It's a Mann's World (Let's Make a Home): It's the Little Things

The upstairs is beginning to come together.

As the Broncos game rages on in the background, I am actually excited at all the little things we've gotten done this week. I also worry that I've lost my sense of humor and that all my blog is now is reporting what we do, which is what I WANT to do, but in a unique way. I'm just so tired right now and still overwhelmed with what we still have to accomplish before moving in in less than two weeks. Plus, building this house, while exhilarating, is like having PMS every day. Have I mentioned that already? Oh fuck, I don't even know what day it is. But I digress...

Things that happened this week that may or may not be exciting to you in any way: Flooring went in upstairs in the bedroom and closet area and today I put polyurethane on most of the bedroom plus a second coat in the bathroom. (I won't mention the lovely buzz I got from the fumes, oh crap I just did. I'm totally fine, Mom.) It's pretty cold in the house since the furnace isn't quite hooked up yet, though I'm happy to report that the house does not lose heat overnight which is a HUGE improvement over the cabin we currently live in. So, due to the fact that it's right around 45 degrees in the house consistently, the polyurethane was the consistency of honey. So it was like putting down a double coat in just one! Craptastically, I still have about a 4'x10' rectangle to go. With it being Sunday, the hardware won't be open until tomorrow to restock. So I must wait for the completion. Daaaaah, completion!

Ready for polyurethane!

This weekend RJ worked on the flooring and trim while I cleaned, sanded and stained, and put in some random insulation. But I'm a pro now, so it ain't no thing. I moved some things around in the tiny garage (aka the work shed) and semi-organized--well, I just made room to put more crap into it. I cleaned out the shell of the guest bedroom downstairs and decided that, yes, it's going to be a nice, cozy little place to rest your weary head.

Other adult crap that made me gizz in my pants a little: I ordered some brand new sheets and towels. We only have a couple of old sets of sheets so I thought treating ourselves to a nice new set would be...nice. I also bought us half a dozen towels. When I actually thought about how many of the towels in the cabin are actually ours, I realized that out of about a dozen...it's maybe three. New house, new towels. And I don't actually have the money to buy these luxury items but dammit, I've been living in itchy, dusty, dirty clothes and hiding my unwashed hair in my large fuzzy hat, so I can have some plushy towels if I damn well want them!

Oh, but there's more! I never thought I would like shopping for lighting and plumbing fixtures, but I DO. It's yet another way, that's much more satisfying than Pinterest because it's not a fantasy, to actually visualize what everything is going to look like. My email is filling up with order notifications from Faucet Direct and Home Depot.

And while we speak, I just won a five piece set of used Le Creuset cookware for less than $100 with shipping! Le Creuset is an incredible French cookware company that makes delicious looking pots and pans that are also VERY expensive. So getting a five piece set for a third of the price of a single pot is pretty baller.

My badass husband made these crooked walls look so fine.

So...my shit internet is taking forever to upload anything significant, so I will do it tomorrow. There aren't many photos that I haven't posted on facebook lately, but I'll do it here anyway. For my people.

(Update: the pictures are up!)