The nursery was done a while ago but I never posted about it. Or anything for that matter in eons. I'm just so busy now that I'm finally motivated... To sum it up: the last months of my pregnancy were exhausting and I was totally uninspired. Especially the last 6 weeks. Thank goodness my mom was here for 10 weeks! It was amazing and I will never forget it! I'm forever grateful! Such a wonderful treat!!!
Anyway, if I get a chance I'll post some blogs from that time.
So the latest thing I did was mount a little house frame. This was an intense project that took about 8 weeks - if you include the times I wasn't doing a thing about it due to mommy duties. Each step might have taken a day about a week apart from the next step.
Starting with the fact that nothing can easily be hung on the walls without a screw & anchor due to the local construction methods (concrete and brick walls, including the interior non-load bearing walls). And for that you need to get a hammer drill (a hammer and nail don't work, the gypsum layer is too thin - not enough bite for a nail to support a frame) and of course a regular drill doesn't work because it doesn't have enough torque so luckily, we have a hammer drill. However, since we only got that recently, we didn't have the bits for it yet...
Step 1: get a cute house frame spontaneously
Step 2: feel glad we already (finally) have a hammer drill
Step 3: go shopping for hammer drill bits (small miracle to have a chance to go to a hardware store AND get something done)
Step 4: measure and mark wall
Step 5: learn how to get a bit into the hammer drill
Step 6: feel glad that I accidentally got the right drill bits since I had no idea they had to be a specific kind (other than for concrete and Bosch)
Step 7: find a moment that "L" is asleep far from her room and nearly ready to wake up (because the hammer drill will surely wake her, yet, I don't want to wake her too soon). A fine balance.
Step 8: unpack the miniatures from one of the last 5 moving boxes (mummmm... Wait, I actually did that about a week before so it would have to go as a preparation item along with "get a hammer drill").
Step 9: do it! (And hope I know how to use a hammer drill because it's my first time ever!) Eek!
Step 10: quickly clean all the dust with baby wipes
Step 11: bring a startled but very brave little girl up to her room to cheer her up, change her diaper and show her the progress.
Step 12: put in the decorations
Step 13: step back to appreciate a slowwww project. And it's adorable... But wait!!!
IT'S CROOKED!! Very crooked. How can it be? I replay in my mind: I measured one hole, made sure the other one was level and presto! But somehow I messed it up and didn't notice until it was too late. I think this is what happens when I'm not doing the task all at once. Broken concentration is a bit... non-cohesive. Sigh. I'm such a perfectionist but this time, well, SCREW IT! (Pun intended)...
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| Pssst! The bead-work decoration around the lamp shade is my Mom’s beautiful creation! |
Lately, I'm making all kinds of concessions with time being at such a premium. It really is the "Cost/ Quality/ Time" triangle!! For example, last week I did a Princess & the Pea box frame and blogged about it:
I hung the box frame too high. Fortunately, it's "easy" to move compared with the house frame.
I'm inclined to leave it all until "L" has her "big bed" and we know where everything will look better. AKA fix everything in 3 years...
