So in an attempt to actually follow up on the things I tell myself I'm going to do, tonight I will:
- sand and spackle my closet
- attempt to steam the wallpaper off in my bathroom*
- unpack at least 3 more boxes
Maybe if I tell it to the internet I'll feel guilty if I don't get these things done. Maybe.
[* I was in the shower with a friend yesterday afternoon (conserving valuable resources, you know), and rather than leaving the window ajar and the door open to prevent the possibility of damp and mold and gross like I usually do, we decided to keep it all shut in and make it as steamy as possible--not that we really needed a lot of help with that, but... Anyway. When I started to pay attention to my environment again (yes, it's that good) I noticed that I was able to see the wallpaper underneath the top layer quite clearly. Being the quick thinker that I am, I wondered if the steam had loosened the top layer any. To my delight and surprise it peeled off with little to no effort. 10 minutes later my bemused shower companion returned to the bathroom to find me naked and dripping, balancing precariously on the top of the sink to reach the last piece in the top corner of the room. You'd think I would have thought of steam as an option to the back-aching scraping and nasty chemicals I had been using before this. You'd think.]
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UPDATE:
-Sanding: done.
Further spackling rendered unnecessary by the bang up job my little helper-monkey did with the first round of spackle.
I also ran 2.5 miles, sprinted stairs, and did push-ups and sit-ups. I'm on a roll!
So, I only unpacked one box. And the shower I took wasn't long enough or hot enough to steam off the wallpaper. I think I need that other body to make it hotter.
But on the upside I did convince my soon-to-be-Ex to write me a check for almost $4500 in income taxes that he owes me for 2006.
All in all, not an unproductive night.
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