Life Post Bash'n'Crash
I don't know if I have ever been more exhausted in my life. I just can't seem to shake the all-consuming desire to sleep. And sleep. And sleep. Getting up to go to work has been a serious challenge. Finding patience for the kidlets even more so.
However, the good news is that we are feeling really hopeful about this project. There is a lot of cleaning to do (I have hatched a crazy plan to wash all the floors on my hands and knees to get rid of this hellish dust as much as possible), but life is quite livable, even with this latest incarnation of a gutted house.
If only I could stop being so tired!
As Jake commented on the previous post, we got the poundage of the bin from the guy who arranged it for us. It weighed a total of 13,830 pounds, or 5880kg. That is almost 6 metric tonnes, people. That is CR-AZY. I carried buckets for most of the day, so maybe that's why the fatigue is lingering.
I am incredibly thankful that we pushed ourselves to do this part early - originally we were thinking of gutting only once school was out - but now we have 4 months instead of 2 to make everything happen. So much less stress. We are eagerly awaiting a quote for the new heat system and are even more eagerly hoping it is within our ability to pay someone to just do it, rather than having us do some and them do some. The dream scenario is that it is installed by the end of June, wiring redone by then, fireplace also, and then INSULATE! And, gasp! What if we're ready for drywall by mid-July!?!?!? That would be incredible. Then we would just be waiting for the kitchen!
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, here.
One of my most favourite things about this stage is that we have put the original kitchen sink back. First of all, we discovered it is enamelled cast iron - HEAVY! And that it was held on the wall by a poorly screwed-in cast iron bracket, AND, most importantly, that we could just prop it up on the cabinet that was underneath it that luckily came out in one piece. The only unfortunate thing was that we broke off the original plumbing, so now it drains into a 5 gallon bucket (see? when in doubt, get out a bucket!) instead of down the stack, but that is not the end of the world. The important thing is we still have running water, and there is a place to wash dishes. Pretty much the best all around scenario. Of course, now that we have all this set up we got a call from someone who is interested in buying it. (but don't worry, I don't think we're going to sell it - at least before we can't use it any more...ie, when we have to drywall that wall.
I would take a picture, but Jake is shop-vac-ing downstairs and has bricked the plastic that separates the upstairs from down there, so I'm sort of trapped. Next time.
Tonight we're having a test dinner with the caterer for the wedding - here's hoping it is delicious so we can fully check that off our wedding list (which has admittedly taken a serious back seat to the renovation!).
However, the good news is that we are feeling really hopeful about this project. There is a lot of cleaning to do (I have hatched a crazy plan to wash all the floors on my hands and knees to get rid of this hellish dust as much as possible), but life is quite livable, even with this latest incarnation of a gutted house.
If only I could stop being so tired!
As Jake commented on the previous post, we got the poundage of the bin from the guy who arranged it for us. It weighed a total of 13,830 pounds, or 5880kg. That is almost 6 metric tonnes, people. That is CR-AZY. I carried buckets for most of the day, so maybe that's why the fatigue is lingering.
I am incredibly thankful that we pushed ourselves to do this part early - originally we were thinking of gutting only once school was out - but now we have 4 months instead of 2 to make everything happen. So much less stress. We are eagerly awaiting a quote for the new heat system and are even more eagerly hoping it is within our ability to pay someone to just do it, rather than having us do some and them do some. The dream scenario is that it is installed by the end of June, wiring redone by then, fireplace also, and then INSULATE! And, gasp! What if we're ready for drywall by mid-July!?!?!? That would be incredible. Then we would just be waiting for the kitchen!
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, here.
One of my most favourite things about this stage is that we have put the original kitchen sink back. First of all, we discovered it is enamelled cast iron - HEAVY! And that it was held on the wall by a poorly screwed-in cast iron bracket, AND, most importantly, that we could just prop it up on the cabinet that was underneath it that luckily came out in one piece. The only unfortunate thing was that we broke off the original plumbing, so now it drains into a 5 gallon bucket (see? when in doubt, get out a bucket!) instead of down the stack, but that is not the end of the world. The important thing is we still have running water, and there is a place to wash dishes. Pretty much the best all around scenario. Of course, now that we have all this set up we got a call from someone who is interested in buying it. (but don't worry, I don't think we're going to sell it - at least before we can't use it any more...ie, when we have to drywall that wall.
I would take a picture, but Jake is shop-vac-ing downstairs and has bricked the plastic that separates the upstairs from down there, so I'm sort of trapped. Next time.
Tonight we're having a test dinner with the caterer for the wedding - here's hoping it is delicious so we can fully check that off our wedding list (which has admittedly taken a serious back seat to the renovation!).
So awesome Elisabeth. And no wonder you're tired ...I'm tired this time of year and I'm only doing a quarter of what you're tackling!
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