I have the day off from work today for my six month diabetes doctor appointment. It was nice to sleep in a bit and make breakfast tacos.
On Sunday I was walking in my back door, and my stained carpet stairs finally got to me and I pulled it out. While the kadults were at work. I am impulsive like that.
This is what was under the carpet. And about a billion staples. I had no real plan, other than to sand them, paint them and add a runner.
When I got home from work last night my house was definitely under construction.
Jacob bought me hardwood flooring and his Dad who is a professional floor installer was here to help. I asked Jacobs Dad how much he wanted for his time and he said “just cook me a ribeye steak and we are even.”
So moving all the stuff out of this back room, I did not do my fit test for Insanity. The chaos is even higher around my house, but I have to accept this loving gesture and not let the mess get to me.
My bedroom is usually my sanctuary- but now that’s filled with stuff.
And since the dining room and living room are full of boxes from when the kadults were going to move out, this tiny spot in my kitchen is where I ate my dinner.
Hannah wants to tear out my kitchen next, but I am hoping we’ll finish this project before moving onto the next! Although I really want to tear out my kitchen, too.
I’ll be sure to show after pics – and hopefully I’ll carve out some space in my house today to get my fit test done.
Make it a great day! Are you impulsive when it comes to a house project?? Hopefully I am not the only one!
wow, i am impressed by this whole story. yay jacob and his dad, and can’t wait to see after pics. I am very impulsive and just went thru a basement staircase re-do which took way more time than i had thought it would have, and painting was the worst part.
That was really sweet of Jacob and his father but … that money could also go toward the closing cost on their house. Your kitchen photo brought back nightmares of when we remodeled. Right now I’m all “freaked” just over the clutter in my garage, sunroom and spare room. They are FULL, waiting for a yard sale that doesn’t ever seem to happen. If our weather hadn’t went from warm to hotter to oh my goodness it’s hot, it would be gone. I need Hannah here to just push me to donate it all. I’m just too frugal and want to attempt to get back some of the money we paid for the stuff. I know….silly. Look how awesome your living area turned out when it was all over and done. 🙂 I love how the dogs are helping too.
What a lovely gift from Jacob and his dad. I love my hardwood floors and I know you will like yours too!
I’m way too much of a planner to be impulsive about a house project – or any project for that matter. I need things to be orderly and not chaotic.
You mentioned the packed boxes – have the kadults thought about getting a self storage unit until they can move? I mean, so you can have your living an dining room back?
That is such a sweet thing for Jacob and his dad to do! It’s going to be nice when it’s finished. I need to get almost all of my flooring replaced but I have about another year before that will happen.
I’m soooo not good about clutter! We’ve remodeled 2 bathrooms and our kitchen and I hated the boxes, tools, and crap every where. But, the end result is so awesome that’s it’s worth it!! When we remodeled our kitchen I cooked on a hot plate on a bar stool in the family room for 2 months! (and washed dishes in the bathroom!) It will all get back to a new normal! ????❤️❤️
I feel for you, I get so anxious having boxes and stuff stacked up, it will be awesome to have pretty new flooring though.