I've not had the energy to pick up a brush at all since my last blog! I will paint again, and soon! I promise... but for now, the deconstruction of what doesn't work, is rotten, or beyond repair is heavy work!! But I find that I have found the same focus that I once had; the need to create nearly every day. And I know, without a doubt, that this old focus will translate to the easel, once I have a place to work and the heavy physical labor is over. I've had help from a couple of friends when I needed it most....more brawn than I possess was needed to get the floors started in two rooms. But mostly, I've tackled this project each day, on my own! I HATE asking for help, hate looking not strong; but it was beyond me to get the floors started. Once started, I could do it, using a bit of ingenuity figuring out the best way to conquer a physical limitation, and get the stuff up. The same was true with demolishing heavy walls separating two connected bathrooms.... it will be one bathroom, and a small utility room.
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| Master Bedroom... one day, a set of narrow french doors in the window ahead. |
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| the living room now... the oldest room in the house - 30 in thick walls |
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| one room now, was two bathrooms of interesting construction. my master bath, utilities, and a hall and closet in to the master bedroom |
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| my debris pile from the bathroom alone... beyond that, the old kitchen, my bedroom, and alot of rotten wood... what a view though. |
Yesterday, after spending 4 hours cutting and pulling old wiring, boxes, light switches, I nearly finished the inside, but several wires defeated me...stuck between the ceiling boards and vigas....again, it will take more brawn than I possess to pull those wires with the aid of a 'wonder bar' (truly the most versatile tool in my arsenal!) to lift the ceiling boards just enough to pull the wires through. Yesterday, I sat on a step looking at the dirt floors, broken windows, and concrete slabs I still need to bust and remove (hmmm....maybe a patio???), and I wondered if I'd lost my mind! I know I've not, but I felt overwhelmed and worried that I won't get into my house before the snow starts to fly.... Its only 4 big rooms, so truly, once construction begins, it shouldn't take too long! And I'm hiring the help for the construction, bar the remudding, painting, refinishing of windows, existing floors, etc. I'm just sore and tired! I am having to learn to ask for help once again! Which I think is the point to this missive.... I can't do it all myself. There is nothing wrong with saying "Uncle!" and recognizing that I need to remember to ask for help!
