Bragging: molding installation

[bunnymendelbaum]

I installed 40lf of picture rail and 14lf of base molding by myself last night without crying or cursing!!

The room is completely out of square and there are 2 bump-outs that are absolutely not plumb so it made it much more difficult.

I still sort of can't believe I did it! Finish carpentry is absolutely not my forte, so go me!

Here's a hilarious photo of my huge baby bump with the picture rail in the background.

Eta: pic

[sjh722]

I can't see your picture rail, but color me amazed. My H is good with finish carpentry and projects like that still usually involve swearing (not crying on his end, lol).

[wawa]

Dec 13, 2012 15:28:36 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

I can't see your picture rail, but color me amazed. My H is good with finish carpentry and projects like that still usually involve swearing (not crying on his end, lol).

LOL, mine almost always curses at least once too.

Go bunny!!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Seriously. You are a badass.

That baby's going to come out holding a coping saw or something.

[pumpkin]

Nice job! You seriously put me to shame!

[wawa]

Dec 13, 2012 16:28:31 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Seriously. You are a badass.

That baby's going to come out holding a coping saw or something.

Love this.

And bunny, I was thinking of you the other day while standing on a ladder scraping old caulk off a window.

(I was only on the 2nd step. Out of three total It barely counts as a ladder anyway. It's a stepstool with delusions of grandeur)

anyway...I decided that you on your ladder in your ladder sized closet is really more like being on a foot powered elevator, and therefore perfectly preggo appropriate.

[sjh722]

Wait, are pregnant people not supposed to use ladders?

Whoops.

[wawa]

Dec 13, 2012 16:41:28 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Wait, are pregnant people not supposed to use ladders?

Whoops.

LOL, right? If I refused to get on a ladder I'd never get anything done. I've gotten scolded by a few people, but I feel like this is up there with eating grocery store feta. It's just not a big deal.

I don't climb high. And I'm very careful about leaning (which means I move the damn thing constantly, but so be it). I'm not gonna climb on the roof to clean the gutters or anything, but this baby is certainly not going to stop me from standing on a 3 step ladder to paint window trim. I mean really...I'm i much more danger of a nasty fall on the stairs than I am on that thing. Especially since our stairs don't have railings right now...

[sjh722]

Yeah, this is the first I've heard of it, LOL. Oops! Considering that my insides are getting kicked apart right now, I'm assuming that my ladder time has not had a noticeable effect on the baby.

[wawa]

Dec 13, 2012 16:50:19 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Yeah, this is the first I've heard of it, LOL. Oops! Considering that my insides are getting kicked apart right now, I'm assuming that my ladder time has not had a noticeable effect on the baby.

I think it's just a falling risk thing. Which is why I've been operating on the assumption that it's perfectly reasonable for me to be on my little ladder as long as I leave stuff like the gutter cleaning and stairwell painting (which involves a cobbled together scaffold) to MH.

[Deleted]

Dang! I am super impressed. I don't think I would attempt that now let alone when I am pregnant.

[ssmjlm]

Awesome job!

-signed fellow PG ladder user

[bunnymendelbaum]

I think it is the falling thing. I played street hockey while pg w DD1 with my doctor's blessing but I wasn't supposed to ride a bike or be on a ladder.
Very very early in this pregnancy I was standing on a chair (dumb), stumbled and completely racked myself. It was the most painful thing ever! A real ladder has GOT to be more safe than standing on a chair right??

[Deleted]

Bunny that rocks!

Also, let's not talk about the sh*t (ladders inlcuded) while I was pregnant with Rubes.

[mrsemilys]

Whoa, you're my hero!

[Deleted]

I was just catching up on your blog and saw this - LOVE that you went with a picture rail. So charming.