Im not going to write again (no Written’s, anyway) until my mind is in a better place.  But i spent 2 hours last night looking through pictures from 2009 so far.  Seeing whats been up. It hasnt all been bad, i suppose.  All of my pictures are terrible, as theyre all iPhone pictures.  But, since im sitting here nursing a beer and lookin back at what my lifes been, here are the last few.

Im not sure if you can tell in this picture, but the upstairs (Master bedroom) had some god awful wallpaper on it.  Lets clarify that, too.  ALL wallpaper is god awful.  And the next time youre thinking about it, get your lazy fat ass to strip the walls and paint, or something.  Wallpaper sucks.  Anyway, this was the sitch:  My Queen Bed doesnt have a split box-spring, so it cant get up the stairs.  So i said i would take my time and redo the room, then get new furniture for it.  Im finally working on it.

The pictures are crap, but we started shredding the wall paper, between a Steamer and some scrapers… And a lot of beer. Mid progress shot after we were about half done.  To get to this point, i yanked all the wood trim too.  Its just generic Crown, but i think im going to chuck it.  Im thinking of getting some 1x Rough from HD, and framing the windows and doors in it.  Then, i may run it around the ceiling/half wall joints, to give it a rustic cottage look.  Earthy colors to follow.

 

 

Brian having at it with the steamer and the scraper, while i watched. Go team!

 

 

 

 This is me, practicing at Project Management.  These are the rules:

1.  Always smile.

2.  Always have something in your hands (look busy!)

3.  Always be animated.  People like passionate people!

4.  Thumbs up!  Encourage your team!  (as in get to work!!!)

 

 

 

The GOVEnator, casually reminding me that REAL supervising means holding up a wall while you onlook.

 

NOICE.

 

 

 

 OMFG.  Teh Room iz spinninG.

 

Whats worse, is you think im joking.  He TOTALLY steals my beer when im not paying attention, or when im dangling precraiously over the staircase. Which brings me too…

 

 

 

Y’all missed a show with this last night. The wall to the right (that you cant see) goes all the way to the second floor ceiling… But theres nothing to stand on to reach it.  So that half wall Govenator is perched against?  I got on it, on my knees, and leeeeeeaned across the stairwell, propped against the wet wall i was Steaming.  Fun times, and no one got hurt.  LOL.

 

 

Priming, Filling, sanding, priming, trimming, and painting to follow.  New Outlets getting installed, new lights, and then maybe furniture?  Although this project is going to get trumped by the car,  i can tell.  More on that in the INDY post i still have to make…