The Home Improvement Diet.
I think my arms may fall off soon Buddies.
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I got about a third of the bathroom tiled yesterday, and I am really feeling it today. I went through 25lbs of grout so far, what an improvement! We picked a white hexagon tile with small deep blue diamonds at the corners.
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I spent the better part of the day today ripping down the old tile on the other walls of the room, my fingernails are shot!
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Even though I am tired, I am finding it very easy to stay on my eating plan while involved in these projects. My Lowe’s card may burst into flames, and Ethan may have to take another job, but damnit my house will look great and I’ll be thinner! Broke….but thinner, crippled….but thinner.
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I’ve noticed that once I get submerged into a project like this, I stop thinking about food, and only stop to eat when I am truly hungry. So if I show up at your homes with a bucket of spackle and a paint brush, just indulge me. Eventually I will run out of rooms here to rip apart and re-do.
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A dear friend called me today to tell me that she is in the hospital with a staph infection, and may require surgery. To make matters worse she had a very bad reaction to the IV antibiotics they gave her.
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To make matters even worse, her father seems to be MIA. They have had a very bad relationship since her mother passed away 3 yrs ago, and while he knows she is in the hospital, he appears to not be concerned enough to even answer his phone.
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She called to ask if I would be her emergency contact and sign papers declaring me with the authority to make medical decisions should she not be able to. We have been friends since Jr High, actually we took tap and jazz together for 5 years. Yes…I can still do a mean time step.
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I will be on my way to see her in an hour or so, luckily the hospital is only 4 blocks from my house, so I could be there in a hurry if need be.
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Hopefully if my arms do in fact fall off, they will wait until I am there.
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I will soon be participating in the Home Improvement Diet. My husband and I are moving back to his hometown in north Louisiana. We are moving into his grandparents old house (his grandfather recently passed away) and we will be remodeling nearly the entire house. It was built in the late 1940s and is in overall good shape. A lot of cosmetic work is required (green shag carpet from the 60s I swear and a bathroom that I won’t even set foot in right now!) We are looking forward to the challenge and I hope that I “feel the burn” as you have with your project. Good luck with the rest of your remodeling and I hope your friend is well soon.
There genuinely seems to be no rest for you in this time. I am very sorry about your friend and I sure hope she gets better soon. As for the home improvement diet, I hear it’s an expensive one myself so I’m still saving up for that one - it’ll either be that or lipo
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Hey Erika! I’m sure your house looks great w/ all that hard work your’re doing!! Maybe you’ll lose a pound or two!!! I hope your friend is ok! I’ll be praying for her!
I sure wish I had a project or two for you to do. Do you wash and wax cars?
I hope you’re friend is ok.
Great job. Sounds like this project is serving many benefits.
I feel bad for your friend. I’m glad she’s got you though. I can’t imagine being in a situation where my father isn’t with me when I’m at the hospital?!?!?! What’s up with that?!?!?!
Erica,
You sound like one heck of a woman! Wish we lived close enough that I could know you in the flesh too. Glad to have you as an online buddy but can only imagine what it would be like to be able to live near you! Hope your friend gets well fast, staph infections can be so bad will say a prayer for her. When you go see her be sure to follow any quarrintine restrictions to protect her, you and your family!
Terry
P.S. When you are done with your house, want to hire yourself out? Mine needs alot of help!
You are an amazing woman with all you do! We have a lot of projects to do around here, that hubby never seems to get around to, wish I was handier. Maybe I could try starting with something easy, but don’t know what that could be. I can’t even swing a hammer without smashing my thumb!
Have a great day!
Saying a prayer for your friend too…..!
Wow I need your skills. My house needs so much work done on it. I’m trying to get motivated to start working on it. You go girl!
Hey Erika,
Come on over with the grout and tile… I’ll put you to work for a few days!! Can you do backspashes in the kitchen? I’ve wanted one of those for years!!