Stop…..Hammer Time…Or is it Hammer Time stops?
I’ve never broken a hammer before so I was kind of surprised. I guess it means I am a badass. Lol. I was pulling up carpet tack strips and it just gave way. I’ve had it for a long time so its like losing a well known friend. It helped me with our basement (I actually used it as a framing hammer before I knew they had “framing hammers”….Learning curve).
Cassie’s addition to the post:
Well this little rental house is probably the biggest undertaking we have made in our rentals and in our own house. We have finished our basement, are currently working on a basement project on another property and had to do some minimal work on the other rental, but this is the first project that we’ve had to do some major demolition work on. We had to paint, tear out the carpet, all the tack strips, staples and backing for the tub. But the biggest chore so far has been in the kitchen. We had to remove all the glued on sticky blue fake wood formica, the backing and remove the sink. Thankfully we are hiring out the tiling and wood refinishing, but this has been a major job. Here are a few pictures and a video of the process. We are excited to see how far the tilers got today while we were at work.
Tub area after removing the old plastic backing
Bathroom Floor 1/2 with old pink carpet
Here is the kitchen 1/2 through demo
This was tons of fun! (not)
No, I’m not actually ill from H1N1 -AKA Swine Flu, but I am figuratively sick and tired of it. Ever since my normal job in health education was cut due to statewide budget cuts, I have been working in Emergency Preparedness, specifically in H1N1. At first I didn’t mind too much, and actually I find the whole process kind of interesting, but lately I feel like I am going to burst with so much work! I am in charge of supplies (both vaccine and ancillary supplies -from consent forms to cotton balls), I have to write a situation report daily, I still try to squeeze in a few translations, and I am the volunteer coordinator. Not only that but I am trying to figure out this whole incident command structure. Agh!
I am sure after this initial push, things will calm down and it will run much more smoothly. I just hope things simmer down sooner than later. All these meetings, missing lunch (yesterday all I had for lunch was a cookie!) and putting out “fires” may very well make me literally sick and tired.
On the plus side, I thought of another use for eggs: vaccine! 🙂
I was recently accepted into a program called Leadership Weld County. This is a program that is hosted through the Greeley Chamber of Commerce in order to develop leaders in the community and educate them about our area a little bit more. It has thus far been a great experience and I am looking forward to the October outing. It meets once a month until May and we do various activities, team building, a community project and visit area organizations and businesses.
Last month in September, we got to go to a Challenge Course. We played all sorts of physical and mental games and got to know each other better. I even jumped off a 30 foot pole to a trapeze bar! It was scary and cool. We also did a personality test called DISC. I was somewhat surprised with the results, but it was fun.
Me on top of the pole
My friend Kelly from work was in the LWC class last year and she encouraged me to join and my supervisor at work concurred. It is somewhat expensive (about $500) but I received a scholarship and work paid for the rest. My other friend Jamie is in the class this year so it is fun to spend time with her as well. Here is a short news article about this new leadership class.
2009 Leadership Weld County Class