It's never ending I tell you, 8 doors, 2 sides per door. Even though I'm using a mini roller it's taking an absolute age. So today I tackled the new bathroom door and doorframe. It took hours, and as the paint is an oil based one it absolutely stinks! Anyway that door and frame are now done, at flippin' last. Only another 6 doors to go, hurrah!
Not much else going on really, except DIY jobs. Once the doors are done then I have 2 sets of bannisters to paint before I can get the carpet fitters in to fit the stair and landing carpet I've ordered.
Tomorrow however, I do have an interesting day ahead, it's Photomarathon #2 of the year, this time based in Newport, so not to far to travel. 10 topics in 10 hours, should be a good day I reckon.
Saturday 27 August 2011
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Home from Holibobs!
Well I'm rested and relaxed after 10 days in Cala D'or Majorca. We did....well.... not a lot really! Chilling out, reading, going for walks and generally watching the world go by in a nice pub by the marina where there were a lot of mind numbingly expensive boats! It was teetering on high 30's most of the time and got as high as 40 degrees C, blisteringly hot and humid too, not much of a breeze to cool things down. The hotel was fab, all adults, no children and peace and quiet, bliss!
We landed in Bristol yesterday around lunchtime and scooted off to pick the kitties up from their cattery holiday, they were very pleased to see us and miaowed all the way home. Then it was check the house out, and the new boiler all fitted and working well. We had to put back the washing machine and plumb it in so we could crack on with washing holiday clothes. The fridge was bereft of food so a quick list jotted down and a trip to the supermarket sorted that out. All was good. I toddled off to aqua class at 6pm for a workout and really enjoyed it.
Last night around half past midnight I was woken by John being violently sick in the bathroom, then the stomach pains started and so did the diarrhoea. I've never seen him look so ill. He was green, clammy, sweating cold and hot, itching and generally delirious. He collapsed on the floor and couldn't get up. I couldn't lift him up and he had no energy to get up himself, I was really worried and did consider calling an ambulance at one point. I finally managed to get some water water down him and he kept it down, no longer feeling sick. Once he had spent a considerable time on the loo, I got him to take some tablets to stop things happening and got him to drink lots more water. Eventually I got him back into bed and I managed to get to sleep around 2.30am. This morning he was aching all around his stomach muscles, probably from retching last night. A glass of Dioralyte and two pieces of toast later and he seemd to be ok. No idea what caused it, we had eaten and drunk the same things for more than 24 hours previously and I was ok. Anyway, he is on the mend which is the main thing.
Today was little DIY jobs around the house day. Lots of small things like sanding down filler and painting and touching up to do after 3 weeks of having the bathroom fitted, some of the house was looking worse for wear decor wise We also had lots of things to hang in the bathroom which required drilling etc. We did quite a lot actually and I'm really pleased with progress, still lots to do though!
To end the day I'm currently addicted to a Maroon 5 song, Moves Like Jagger. Lea Desmond, you are to blame for this! I love Maroon 5 to death anyway and seeing them live a couple of years ago was fabulous, she intoduced me to their new song and now I have it on repeat play, I cannot get enough of it.......
I'm happy!
We landed in Bristol yesterday around lunchtime and scooted off to pick the kitties up from their cattery holiday, they were very pleased to see us and miaowed all the way home. Then it was check the house out, and the new boiler all fitted and working well. We had to put back the washing machine and plumb it in so we could crack on with washing holiday clothes. The fridge was bereft of food so a quick list jotted down and a trip to the supermarket sorted that out. All was good. I toddled off to aqua class at 6pm for a workout and really enjoyed it.
Last night around half past midnight I was woken by John being violently sick in the bathroom, then the stomach pains started and so did the diarrhoea. I've never seen him look so ill. He was green, clammy, sweating cold and hot, itching and generally delirious. He collapsed on the floor and couldn't get up. I couldn't lift him up and he had no energy to get up himself, I was really worried and did consider calling an ambulance at one point. I finally managed to get some water water down him and he kept it down, no longer feeling sick. Once he had spent a considerable time on the loo, I got him to take some tablets to stop things happening and got him to drink lots more water. Eventually I got him back into bed and I managed to get to sleep around 2.30am. This morning he was aching all around his stomach muscles, probably from retching last night. A glass of Dioralyte and two pieces of toast later and he seemd to be ok. No idea what caused it, we had eaten and drunk the same things for more than 24 hours previously and I was ok. Anyway, he is on the mend which is the main thing.
Today was little DIY jobs around the house day. Lots of small things like sanding down filler and painting and touching up to do after 3 weeks of having the bathroom fitted, some of the house was looking worse for wear decor wise We also had lots of things to hang in the bathroom which required drilling etc. We did quite a lot actually and I'm really pleased with progress, still lots to do though!
To end the day I'm currently addicted to a Maroon 5 song, Moves Like Jagger. Lea Desmond, you are to blame for this! I love Maroon 5 to death anyway and seeing them live a couple of years ago was fabulous, she intoduced me to their new song and now I have it on repeat play, I cannot get enough of it.......
I'm happy!
Thursday 11 August 2011
New bathroom, no hot water
Joy! We have a finished bathroom looking v swish and modern, it's just what I was hoping for. I'm so glad that it's finished so I can claim the house back and get things back to normal. There's now lots of small decorating tasks to do as a result of the bathroom refit but they can all wait until we get back from holidays. However the delight was short lived as our boiler decided to die on us. Initially it was thought that the circuit board needed replacing, so we purchased a reconditioned one as we were hoping that the boiler could get us through this winter as we planned to replace it next year. Circuit board fitted, nothing, in fact the water pressue just wasn't going anywhere. Plumber came out and said the fan was working but wasnt getting up to speed enough to get things started, a replace ment would be £300 including fitting. So we decided to just replace the boiler now instead of spending several hundred quid now only to replace it next year. Plumber coming next week while we are away to fit it so we will come home to hot water and be able to use the new bathroom!
Monday 8 August 2011
Brilliant white and Gin
Bathroom paint, brilliant white bathroom paint to be exact. Three coats of it on the new bathroom ceiling and it looks flippin' fab, really pleased with it. We made a start first thing this morning washing down all the tiles in the bathroom to try and get the grout dust off them. after that it was polishing them up to get rid of the last dusty stuff. They look good now and with the fabulous ceiling it's all coming together nicely. Plumber and electrician are in tomorrow for final fix and snagging, we should have a working bathroom at last!
Gin..... well what can I say? I just fancied one which led to two, then three. Gin, elderflower cordial and lime tonic with ice, delish!
On a more serious and sombre note, I am totally shocked at the stuff that's happening in London and now Birmingham with mindless thugs running riot through communities looting, burning vehicles and even worse setting buildings alight. What makes people do such horrific things to others? Do they not think that innocent people might lose their lives or get hurt? It's terrifying that it's been left to continue for 3 days so far, this is no protest, it's just an excuse to be volient and get away with it. I'm sickened to the core.
Gin..... well what can I say? I just fancied one which led to two, then three. Gin, elderflower cordial and lime tonic with ice, delish!
On a more serious and sombre note, I am totally shocked at the stuff that's happening in London and now Birmingham with mindless thugs running riot through communities looting, burning vehicles and even worse setting buildings alight. What makes people do such horrific things to others? Do they not think that innocent people might lose their lives or get hurt? It's terrifying that it's been left to continue for 3 days so far, this is no protest, it's just an excuse to be volient and get away with it. I'm sickened to the core.
Sunday 7 August 2011
Nearly have a bathroom
Nearly, not far to go now until we actually have a functioning bathroom. There's a list of things (everything) to be plumbed in and all the electrical stuff needs a final fix but the bones of it is all done. Tiling, grouting, cabinets and basins are in and the new ceiling is plastered and looking good. Ceiling needs painting and all the tiles need a final wash down to get rid of the grout dust. We will do that tomorrow as we don't have anyone else here tomorrow so we have all day to get it sorted before plumber and electrician come on Tuesday to final fix.
So this is what we have at the moment and I'm really pleased with it.
We also had all the doors changed in the house to something more in keeping with it's age and I'm overjoyed with the result, actually I think I'm a little bit in love with them....
So this is what we have at the moment and I'm really pleased with it.
We also had all the doors changed in the house to something more in keeping with it's age and I'm overjoyed with the result, actually I think I'm a little bit in love with them....
Thursday 4 August 2011
I'm now a Driving Instructor in training!
Yay! The weather was horrific, lashing rain and wind, but I had a great time. I thought ahead and bought a bottle of water and some chewing gum to stop my mouth totally drying out with nerves. It worked a treat. Had a really good lesson, lots of mixed driving, lots of pointers and new stuff to get my head around. We even stopped off in a transport cafe for a cuppa and some theory work. I should get my text books next week and next Friday is lesson #2 plus I'll be sitting in on someone else's lesson afterwards. I'm really quite excited about it all, but need to get my head stuck into the books and practise my driving in John's manual car more as there's only so much I can do in my little automatic.
Here's to training for a new career!
Here's to training for a new career!
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Progress and nerves
I have a bathroom ceiling, and beautifully smooth it is too, it really does look lovely, I'm so pleased with it. The tiler can now finish off the tiling, hurrah! Looking now for it all to be finished on the weekend including all the internal doors being changed. The new doors arrived today, I'm just a little bit in love with them.
Nerves! Nerves, nerves, nerves...... I'm plagued by them thinking about my first lesson tomorrow kick starting my driver instructor training off. I have no idea why I feel so nervous, it's not like I can't drive is it? It's bloody silly really, maybe I'll settle in and all will be ok once I make a start. I really hope so.
Nerves! Nerves, nerves, nerves...... I'm plagued by them thinking about my first lesson tomorrow kick starting my driver instructor training off. I have no idea why I feel so nervous, it's not like I can't drive is it? It's bloody silly really, maybe I'll settle in and all will be ok once I make a start. I really hope so.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Tiling and vomit...
Well lots of tiling happened today, about 95% of its done, just waiting for the ceiling to go up before the top row of tiles can be done and everything grouted. Its all starting to look like the shell of a bathroom now, at last.
The vomit thing?..... well that was the begining of the end of my aqua class this evening. I get to the pool, notice that it's actually looking rather empty, as in it's totally devoid of people in it. So I ask what the problem is, apparantly someone threw up in the pool and they had to close it to clean it. It could take 24 hours, so there's a distinct possibility tomorrow mornings class will be cancelled too. I'll have to phone the pool before hand to ask if they've managed to clean it or not. Bloody marv.
The vomit thing?..... well that was the begining of the end of my aqua class this evening. I get to the pool, notice that it's actually looking rather empty, as in it's totally devoid of people in it. So I ask what the problem is, apparantly someone threw up in the pool and they had to close it to clean it. It could take 24 hours, so there's a distinct possibility tomorrow mornings class will be cancelled too. I'll have to phone the pool before hand to ask if they've managed to clean it or not. Bloody marv.
Monday 1 August 2011
Flitting like a butterfly and cacking my pants
I managed to have a lovely lay in bed this morning for the first time in over a week. I stayed in bed until, wait for it....... 8.30am! Yes, it was rather delicious not having to get up at 7am ready for the chaps to arrive, today it was electrician only and he wasnt arriving until 3pm. I did, however have a few things to do mainly bathroom related.
First thing was a trip to the DIY shop to buy white bathroom paint in readiness to paint the new ceiling once it's up and the plaster has dried. I then flitted into town as I needed to buy my Highway Code to read up on before my lesson on Thursday, I was distracted by the top 50 novels and the offer they had on buy 1 get one for a quid, so I bought two chic lits for holiday reading the week after next. I finally made it to the section that had the Highway Code.... £2.50!......Two pounds bloody fifty! I remember when it was 20p.... ok I'm showing my age but that's one hell of a price hike. Anyway I bought it, because I had to. I started flicking though it and it scared me, I've forgotten so much argh! Cacking my pants is an understatement.
Whilst in town I popped into a shop and thought I'd get myself a cheap pair of sunglasses for holidays, I had a total bargain, they were £5, reduced to £2.50 and when I got to the till they rang up for a quid, kerching! I then treated myself to some pain, eyebrow threading to be exact. It's been ages since I've had them threaded and shaped, so again, all in the holiday cause, I was threaded to within an inch of my life, but I now have fabulous eyebrows. She asked if I wanted my upper lip done as well, I was taken aback, surely I'm not that hairy? I looked in the mirror, no I'm not that hairy, I am a bit hairy but its fine and fair. I politely said no thanks, whilst quietly seething.
After that, back out of town to a builders supplier to exchange the thermostat John bought for the underfloor heating as it was the wrong one, old one taken back, new one purchased, sorted. Homeward bound ready for the electrician to arrive. He was a bit early (bonus!) and managed to get the wiring done in half an hour, he then went on to install a new fuse box (an extra we asked him to do as it needed updating). So all done, electrics sorted YAY!
Tomorrow its tiling and new ceiling, which should prove most interesting. One thing I do know, I need to get more tea bags in, they drink gallons of the stuff!
First thing was a trip to the DIY shop to buy white bathroom paint in readiness to paint the new ceiling once it's up and the plaster has dried. I then flitted into town as I needed to buy my Highway Code to read up on before my lesson on Thursday, I was distracted by the top 50 novels and the offer they had on buy 1 get one for a quid, so I bought two chic lits for holiday reading the week after next. I finally made it to the section that had the Highway Code.... £2.50!......Two pounds bloody fifty! I remember when it was 20p.... ok I'm showing my age but that's one hell of a price hike. Anyway I bought it, because I had to. I started flicking though it and it scared me, I've forgotten so much argh! Cacking my pants is an understatement.
Whilst in town I popped into a shop and thought I'd get myself a cheap pair of sunglasses for holidays, I had a total bargain, they were £5, reduced to £2.50 and when I got to the till they rang up for a quid, kerching! I then treated myself to some pain, eyebrow threading to be exact. It's been ages since I've had them threaded and shaped, so again, all in the holiday cause, I was threaded to within an inch of my life, but I now have fabulous eyebrows. She asked if I wanted my upper lip done as well, I was taken aback, surely I'm not that hairy? I looked in the mirror, no I'm not that hairy, I am a bit hairy but its fine and fair. I politely said no thanks, whilst quietly seething.
After that, back out of town to a builders supplier to exchange the thermostat John bought for the underfloor heating as it was the wrong one, old one taken back, new one purchased, sorted. Homeward bound ready for the electrician to arrive. He was a bit early (bonus!) and managed to get the wiring done in half an hour, he then went on to install a new fuse box (an extra we asked him to do as it needed updating). So all done, electrics sorted YAY!
Tomorrow its tiling and new ceiling, which should prove most interesting. One thing I do know, I need to get more tea bags in, they drink gallons of the stuff!
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