Edith and her girls
While I was enjoying my break I did a little Facebook
Marketplace shopping and happened across an item I've been searching and
searching for for a long time. I was
super excited to find it and couldn't believe the price either. I don't want to ruin the surprise entirely but
I finally found a china hutch! It is the
size and style I have been looking for and the price of $5 certainly fit in my
budget. Of course at this price point it
is a fixxer upper and I was thrilled to have this project to work on. As soon as I got it home I got started on it.
A little worse for wear, but it did have a lot of potential
Day 6 - In the morning I headed off to Home Depot with a list and my gift card to pick up supplies for the next set of projects on the list as well as the china cabinet. I will share more details about the china cabinet renovation next week. I can hardly wait to share it with you.
On the way home from my appointment I stopped at
a Dollar Tree for a few prepper items
I had an appointment at 11:00 to take care of some financial business but once that was completed I was all about getting home and into my grubbies to work on my project, which I did pretty much all the rest of the day.
A lot of sanding involved here
Day 7 - Needless to say I was back in project mode first thing Thursday morning. I love to see my vision for something take shape and become a reality so it makes it very difficult to stay away. I had it pretty much completed and ready to reassemble that evening so into the house I went with all the pieces and began to put it back together. I will share the whole process with you very soon.
Friday morning I reorganized our linen closet
Day 8 - Friday morning I completed my project and then got busy on two more! These are two very much awaited and anticipated projects though. Our back door seriously needed some love as well as our deck. This became an all hands on deck (pun completely intended) as we donned our grubbies and dust masks and headed outside to get started.
We all took turns sanding the old chipped up wood and honestly the best sander is hands down my youngest. She is really good at it and gets the credit for doing the majority of the sanding.
Our neglected back door has been much in need of attention
While she worked on that I pulled the old nasty warped trim off the back door and shot some extra foam insulation I had in the garage all around filling in any gaps. There were a few too. I also primed the door jam and replaced the worn piece of weather stripping along one side. It may not match, but I really don't care. It works and it was free. I also sanded and primed the new trim and got it ready for installation.
I added foam insulation and primed the door jamb
Day 9 - We completed the sanding first thing in the morning before giving the deck a good cleaning and allowing it to dry. The sanding was a lot of work, tiring and dirty too, but we were quite pleased once we were done. At noon I went with my daughter to see about a bed she wanted to purchase from a seller on Facebook Marketplace, which she bought. We stopped at a thrift store on the way home, but didn't find anything to buy. By the time we got home some stormy weather was moving in forcing me to put projects on hold and relax for a bit.
Our poor deck before we sanded it
Day 10 - On my last day of staycation I awoke at about 3:00 a.m. to one heck of a thunderstorm. No worries though, I closed my bedroom window and went right back to sleep. However, plans to work on the deck were scratched and I shifted gears and went back to my prepping chores instead. Mid morning my oldest and I headed off to do the walkthru on her new rental she moved into on the first of June. We also took a load of her stuff over there so no wasted trips.
Jack and his Mama taking a break
When we got home I ran a load of laundry, we ate lunch and the girls headed off to work. I changed my sheets, vacuumed the entire upstairs and downstairs then as I was contemplating whether or not to go outside and work on the deck a weather storm advisory popped up on my phone and I just continued to tidy up inside. The deck has waited this long, a few more days won't be the end of the world. Not only that, but I am ahead of the game anyway as I wasn't planning to begin that project until June anyway.
I love your ambition and your frugality. Nannie
ReplyDeleteThank you Nannie. I just love when hard work pays off. :)
DeleteYour staycation sounds like heaven to me!
ReplyDeleteThank you Meg. I really did enjoy it. :o)
DeleteDon't ever think that your everyday activities are 'boring' because you do some of the same things over and over. Somehow your life is comforting and encouraging, a reminder that life goes on, in spite of horrible things happening in the world. (Plus I'm struggling on getting this latest book manuscript done -- just don't feel like working on it. Wonder why.)
ReplyDeleteSo keep on what you're doing. It's helping your readers.
P.S. I LOVE Krusteaz, always keep a bagful on hand. The Brick loves pancakes, and it is so easy to work with, though I often add an egg or two to make it extra bouncy.
Thank you Cindy. My home is my sanctuary from the outside world. It is definitely my happy place.
DeleteLooking forward to see what you do with that hutch! I too need to work on my deck, back door and porch this summer. What a blessing to have a good helper!
ReplyDeleteSo much to do! I love it. :o)
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