Another lengthy call today. P wanting my thoughts as she considers that fixer upper. It's exactly the kind of thing I love and she drops mention of a few details that would be important to me, but she had previously said they weren't important to her. So, either she doesn't disagree so much or she's trying to gauge my interest level.
She also talked about how she doesn't have a suitable vehicle for picking up bulky items she would need in the process of remodeling. I do. (She has the little car with good mileage and I have the cargo van.) Fortunately, there wasn't a big enough pause in the conversation for me to start offering all the ways we might work that out.
I gave her my thoughts about the deal in general. I said it sounded good if that's the kind of thing she wants to do. I said it sounded like a fun project (for her - I didn't put myself in there at all).
On the one hand, it does sound like an exciting project that I'd love to help out with (if invited). On the other hand, I have my own fixer upper to work on. P's level of help has been greatly reduced and I suspect that would about kill it.
I'm trying to figure out what to do about P's upcoming birthday. This would be a lot easier if she hadn't showed up (albeit accidentally) for mine. She ended up giving me a non-trivial tool that is very helpful for the shower project. I'm sure a part of that was her feeling guilty for initiating the project and then leaving before it was done. I hate trying to figure this stuff out!
