Where did you put the...... garneska can't find anything for the next 3 months

[garneska]

Monday's big deal was going to therapy. Swelling was going down in my knee but it was visibly swollen and still jammed up. I saw my new therapist as my old one moved. I normally see a therapist about every other month just to keep things loose and moving. I have not seen my therapist since Oct of 2020 i think. It has been a year. The new person was recommended by my old therapist. She was good. She worked on my knee. She did say she has to do some work on my back (not surprised as that is hurting too probably from the knee as it is all the right side) but the knee was pressing. She rubbed it and gave me exercises. It is now thrusday and swelling is almost gone. I have more mobility and my knee cap moves a bit now (it was stuck before). She also said i could keep running but no speedwork and gave me some ground rules for when i need to cut it off. This week is a lesser week so i am just coasting at the moment.

After therapy the contractor was at our place. Got the vent moved and cut out the drywall. All we need now is the ceiling patched so we can paint.

Yesterday we got the hallway back together. Still have a pic to put up but we are moving them around a bit so waiting on that to see what we put there. The original pic is now in the bedroom because it has some color.

Before



After



Friday we go get our flu shot. then it is prep for weekend painting. The contractor is patching the ceiling as i type, so i am not sure if the ceiling will get painted this weekend. It goes like this though, ceiling and pantry need painted. If ceiling is ready we do that this weekend and the pantry next. If it is not ready we reverse.

I have 5 weekends before we go on a cruise. I am expecting to paint the next 3 weekends.

 

[garneska]

The weekend did NOT go as planned. Friday we got our flu shot. There was also a Pool Party that night for our building. It was the first time we had seen a lot of those folks in a long time. It was also the first time most people had seen us since we put Mallory to sleep. There was definitely sadness by both of us and who ever we were speaking to about Mallory being gone. We ended up closing the party down at 8 pm (my kind of partiers). Dinner and then off to bed. Saturday would be a big painting day, or so i thought.

Saturday Bert was not feeling it. We got one coat of primer on the walls and half a coat on the ceiling. I tried hard to roll the ceiling myself but could not do it. I did run that morning easy only 6 miles, but my knee and back were angry with me. So nothing really done on Saturday. Bert mustered up the strength on Sunday and we did manage to finish the two coats of primer on all the walls and ceiling we had planned. We also managed to go get groceries. My Mom's Bday was Friday so sunday night we went to her favorite restaurant, Carrabba's.

My fridge taking center stage of the kitchen while trying to paint.



Rolling around to Monday. I went to therapy today and dang at the moment knee feels good. PT was able to work it out and i have much better mobility on it till i run tomorrow morning. The good news is the contractor called and they delivered our cabinets. YAY!!! They are hoping to get the install going on Friday.



That means we have to paint the first coat of color tonight on the ceiling after work. The second needs to go on tomorrow. If the guys are coming to start install that also means we need to get the back wall painted. The plan was to do that this Saturday but now i think it will be Wed and Thurs.

It is going to be a LOOOONNNGGG week here.

 

[Sjm9911]

Nice cabinites!

 

[garneska]

Happy to report one coat of color on the ceiling and one on the back wall. This means one more coat tomorrow.

 

[garneska]

It’s a freaking miracle. We got the second coat on the ceiling and back wall. can now rest from painting till Friday. I can’t wait to be done painting but we will eventually repaint every square inch of this condo.

 

[garneska]

Thankfully no painting last night. Instead bert filled the nail holes in the baseboards in the study and the study closet. I cleaned up the study so that we can start getting the couch out of storage. We have to be out of the storage unit on Oct 31 so need to get a few more things out.

My task last night was cleaning the inside of the fridge because one it is sitting out in the middle of the kitchen so easy to fully open doors and take out all the shelves and drawers and two not a lot of food in the fridge. Will clean the outside after cabinets are in as i suspect more dust.

 

[Sjm9911]

Always a good idea to vacuum out the backside and underneath it also. It waill help it run better.

 

[garneska]

Always a good idea to vacuum out the backside and underneath it also. It waill help it run better.

Thanks for the tip and easy to do while it is out. Generally i am running that vacuum all the time. I am like wait before you move anything let me vacuum.

 

[garneska]

They are here starting the cabinets. I am so excited.

 

[garneska]

It’s Saturday night, let’s recap. On Thursday they laid out the cabinets. As expected we had an issue with one not fitting but we got it sorted out. Friday the one guy started installing. All the bases but one is in. we have 3 cabinets on the walls, two are installed. The big issue is the door to the pantry. It will be the most work, not started yet. that meant Friday we painted the pantry and some of the living room/kitchen walls. they were primed last weekend so only two coats of color needed. First coat done on Friday after work.

friday my run or more importantly my knee was not good, it hurt most of the day. Was even worried I would have to cut Saturday short. This morning got up and ran. Knee is still not right but run today was 100% better than Friday. I did 8 miles, agreed to with the PT. Then we painted second coat of color. We finally got the last of the curtains up

next Home Depot and Kroger. more painting supplies and new outlet covers. Then dinner for next week but completely forgot something for dinner on Sunday.

watched some PSU but had to leave for dinner. I scored a last minute ressie for a new Omakase restaurant. Japanese. It was fantastic. Food porn coming but no way to post it all.










yeah forgot to take my pic at dessert. Seriously awesome Mochi ice cream.

tomorrow we bring up stuff from the storage unit and some shopping for fun stuff for the condo, picture frames, shades, rugs, chairs.

 

[garneska]

The kitchen is an ultimate disaster at the moment but progress is being made. We actually got everything except the living room couch out of the secondary storage unit. We even got the couch assembled. The best part is somewhere to sit. Trying for some before and after.

While taking apart sofa.

After couch down before remodel

after



omg some how I posted on the wrong thread but here are the pics. Study generally done. Ugh

 

[garneska]

I think this is called progress.





I call it a disaster. Tomorrow the counter people are coming for the measurements. Cabinet guy is not done but won’t be able to come tomorrow.

 

[garneska]

It’s the weekend and guess what we are doing?….anyone……

yeah we are painting. Should be an easier paint weekend though not a lot of footage. We did two coats on primer in our bedroom hallway. 4 walls and 3 of them have doors or openings. Of that only two walls are getting color tomorrow. The other two walls will be painted blue and blue is not happening for a few weeks. The plan is to go back to the shade store to order the new motorized shades for the balcony door.

the cabinets are still not finished. our building is installing cameras on the elevators. yesterday, today and Monday an elevator has been out so the contractor decided not to come. not a huge deal because the counter top is expected oct 25 so they have next week to finish the cabinets.

knee is hanging in there. Going to try 10 miles tomorrow since last week’s 8 miler went pretty good.

 

[Teamubr]

You are going to be ready for your Journeyman's card with the painter's union. Take it easy on the knee. It will payoff in the long run.

j

 

[garneska]

You are going to be ready for your Journeyman's card with the painter's union. Take it easy on the knee. It will payoff in the long run.

j

journeyman seriously I think I might be president by now. Finished the color for the weekend. got an appointment to measure the window for shades. Tomorrow need to find clothes that used to be in the closet and start prepping for next weekend painting binge. Next weekend is more area to cover and ideally get primer and color done. If both get done no painting the following weekend.

my 10 miler was a success. Knee not 100% but I say 80% which is a lot better than two weeks ago.

not sure I mentioned but we leave for a non RV vacation on nov 1. It is our cruise to celebrate Mallory. My original intent once she was gone was to jump on a cruise and eat and drink my sorrows. With the remodel it had to wait for Bert’s bday.

 

[friendofeeyore]

Hang in there y'all are almost at the end of a beautiful remodeling.

 

[garneska]

We had some progress today. They might have the countertop by Friday so they are in a big push to finish cabinets in the next two days.



I have painting prep to do tonight, taping. Going to try and start priming on Thursday after work.

 

[Teamubr]

Cabinets!!!

They look good.

j

 

[garneska]

So the pic above was the kitchen at the end of the day tuesday. no work on cabinets on Friday and no counter tops. This was the kitchen today so basically two days of work.



yes some stuff is done but ugh it’s like flash from zootopia.

another kitchen pic.


today Is Saturday during the week we primed the living room. I have been productive. First 12 mile run. While I d did that bert got emissions done on car and more paint Then he lifted. Next time to finish the living room. Then I cleaned up said living room and bathroom from the painoting.



all those walls have the same color of paint but the sun makes them look different.

this is the tv wall still needs painted but the small section to the right is the new color verses the old.



We now go on a painting hiatus. Next weekend we pack for the cruise. We will have definitely two weekends off maybe 3.

tonight dinner with a friend at a new to us restaurant.

 

[garneska]

It has been a tough few days. First it is Tuesday and no work has been done on the kitchen. My dinner on Saturday night was a huge bust. Definitely not going back there again.

Now for the next not good news. I had to convince my dad to go to the hospital last night. Thankfully he would go for me (kept telling my mother no). He spent the night in the hospital. Fluid on his lungs. He has congestive heart failure. Right now all his meds are kind of messing him up so he feels pretty bad at the moment. I am hoping the drs can get the right amount of blood thinners and lasix so he can get a little more comfortable. We are not allowed to visit him in the hospital.