I can't explain the amount of stress that overcame me when my weekend plans were dramatically changed and so was our budget. My bedroom was a disaster zone, and I knew Turner would be home in only a few days. At a certain point, I had to sit outside on our patio and take a breather. My mom reminded me that I should feel lucky I even have a bathroom to renovated, and that at least we have a second bathroom to use in the mean time. I had to remind myself that it was not the end of the world, and that I am extremely blessed for all that I have in life. After demoing all day Friday and most of Saturday, we finally realized that it's possible our homeowner's insurance would cover this loss. We set up a claim, and won't know till tomorrow. We will still be out of pocket almost $2,000 for our deductible, but we might have spent that much doing the renovation on our own and hopefully it will be done quickly!
In regards to painting, I wasn't able to work on the bathroom (obviously), but I did finish our bedroom trim, bathroom cabinets, built in shelves/desk and closet trim. I used Sherwin-Williams Snowbound for all trim/doors/cabinets. I can officially say I am done painting doors! 8 bedroom/bathroom doors and 8 closet doors.
Friday, we celebrated our 4th anniversary at a local Italian restaurant, and went country dancing with friends! When not painting, we were at Home Depot or Lowe's or eating out. We did a lot of eating out, because we were baby free and the last thing I wanted to do was cook. I'm sad to say goodbye to the weekend, but so happy to be reunited with Turner. Our family just isn't complete without him.
Here's a post and another post on my previous painting vacations. You get the picture, anytime I have free time I'm painting. My goal is to have the entire interior (every room/every piece of trim/every wall) of our house painted by our 1 year anniversary of owning it. I'm so close!
Have you ever had a project turn in to something much bigger than you ever expected? If so, what are your tips for handling the stress of it all?
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