Comments on: 2022 Time Tracking Challenge: Day 4

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:28:54 +0000

In reply to Cb.

@CB – it makes a big difference – having paint and wall paper you’ve chosen just makes the whole house feel better. And yes, in my house hunting I found that many people have interesting taste!

By: Cb

Cb — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:07:13 +0000

We’re removing wallpaper at the moment and what a bear….it’s just a small dining room but the previous owners put up very expensive, very hideous feature wall that 1 year in, I cannot live with. The other walls have painted over wallpaper, which is ridiculous to remove. We’ve booked in someone to come and skim coat the plaster and then we’ll paint ourselves.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:29:08 +0000

The wallpaper situation would leave me in tears. We are going through renovations and I absolutely dread everything about the experience. I feel guilty about this because I know it is a privilege to be able to do these sorts of things (while things are aesthetically improving, most of these upgrades are necessary as our house is almost 60 years old and we’re replacing structural issues like rotten wood + upgrading windows and ventilations etc) – but it leaves me stressed and anxious almost 24/7. I cannot wait until most things are done, hopefully by the end of this summer.

Another busy day for you. Glad you fit in a short date + watched the sunset and were able to unwind a bit by the fire. Coming back to a messy kitchen is one of my least favourite experiences. I would, as my father calls it, have had “smoke coming out of both ears.”