It's all a blur. Everywhere I look, I see surfaces that need a squirt of Simple Green, a scrub, and a rinse. When I see walls, doors, nooks, and crannies that need touch up paint, I become wicked anxious wondering, "Do I have that color on hand?" and "Was that paint can mixed in the last decade?"
We started working on my house on the 4th of July. Since we refused to completely give up our lives, we've probably clocked 80-100 man hours on the house. (Props to Rishi and Melissa for chipping in. Props to The Best Neighbors On Earth, DJ and Emily, for working on their projects that face my house.) We MIGHT be finally getting close to the finish line, but there are some nasty problems to solve. Two nasty plumbing related problems. (One small ugly rusty leak in the bathroom and one gushes-when-front-watering-spigot-is-used leak in the crawl space.) We've left messages with 3 different plumbers but haven't heard back from them, probably because of the weekend.
The goal is to have an open house on the 20th -- but this all depends on the water issues.
Tomorrow... More of the same... Squirt, scrub, rinse, repeat. And then if that doesn't make it look presentable, go hit the paint can stash one more time. All the while, whispering soft prayers under our breath that a plumber will call us back soon.
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