It took me ages to get out of the house this morning as it was full of men, and I was busy giving them all instructions and trying not to look guilty when they were tripping all over themselves! MGirl and I went running first thing and were out of the house before 6.30am. Quite funny as MGirl struggled a bit at the start after not enough sleep, but by the 4km mark she claimed she was feeling good again; me, I started ok and by the end was wondering how one day I can have a great run and the next day NOT! 5.6km later we were home and MGirl jumped into the shower while I iced my calf, woke up CBoy, hung up two loads of washing and put another on.
Today is a flurry of activity at home. The ceiling painters have been there since Monday and they’ve made an enormous improvement on a ceiling that was not only flaking but needed filling and sanding. It was in serious need of some TLC after the March storms we had and some quite dodgy previous repair work (prior to me buying the house 5 years ago) that had not stood the test of time. Needless to say, with the final 3 coats of ceiling white going on today, I am sure it will look awesome when I get home. They are also painting my bedroom ceiling (raked, which used to be the lounge room) as it was suffering similarly to the living/kitchen area ceiling. The only problem now they’ve discovered is the plasterboard is dropping away from the ceiling batons as the glue has disintegrated over the years. The only thing really holding the ceiling up is the main central beam and the cornices. Now I’ve got to get someone in to prop up the ceiling from the inside and refasten it with straps from the roof side! It sounds expensive; I hope it isn’t. So the painters will have to come back when that is fixed (next week) and finish the bedroom. I guess it is better to get it fixed than to be rudely woken one morning covered in a sheet of plasterboard!
The laundry is also getting ripped out today. I have quite a large laundry and am having a shower installed in there so it is now a laundry/bathroom. This creates a 2nd bathroom, adding value to the house, and gives a shower off the pool area also. CBoy is happy as it become his “ensuite” as it is next to his room. So a win for everyone as MGirl and I don’t have to share a bathroom with a boy anymore!
Also today there are men installing the pool fence out the back in readiness for the deck going in on Thursday. It’s all go, go, go! From struggling to get companies to even come and quote, the money is flying out the door this week. It is so exciting to see the end is near. I can’t wait until I can put some new paint colours on the wall and complete the picture. My deadline of the end of November is approaching, when Dad visits. I can’t wait to show him what I’ve been doing (well what I’ve been getting others to do for the most part!)
With the run underfoot this morning, and an ever-so-slight-twinge in the calf, I’m going to not run again this week until Saturday; when MGal and I shall tackle the Bibbulmun again – probably a much shortened version due to my backwards step over the last month. I can’t wait to get out there again, and try to take some photos as well. So Thursday and Friday will be cycling to work instead.
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