I pretty much was able to wrap this project up over the weekend. I have a spot on the wall that needs touched up and a few spots of the newly installed trim also need touched up, but we’ll call it done. It’s not perfect–there are a few things here and there that I wish looked better. But, for a basement bathroom (and my first big solo project), we’ll call it good enough.
preacher
At the urging of one of our employees, I read the Preacher series of graphic novels a couple of years ago. I’m not really into graphic novels, but I thought it was a pretty good story. Then, the series came out, so I figured I’d give it a watch. It was a good show, but they lost me a little in the final season, which didn’t follow the story very closely. Still, it was an entertaining show, but I’m ready to move on to something else.
My rating: 3.5/5
not broken
Ralphie had his neuter surgery yesterday. He did well with it and didn’t seem too out of sorts last night besides a lot of whining (he’s normally a whiner, but this was a lot more than usual). I figured he’d conk out early and I was kind of tired, so I went to bed a little earlier than usual. But, he wasn’t having any of that. He wouldn’t stay in the bedroom and he had to keep going outside as he had a bit of diarrhea. I made my way to the couch from the bedroom, but he still wouldn’t settle down. It was about 4am until he went to sleep (and even then, he kept getting up every hour or so). Needless to say, I’m pretty tired today. I planned on working at home today, which was a good thing because he was totally wired this morning (I don’t know how I’m going to be able to restrict his activity over the next two weeks). He finally settled down around lunch. We’ll see how the rest of the day goes. I hope he sleeps tonight as I don’t think I can do another night of that.
powder room update
I got the vanity and plumbing installed late last week. Everything seems to be working, which is a relief. I still have to finish (which is a multi-day process) and install the trim, which is more in my wheelhouse than the other things I’ve been doing. The towel holder and toilet paper holder need to be installed as well. I ended up having to order the towel holder as the extra one we had floating around the house was the wrong style of metal. So, I’m waiting on that to arrive so I can do both of those things at once.
I was hoping to have this project done in January, but puppy! I think I can get it done by next weekend, though, so that’s not too far off schedule. I will post a picture once complete.
new car smell
I was planning on buying a new car this year and took care of that yesterday. I got a Hyundai Kona and I love it! I fully intended on buying a used one, but I’ve been watching for months and there just aren’t many available (and the ones that were available were mostly in the base trim, which I was not interested in). So, I was looking around and found a really good deal with Cochran Hyundai in Monroeville. I was able to make the deal online, including trading in the Optima. I went there yesterday to finalize everything and pick it up.
This was “my” first new car in some time. Due to all of Brian’s driving for work, we’ve had a car and a truck since 2012. He always drove the car for work since it got better gas mileage, but the truck was really his, too. So, I’ve been a woman without an SUV (my preferred mode of transport) for 8 years.
You never know what will happen, but I hope to keep this vehicle for as long as I possibly can, which is why I was so picky about the trim level (and color, to an extent). Boy have things changed since our last car purchase. This vehicle has so many cool features that I’m actually going to have to read the manual so I don’t miss anything!