Is There Anything Left...pt 3

[TryingToDo180]

I agree with your analysis of perfection NQ, lol. Guess what? I knew he wasn't going to be doing his packing! He's exactly like my H! When H left he promised that he'll finish decorating the living room, he's been gone nearly 6 months now and STILL it's not finished! lol. I think that's what's putting me off moving the bookcase, knowing that I've got the stripping left to do anf then the painting
I agree about having the TV crew in to sort out my house. It's in drastic need of some TLC. My H has never been good at DIY or decorating and it shows! The house is looking tired! I'd love to be able to start colour co-ordinating my rooms like some of my single friends do. I'll get there one day I'm sure

[TryingToDo180]

Oh and BTW I bet it was a nice change to be going out with the family for brunch I hope he moves his stuff out soon or you'll be tearing your hair out! lol.

[Not Quitting]

To be honest, TTD, I knew he wasn't going to do it yesterday as well - and the fact that he and S13 were playing nicely I wasn't going to push it. But so much for coming over two nights this week - I'd already told him tonight and Thursday are out as I'm out (S13 has Cadets tonight and I'm at a Pampered Chef party and S13 is trying out for the Cadet shooting team on Thursday) which leaves Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Well Friday is automatically out because it's Friday and he's always busy on Fridays. Turns out he has a meeting tomorrow night so now we're down to Wednesday. Somehow I think yet another week is going to pass and no packing is going to have been done .

As it happens, I could have let him come over tonight - S13 came home from school with a hamstring injury so isn't going to Cadets tonight. I'm not about to call H and tell him though as he'd probably expect me to go and collect him. And I'm not telling him about S13's leg either as H will just say he's being a wimp and that he needs to man up. The poor kid was in tears just hobbling from the living room to the dining room table .

H is pretty good at DIY and will paint - no wallpapering for him. The house needs some work, but as it's dad's place we were always reluctant to put too much money into it as dad will get the benefit when it eventually sells. We did paint my son's room but that was only because my son decided the wallpaper was girly (it did used to be my room when I was growing up ) and he stripped a lot of the wallpaper off (and hid it behind and under his bed). My bedroom and both bathrooms could do with having the wallpaper stripped and a fresh coat of paint being applied. The living room could also do with new carpet or hardwood floor. Actually the whole house would benefit from a fresh coat of paint, come to think of it .

[Pudmuddle]

NQ, the house sounds like a good project to keep your mind occupied, other than thinking about all this marriage stuff.

I've started painting cabinets in my bathroom and sprucing up my bedroom for feel goods. It feels nice to create an environment that makes you feel good.

[MileHigh]

We have packing boxes that have survived several moves and many years. They slowly drop off from natural causes or accidents or being left behind with thrift store donations. It's like an archaeological layering of packing tape at the seams.

Yeah, perfection. phhhhht. I'm already a recovering pack rat, why not be a recovering perfectionist?

I miss Ground Force. Haven't seen it for years. It was the first BBC DIY show I ever saw when we first got digital cable and BBC America. Charlie could be a distraction, though. She has that famous disinclination for wearing brassieres.

[MileHigh]

NQ and TTD - your H's continue to be The MLC Twins.

[TryingToDo180]

NQ and TTD - your H's continue to be The MLC Twins.

I agree MH Yes Charlie Dimmock is well known for not wearing any bras I should get started on this house, I've got plans for it that also involve painting the furniture. I need to borrow your sisters round to it sign NQ

[Not Quitting]

NQ and TTD - your H's continue to be The MLC Twins.

That's not surprising MH. TTD and I have been chatting on Goodreads and have discovered that it's an amazingly small world as far as our family's locations are concerned .

[Not Quitting]

We have packing boxes that have survived several moves and many years. They slowly drop off from natural causes or accidents or being left behind with thrift store donations. It's like an archaeological layering of packing tape at the seams.

A lot of my packing boxes are still full of household items I shipped from the UK – Dad’s place was fully equipped so my stuff stayed in the boxes when we moved in. At least I know that I won’t have to go out and buy kitchenware and a lot of other smaller household items when I eventually get myself sorted enough to get into my own place .

Yeah, perfection. phhhhht. I'm already a recovering pack rat, why not be a recovering perfectionist?

As long as you’re not OCD with the pack rat/perfectionist thing. Let me guess, all the pack rat items are stored perfectly . My dad’s a bit of a pack rat but he seems to be improving over the last month or so, as shown by the extra bags of garbage we keep sneaking onto the neighbour’s pile each week – this two bag limit can be a real pain when we’re trying to clean out stuff .

I miss Ground Force. Haven't seen it for years. It was the first BBC DIY show I ever saw when we first got digital cable and BBC America. Charlie could be a distraction, though. She has that famous disinclination for wearing brassieres.

The BBC knew what they were doing when they hired her - how else do you get the male audience

[TryingToDo180]

It really is amazing how near to each other our families are NQ I'm going to make a curry tonight, I think I might do it in the slow cooker, yum!