The List
I feel like I'm at the point in the renovation where I need to get a little more organized to get everything finished quickly and properly. I figured I would make my list here so I can stay organized and you can stay informed. Here we go... In Attic Take out old fan Wire new fan Add exterior vent for fan Wire light over toilet Wire light over vanity Take out old ceiling box Run wire for new mirror outlet Add low voltage line to sink and shower walls Electrical in Bath Add str
Feb 171 min read
Time to Prime
I am finally at the point where I can start putting the room back together. Today is a wierd day and a short day so I'm just hoping to get the space clean and primed. I hope I didn't screw it up by using the wrong waterproofer but we'll find out soon.... I think it will all be ok... So what happened was....I used flexseal waterproofer thinking I could prime over it. But after I applied it I read that it was not made for a coating to be put on top. The finish of the flexseal i
Feb 32 min read
Tabula Rasa
I feel like it should be illegal to post a construction update without any photos but here we are. Sorry. In my defense there really isn't much to show... After I removed the toilet, expecting to find a new tiny leak at the wax ring, I discovered that the leak was much bigger than I thought so I removed a small section of the floor. Then needed to remove a little more and a little more. I had a few of the floor tiles in the garage but not enough to fill in all the spots I wou
Jan 303 min read
When life gives you lemons...it's time to renovate your bathroom.
Just kidding...when life gives you a leaky wax ring it's time to renovate your bathroom. Renovating the guest bath was not at all on my 2026 to-do list but here we are. A few days ago I noticed water on the bathroom floor and wondered to myself if the wax ring under the toilet was leaking. I got the part from the hardward store and decided I would tackle the project yesterday...I thought it was going to be a simple fix. Take off the toilet. Replace the existing ring. Reinstal
Jan 222 min read
Word of the Year?
I'm trying to do it all different this year. And when I say all I do actually mean ALL. I feel it in my soul that this is the year that I'm going to become a nearly unrecognizable version of myself. I say nearly because there are a lot of aspects of myself and my life that I do absolutely love. But there are a lot of aspects that I would like to improve and a few that I would really like to chuck out the window and buy a new version at the mall. Is that a thing? I doubt it bu
Jan 152 min read
Embracing my 75 Soft Life...Let's Start Together and Staying Strong
By now we've all heard of the 75 hard challenge. I'm guessing most of us have even tried it. I think I've attempted it twice and made it maybe to day 10. I just don't think that type of tough love, no excuse, do it anyway mentality works for me and it seems like it doesn't work for most people. The 75 Soft has similar "rules" but seems more palatable for real life, especially life with a toddler. I of course have goals that I would like to acomplish but I also have a life, an
Dec 19, 20253 min read
Embracing Change While Loving Where You're at Today.
As we move closer to the new year it feels so natural to think about creating big goals and reinventing our lives. There are so many articles and statistics about January 1st being an arbitrary day and how long it takes the average person to give up on their new years resolutions. I've read all the articles and I've seen all the statistics and I just don't care...I love the idea of personal reinvention. The only thing I've taken away from those articles is not to wait until n
Dec 16, 20252 min read
