A now the garbage disposal goes out

I saved money by working on this stupid wallpaper myself and now the garbage disposal goes out. How much does something like that cost? Ours was really old and the seal is broken. It leaked under the cabinet and some really nasty stuff came out.

*sigh*

Removing wallpaper border - wall 3

removing wallpaper border - wall 3, originally uploaded by House on the Corner.

Still working on this project. I am feeling very overwhelmed today and wish I had a little help. In some spots it took take the texture off but for now all I am worried about it getting this border down. I am on wall three and after I finish the fourth wall I will have to make another pass to get it clean. I did leave some of the white sticky stuff in some spots because I felt it was best to get the main part down first. That way I would feel like I've made progress. Can someone say muscle relaxer? That is what my body needs right about now!

M.

Office area

Office area, originally uploaded by House on the Corner.

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We decided to move the desk into the spare room tonight. It was midnight and we were moving furniture and rearranging. This is why I love having summers off!

More pictures on my flickr account. I do want to paint but not this week.

M.

Still trying to remove this wallpaper border :/

I worked on this for about an hr today and maybe an hr the other day. It's slowly coming off. It makes me feel good to take pictures to see that I have actually DONE something.

I'm using water and Downy.

A picture a day

Still going strong!

A way to get off the couch this summer?

Texas is so hot that we end up staying indoors most of the summer. I thought about getting a Wii fit but haven't heard many people talking about it. If you have one do you like it? Can you feel some improvement? Since I'm not spending my money on paying that guy to remove the wallpaper I thought I'd treat myself to the Wii fit.

Did I mention how sore my arms are from yesterday? Ouch!

Removing wallpaper border

IMG_2705, originally uploaded by House on the Corner.

There are two borders on here so it make take me all summer to finish this job. More pictures as I make progress. My fingers are all sticky right now and the room is a mess so I'm taking a break. I feel like I've been lifting weights!

M.

That guy was insane

The estimate to take down the wallpaper border for the smallest bedroom in the house was $700 bucks! I think the guy must have had a screw loose. There is no way it should cost that much. We told him no thanks. I have decided to try and do it myself. I think I can get the border down but I am more worried about all the holes in the walls. I've never patched up a hole before and don't want it to look like a crappy job. We had heavy shelves up in his room which caused all the holes and also a large bulletin board. I guess that is another thing I will need to look up online. I know people patch up holes all the time but it's not something I've ever done. Maybe I will take pictures later to show the size of the holes.

How much should it cost

We are hiring this guy to take down the baby border down from my son's room and then paint. It has two borders on it now (old one when we bought the house and then the one we added) and the wall is full of holes that need to be patched up. The room is small but I have no clue what to expect he will charge us. I don't want to be suckered but also know it will be a lot of work taking down the border. Any idea on what this should cost? Pictures is below....

Room we are going to redo

Anyway, he will be here later and then we will decide if we want to go with him or not.

Summer time!

I work at a school so I have summer off. Today is my first day to sleep in and enjoy my cup of coffee at home in my pajamas. It feels so wonderful.


I have many projects planned for the house during my time off so more to come later.

Day 1

Day 1, originally uploaded by House on the Corner.

Oscar in mid yawn. My goal is to take a picture a day for 365 days. That means I will take a picture a Let's hope I can stick to it!

M.

And I've been reading like crazy. In the last two weeks of May I read:

Time Traveler's Wife
The Road
Handmaid's Tale

Today I started The Mermaid Chair