While the cat is away...

[ktzmoh]

I've been avoiding this board a little because my husband asked me to chill on the H&G stuff for a bit in an effort to take his stress level down. It's been months since Ive seriously worked on the house (I've five a little here and there) and I'm jonesing for my power tools. Well, he's away for work so I finally get a weekend to do house stuff in peace!! My backlog is huge though so I feel like I need to have a crash weekend or something nuts like that to power through my projects.

Here are my ambitious goals this weekend :
Clear out and organize guest room closet
Organize Jackson's closet
Toy purge
Order foam for window seat project in play room
Cut and finish countertops for cabinets on either side of window seat
Cut and install plinth to finish off the window seat cabinetry
Order pillows for the window seat
Hang drapes on sliding doors in play room

Next Saturday he's still away, so I'd like to:
Buy 16,092 more paint samples and continue to be undecided on wall color
Buy area rug for play room

Then next Sunday we have a family portrait session scheduled to do photos for the bamboo plywood panels I made for the wall in my family room.

If I can do all of that in the next two weekends and eventually decide on a paint color, paint, mount the tv to the wall and do something with the brick fireplace then I'll be done with the family room renovation/decorating.

At that point I'll be a master bedroom, master bath, guest room and kitchen away from am what us consider a 'done' house LMAO - {insert big tired sigh here}

[mrs.jacinthe]

Wowza! And I thought I had lofty goals! Go get it!

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LOL. That's ambitious.

I hear though. H and I are just gearing up to get off our HG break too. (Sunroom here we come! Finally!).

Start with the big stuff that would drive him most nuts at home.
H hates when I want to actually fix/build/remodel stuff lately, but I could organize a closet or buy area rugs to my heart's content and he couldn't careless because it's not noisy messy or have to involve him.

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Jul 18, 2014 12:48:26 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Next Saturday he's still away, so I'd like to:
Buy 16,092 more paint samples and continue to be undecided on wall color
Buy area rug for play room

Hahahaha, thanks for the laugh XD

Damn, I wish I were as handy as you! I have a list a mile long but NO SKILLS (or much energy) so I gave up.

[TBM]

I got tired reading your list. I can't believe how much you accomplish in a short amount of time.


You know, you don't need to be doing H&G to be here. You have mad diy skills and ideas that could be of help to others.

[ktzmoh]

Jul 18, 2014 13:27:46 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Wowza! And I thought I had lofty goals! Go get it!

Well we'll see how much i can really get done in 8 days lol! But I'm going to go ahead and set my goals high... Let's see what really happens 

[ktzmoh]

Jul 18, 2014 14:40:17 GMT -5 TBM said:

I got tired reading your list. I can't believe how much you accomplish in a short amount of time.


You know, you don't need to be doing H&G to be here. You have mad diy skills and ideas that could be of help to others.

I know. But you guys inspire me and i have a problem with self control/impulse control. It's really taken a lot of personal restraint to honor his wish to take a break from the house and reading this board regularly convinces me that it's a totally great idea to go ahead and demo my kitchen on a Friday night. 

[ktzmoh]

Jul 18, 2014 13:45:24 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. That's ambitious.

I hear though. H and I are just gearing up to get off our HG break too. (Sunroom here we come! Finally!).

Start with the big stuff that would drive him most nuts at home.
H hates when I want to actually fix/build/remodel stuff lately, but I could organize a closet or buy area rugs to my heart's content and he couldn't careless because it's not noisy messy or have to involve him.

Josh hates this shit. Seriously it makes him nuts if I organize closets - he get's all huffy and eye-rollish. And not having him here means I have a pass in terms of not getting his opinion on stuff like rugs. His opinions *always* get in the way of my brilliant design vision - and this way, if he hates it I can just say - oh you weren't here to ask, sorry! Muhahahahaha

[ktzmoh]

Jul 18, 2014 15:43:45 GMT -5 @juno said:

So are you planning on crating your children or something I'm glad to know why you've been scarce around here! You are missed, though I had to do the exact same thing, so I totally get it.

You know they are getting big enough to entertain themselves - especially if I'm working in the garage and living room, going in and out. All the doors will be open and they'll be tickled pink to play with all the new toys J got for his birthday this week (dude, I have a 7 year old - how the F did that happen?!) and not be helicoptered by me. We do have a play date planned at the pool on Sunday. So that might dig into my time finishing the countertops. Might have to get up early Sunday. 

[pixy0stix]

Someone pass me a beer, I'm spent just reading this.

[adhdfashion]

I get you. When H goes out of town for business it's all the sushi we can eat and unapproved paint colors galore.

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Jul 18, 2014 15:43:22 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Jul 18, 2014 13:45:24 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. That's ambitious.

I hear though. H and I are just gearing up to get off our HG break too. (Sunroom here we come! Finally!).

Start with the big stuff that would drive him most nuts at home.
H hates when I want to actually fix/build/remodel stuff lately, but I could organize a closet or buy area rugs to my heart's content and he couldn't careless because it's not noisy messy or have to involve him.

Josh hates this shit. Seriously it makes him nuts if I organize closets - he get's all huffy and eye-rollish. And not having him here means I have a pass in terms of not getting his opinion on stuff like rugs. His opinions *always* get in the way of my brilliant design vision - and this way, if he hates it I can just say - oh you weren't here to ask, sorry! Muhahahahaha

LOL. I get it. H has opinions on the damndest stuff too. Lately it's handsoap and kitchen towels. Really, since when do he care about soap? And he picks up a dishrag like once a week.  

[ktzmoh]

So given last weekend got sidetracked with blAck widows and our play date turned into an all day affair Sunday, I'm not as far as I had hoped. I still have the following remaining on my list:

Cut and install plinth on one run of cabinets (should be easy, right?)
Hang curtains
Toy purge
Clean guest room closet

I think I need some encouragement to power through it by Saturday night.

I might be able to hang curtains and purge toys tonight after the kids go to bed... But I definitely need to dig deep for that lol

[downtoearth]

Go for it! While you're at it, can you come clean out our second guest room in the basement and move it all into our storage room, then paint our main floor (we have the paint) and the ceiling of our bedroom, and install the tile/tub/floor for the main bathroom and tear out the uppers in the kitchen and paint the lower cabinets, and refinish our hardwoods on the whole main floor?

Thanks, that will save me about 2 years time and you sound way more ambitious than me.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Just a thought - will your kids self-purge their toys, especially with an incentive? For example, when I was a kid, my mom decided to pay me a quarter for every toy (sets = 1) I was willing to donate to charity. I made $15 that day, which was a HUGE deal for a 5-year-old (who CLEARLY had too many toys). I was ruthless.