Sometimes it amazes me that I put something off because of fear.  The amazement isn’t that I completed the task or faced the fear…  It’s the fact that I wasted so much time being afraid of something I will eventually have to face and conquer.  Because I always do.  I’m surprised I don’t remember that part.  The fear is not of the task … it’s the ( Read more... )

1. Fix the  A/C
2. Finish the Guest Closet
3. Fix the Roof Leak
4. Septic Tank Pumped
5. Fix the Garage Doors

I used to spend my New Years Eve watching Musicals all night and working on a Jigsaw Puzzle.  When did it turn into New Reno's Eve!?  I bought the flooring Yesterday.  4 boxes at $20 a box.  It's pretty cool stuff and they were closing out the color at 67 cents a tile.  What a DEAL!  I was able to redo the flooring in the EntryWay - Laundry Room - ( Read more... )

Well, between Yesterday and today I was able to get quite a bit done.  The Sink mounted to the wall.  The plumbing all connected.  The Mirror Hung.  My finger smashed... And my nails done.  Here's the pictures all except my nails.  I was going to leave the floor like this until I installed tile... but I'm kind of tired of partial projects all over ( Read more... )

OK.  So the last thing I updated for you was the Hole got patched.  Well, that was Sunday night.  Monday, I sanded it down and put an additional coat of Joint Compound on the walls.  Tuesday, I came home from work and did the same thing.  Only I hoped this would be the last coat.  Wednesday I got up and sanded down the walls.  To tell you the truth ( Read more... )

This bathroom is otherwise known as the "Dog's" Bathroom.  It is the full bathroom on the bottom floor of the house and has the Laundry room in it as well.  It is very cramped and could use some opening up.  This bathroom is connected to the Garage entry Foyer.  You know, the one that has the nastiest carpet... the Carpet that Foster tore up by ( Read more... )

Well, I have got it in my head to start working on Otie.  Some maintenance - repairs - upgrades.  I just got to the bottom or why my car was sucking up the battery and having trouble starting.  A cable that was pulling away from the Engine module (Computer).  Basically, My car was unplugged.  $200 later and it's working pretty good.  I decided that ( Read more... )

 I din't think there was anything I could hate more than Dry walling - taping, mudding and sanding.  But I have actually found it.  it's staining the deck.  I wish I had spent a little more money and gotten the composite decking.  This was the most horrid job I have ever had to do on this house.  And remember there was the time I had to move the T- ( Read more... )

I have only gotten like this militant once before…

That was in DC and I was battling the neighbor’s roaches.

·        I bombed the condo every other day for a week.

·        In between the bombings I sprayed the baseboards

·        Sealed all the gaps - under sinks, around window, around doors - where there was a gap I spray foamed it.

·        Put ( Read more... )

 I was going to put that in.  Should have been an afternoon project ( Read more... )