Home Remodel...

Well, today the day had come that I finally started with the Home Remodel. Had been dragging that out for weeks. Just could not get to motivate myself. But I had taken 2 additional day off an d this was also going to be my first vacation since having started working. The longer ladder I had ordered arrived on Thursday. Turns out that I had taken the wrong measurements. Must have read the "foot" scale instead of the "meter" scale and so I ended up with a ladder that was too long and not much of a use. She I took a trip to the hardware store and got a ladder that fit my needs. I did manage to tape off all the borders but that was as far as my remodel went today.
On Friday I managed to put 1 paint of coat on all the walls. Since daylight at this stage of the year isn't available in abundance it wasn't bad at all. But finishing up early did give me the opportunity to prepare a tasty meal and later that evening I watched "Fellowship of the Ring" in preparation for the upcoming release of the "Hobbit".
Saturday was another successful day of painting. Finished up the Living/Media-Room with the second coat of paint and it turned out quite nice. In the beginning I wasn't to sure about the shade of the color and thought I should have gone one shade lighter. But now I really do like the darker shade. But by now it was pretty clear that I wouldn't be able to finish painting the bedroom. On the one hand it was a question of the daylight, on the other hand I really didn't feel like having to sleep in all the paint fumes. Since you can leave the windows open in winter that much. So I opted to finish up the paint job in the living room and wait until the pain fumes are gone and start with the bedroom at a late point in time. That way I can sleep for a couple of days in my living room. Later that evening I watched the "Two Towers" and as it was with Fellowship it was amazing TV fun. OK, it would have been way more fun on a big screen TV, but since I don't have that yet my 20" iMac had to do.
Sunday was a pretty low key day. Spent lunch time on a date with a guy I had recently met. He had joined Daisy and I for our walk in the park. And we were getting along actually quite well and Daisy seemed to be interested in him as well. Later in the afternoon I did some paint touch ups and then I settled down and enjoyed "Return of the King". Didn't feel like making dinner though, and so I ordered  Chinese Take Out Food. You can say what you want, but Chinese Take Out and a great movie makes for an awesome Sunday!!