& Me

I forgot to post my picture.

She was trying to escape, lol.

Bathroom Updates

Over the weekend I put on a coat of Kilz, it's a primer, but I used it because of it's mildew protection abilities. Thankfully, because it didn't do a very good job of covering up the bright yellow:

I think it looks way better already! This morning after yoga I went to Home Depot to buy the stuff to patch up the holes, and the paint! We decided on a beige color, because it would look best with the tile, and it's neutral so we can put a fun shower curtain in! I bought these patch thingys that cover the holes, and then you just put this plaster stuff over them, wait til it's try and sand it smooth to the wall, and paint! The plaster stuff isn't covering super well so tomorrow I'm going to sand them down and probably put another layer on. That will probably take the day to dry which means by Wednesday I'll be able to paint on my second layer of Kilz, Thursday I'll spray on the texture [that's right, I didn't know there was spray-on texture either! I hope it's as easy as it sounds], and Friday I'll put on the paint! Saturday morning we'll be making a trip out to do some shopping around for a new vanity/mirror/medicine cabinet/light fixture, and everything will be done just in time for Super Bowl Sunday [if we're having people over, idk yet]. I can't waaaaaait til it's done!

In other news, I'm doing my first observation for my education class tomorrow morning. It's an ethnic specific observation, and I'm going to a school my prof. recommended. I'm going to be observing a Vietnamese class, taught in Vietnamese. Hmm...I'm just as curious as you are to know how that's going to be! We'll see!

Also, I have a cold. Blah, I know. Hopefully it won't last too long! I kind of feel bad for going to the observation tomorrow with a cold, but my stupid prof. is confusing! She posts a new module each week of what she expects us to turn in by midnight on Friday, and one of the things is our portfolio for our ethnic specific observation...but on our grading sheet, where our due dates are also listed, the portfolio for that isn't due until February 25th. I don't know when it's actually due, but I emailed my prof. today, and hopefully she'll get back with me soon. If I feel worse when I wake up tomorrow, I'm probably going to call and reschedule my observation, because I don't want to get all the little Vietnamese kids sick!

Sunday!

Smelly Bell

Sister, Sister

And sister's dog, Millie :]

Case of the Fridays...?

This morning I'm not very motivated. Uh oh. I slept in until like 9:20. I'm trying to convince myself to change and get started on cleaning off the walls so I can go to Home Depot (again, for the 3rd time this week) and buy some Kilz. I decided I want to put it on the walls before I do my patch work so it's underneath everything. I'm excited to see what a difference just the paint color is going to make in there!

Time to try and get motivated!

Bathroom Overhaul Days 3&4

Well, today I got everything off the walls. Finally. All the wallpaper, all the paper under the wallpaper, all the plaster that was covering up holes, and most of the wallpaper glue. My dad stopped by this morning to assess my progress and the severity of the walls, and thankfully, he said it wasn't going to be too bad to repair. Hooray! I'm going to have to fill in the big holes with some newspaper and plaster over them, let the plaster dry and sand them down to be flush with the rest of the walls...which might take a couple of days, which is fine; I've got time! After I get the holes patched, I'm going to paint on some Kilz to get rid of any mold/mildew residue that might be left over, and prevent it from coming back. Then he said I can buy some kind of texture stuff to put on the walls so all the imperfections [cracks, bumps, unevenness, etc. ] won't be noticeable! Once all that is complete, which I'm expecting to take at least a week, I'll be ready to paint! I was discussing the walls with V last night and how there's still wallpaper behind the terlit and the vanity, and I asked him what we were going to do about it. He said he would get the vanity out sometime soon and that we were going to be getting a new one after I finish painting! YAY! I was browsing around the bathroom department while I was at Home Depot this morning, and I found a nice vanity, that comes with a sink to set on top, for $128 which isn't bad at all! Then I was looking at the mirrors, because I'd like to get a newer, nicer looking one, and they're only like $50. We'll also have to find a matching medicine cabinet to put above the terlit, and definitely get a new light fixture. In like a month, our bathroom is going to look awesome and I'm so excited! Anyways, here's pictures from yesterday's work, to today's progress:

I have to do some homework now. I'll leave you with this:

My dad told me I should wear a mask while I was scraping off the plaster because back in the good ol' days, asbestos was used in like everything, and he wanted me to protect my lungs as best as I could. Thanks, dad <3