So... What are YOU doing? - Part 7

[Lamb]

Christmas shopping!

 

[tango]

I heated my work room to 61 degrees yesterday, and turned the heater off at 4pm. At 1130pm it was down to 55 degrees (this is with no heat at all in there, not even heat rising up from the room below because that heater is also disconnected). This morning at 830 it was still holding at 54 degrees. I'm pretty pleased with that, and also the fact the nasty chill that just always hung in the air is now gone. Previously when I was trying to work on my laptop in there (before I ripped it all apart) I'd sit by a heater and as soon as the heater's thermostat turned it off I immediately felt cold across my shoulders.

I just need to get that wall stud secured into place and then I'm ready for drywalling.

 

[Naiwen]

Good night all, been dozing off with meditation, fiddling online till dinner and resting tonight.

 

[Lamb]

Spent the afternoon wrapping Christmas gifts. Tomorrow I mail out a package and then have to get started on crocheting another scarf. Getting ready to watch Christmas shows soon.

 

[Naiwen]

Good morning all, had about 6 hours sleep last night, breakfast is my usual and my morning coffee.

 

[tango]

Got a few more seams taped, got the stud aligned as best as I could (tricky, given the wall isn't entirely even) and screwed into place. Got a few more bits of trim removed from inside the closet that's coming out, and in the process realised what a botch job it was when it was put in. It means it will be easier to take it out, but I'm thankful I got the trim out or it would have been tricky.

Then came a bit of a cleanup, and now I'm cleaning up some dusty furniture that I'd left in the room with all the drawers taped up because I didn't know what else to do with it, so I can get the room as clear as possible ready for drywalling. My wife is out this evening so I may use the time to fill a few more gaps with foam and tape the last few seams. I think my roll of tape is enough to get the rest of them. There are a couple I can't do without taking the blinds down so I'll leave those until tomorrow, but hopefully I can get everything else done. Which will be nice. Then I can talk to my friend over the weekend to see when he can help me hang the drywall. He has a big truck, so I'm hoping he's willing to come to the hardware store with me to buy the drywall too...

 

[Naiwen]

Good afternoon all, sipping an iced coffee and a hot mokacino. Lunching on leftovers with orange juice. Doing aroma therapy and music therapy till dinner and dozing off tonight.

 

[tango]

Not much to do in my primary work room right now so got busy in a different room. I took my wrecking bar to the walls and took all the nasty featherboards off the walls, then pulled the last of the nails that stuck in the walls out. Some of them were tricky, even with a 3-foot wrecking bar. Now I've got all the baseboards removed, all the featherboards pulled off the walls and cut into shorter lengths ready for burning, and another 100-odd pounds of drywall ripped off and broken up.

I've still got a few featherboards around the ceiling, which is tricky because they tuck behind the drywall of the ceiling. I'm going to have to cut them flush with the ceiling so they don't trash the drywall - I really don't want to have to pull the ceiling down. I think the next step is to check over the brickwork and fix any problems, then get a load of studs so I can cut them to size, build frames to restud the exterior walls, and get it all screwed into place. I will have to reframe the windows, which is a drag, but not much I can do about that. I'm also going to have to cut the pipes to the radiator because that will need to be moved a little, once the wall is restudded.

Under the floor I can see the joists are stuck into gaps in the brickwork, which means I've got more spaces that cold air can get into the house. As soon as I can get at the space more easily and clean out the inevitable dust (probably 80--some years worth of it) I can spray a load of foam in there to keep the cold out. I'm cautiously optimistic this room isn't going to represent an apocalyptic amount of work to get it all fixed up. That will make a really nice change.

 

[Naiwen]

Good afternoon all, having an iced mocha and a hot mokacino. Lunching on leftover pizza with orange juice. Doing aroma therapy and music therapy till dinner and resting tonight.

 

[Lamb]

Getting ready for church soon since I have to be there early to rehearse for chanting. I have 2 little girls that will be chanting the Gradual and I'm so excited for them!! I'll be doing the Introit which is longer and is a responsive type chant where I do the first part and the congregation chants the next line and back and forth. It's the Psalms for those who aren't familiar with chanting at a Lutheran church.

 

[tango]

The temperature outside dropped to 19 overnight, and the room I'm working on didn't go below 54. I think I can chalk this one up as a Major Win. Previously it would drop into the 40s and occasionally below 40.

 

[NewCreation435]

I went to Sunday School and worship this morning at the church I have been visiting for the last three weeks.

 

[Naiwen]

Good morning all, been sleeping for about 12 hours last night, breakfasting on a peanut butter sandwich and my morning coffee.

 

[Lamb]

Made some beef, peppers and onions for dinner then had a cookie. I've met my cookie limit for the day. Tomorrow is a new day though :arms:

 

[tango]

Slow and unproductive day today. The kids are rehearsing their Christmas performance so I spent the time I'd normally be at Sunday school to run the mics for them. Church was good, but this afternoon has been the kind of time that has dragged so badly it feels like it should be about April by now.

 

[Naiwen]

Good afternoon all, sipping an iced peppermint latte. Lunch is leftovers with orange juice. Doing aroma therapy and music therapy till dinner and drifting to sleep tonight.

 

[Lamb]

Going to WalMart for a few things. Should I dress down?

 

[psalms 91]

lol from what I have seen you can dress or not dress any way you choose

 

[tango]

I think Walmart requires full morning dress. Make sure your dress is long enough to sweep along the ground, to preserve as much of the shopping experience as possible for later.

 

[Lamb]

I think Walmart requires full morning dress. Make sure your dress is long enough to sweep along the ground, to preserve as much of the shopping experience as possible for later.

I might be mistaken for Amish out here where I live!