ll need to get that scheduled sometime soon and get that off the list of things that need done.
I forgot to sign off for my crisis hot line shift for tonight. I just got a text reminding me of my shift tonight. Guess I will try the shift and see how it goes. It may be my last shift if it doesn’t go well. I won’t be able to go in and paint tonight after all. Dang!
The house is so quiet with Jim gone. The house feels big and empty tonight. I need to get some housecleaning done while Jim is gone. It has reached the point it is bothering me and I need to get it back into shape.
Grateful Jim had a safe trip to Stillwater this afternoon, grateful the kitchen cabinet project is done, and grateful my egg stash got cleared out today.