Big checks and small accomplishments

Well, it's been a strange, and stressful few days. The carpenters have been here and the two doors have been finished. The ceiling has been ripped down and replaced in the breezeway. The garage door opener has been installed.

My daughter and I tackled a few projects. Out of the 180 floor tiles in the kitchen/hallway, I've managed to put down about 150. The old ones were circa 1960, about 3 mm thick, heavily discoloured, and quite frankly, I've been on-site on piggeries where the odour was better. A few mishaps along the way, with sacrificed tiles and bloodied knuckles and I also pushed myself too far. My ass hurt. My knees hurt. But the light at the end of the tunnel is clearly visible.

Hannah somehow managed to pry out the lightbulb in the light fixture at the bottom of the basement stairs, ensuring that at least I won't break my neck because of the lack of light. Breaking it for other reasons.. those are still open....

We also tackled, together, with minimal swearing on both our parts, the removal of the circa 1950's Sears thermostat from the wall and the replacement thereof with a brand spanking new Honeywell digital thermostat. Which is now programmed to shut itself off at 10 p.m., which gives me exactly 32 minutes to put myself to bed if I want it to remain 70 degrees fahrenheit while I'm still awake. I think I'm ready.

Also discovered that the majority of the house is wired with knob-and-tube wiring. Note to self: find out if GFI's (total three in house), are wired to an independent circuit breaker per code.

Second note to self: decide if self wants to try wiring an electrical outlet in basement so that dehumidifier can be plugged in. Alternative is 25 yard garden extension cord to be plugged in in kitchen as temporary fix.

Self is no longer able to cope with such decisions and is going to bed with pillow over head. Things will look better in daylight, and perhaps bedroom will look better with four yellow walls instead of one yellow wall with sage paint bleeding through and three sage green walls. One can only hope.