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Y’all, I made it over an enormous hurdle this weekend. After convincing myself that I wasn’t able to doing the drywall within the studio myself (you’ll be able to learn extra about that right here), after which having no success find another person to do the drywall for me, I jumped proper in and did it myself. I had deliberate to begin on Friday, however then Matt had a horrible day, so I ended up not having the ability to begin on it till Saturday afternoon.
Right here’s what I used to be working with. I had already moved the entire retailers (I clarify right here why this was obligatory) and crammed within the foam that needed to be eliminated with canned spray foam. In order of Saturday, I needed to reduce away the surplus foam, set up the drywall, after which tape, mud, and sand the joints.
I’m absolutely the slowest at putting in drywall. It took me an embarrassingly very long time simply to put in the 5 sheets of drywall on two partitions. However I don’t even care, as a result of by the point I went to mattress on Saturday evening, the entire drywall was put in.
That was an enormous hurdle for me. After convincing myself that I wasn’t able to doing it, it felt superb to finish the day with the drywall carried out, and carried out fairly properly.
No, I’m not practically pretty much as good as an expert who installs drywall day-after-day, nevertheless it appeared fairly darn good, and the retailers didn’t appear like a whole mess. So I used to be fairly happy with the work.
After which yesterday night, I used to be in a position to get the taping and mudding carried out earlier than I went to mattress. I’m not good at mudding in any respect. I’ve seen professionals who put the mud on so easily that they barely must do any sanding in any respect. However I’m not that particular person. 😀
I mud drywall a lot in the identical means that I take advantage of wooden filler. I pile it excessive so as to have the ability to sand it actually easy. And my drywall mud requires a ton of sanding. Most of my joints look fairly good…
These joints on the lengthy mural wall turned out fairly good, even earlier than they’re sanded.
They do nonetheless want fairly a little bit of sanding, although.
However the ones to the left and proper of the window within the “workplace” space of the room are simply ridiculous. 😀 I couldn’t get these easy to avoid wasting my life, so I simply used my “pile it on” technique. I used to be relieved to go on this morning and see that there have been no cracks, so now it may be sanded easily.
I spent a couple of minutes sanding the realm on the opposite aspect of the window, which began out appeared simply as tough as the image above, to make certain I may get it easy. It appears prefer it’ll work out simply high quality.
So I’ve fairly a little bit of sanding to do, however that goes fairly quick. I really love sanding drywall mud. I discover it to be a soothing course of because it sands so simply.
As soon as it’s sanded, I’ll want to present it a coat of primer. After which, barring any unexpected circumstances, I’m fairly certain I can get the brand new wallpaper mural up in the present day!! I’m so excited!
This complete drywall mission actually did go very easily, and whereas it wasn’t precisely a enjoyable mission, it wasn’t horrible. I imply, it was a sizzling, humid day, and I dragged the sheets of drywall out of the van instantly onto the ground of the carport to chop each earlier than bringing it inside. However in hindsight, it was a lot simpler than what I had constructed it as much as be in my head. The dread main as much as the mission was a lot worse than the mission itself.
As I used to be working, I did an entire lot of self-psychoanalysis. (Simply placing my psychology diploma to good use. 😀 ) In all seriousness, I needed to know why, over the previous couple of months, I went from being fearless and daring to self-doubting and fearful. There needed to be a proof for it. Modifications like that don’t occur for no purpose.
Effectively, I believe I figured it out. Originally of this 12 months, I used to be engaged on one thing, and I pulled a muscle on the best aspect of my again. It wasn’t horrible. On a scale of 1 to 10, the ache was in all probability a few 5. And whereas that’s tolerable, it positively affected me when making an attempt to do the issues I have to do to look after Matt.
Matt is 6’1″ tall and weighs 219 kilos. I don’t ever have to select him up. I imply, I couldn’t even when I needed to. I’m not that robust, so we now have a Hoyer elevate that I take advantage of to get him from mattress to his wheelchair, or from mattress to his recliner. However there are nonetheless different issues I’ve to do for him that require quite a lot of energy, like transfer him over on the mattress or get him dressed. So if I’m injured, I’ve a tough time doing these issues.
I’ve by no means been injured to the purpose the place I can’t do the issues I completely have to do for him. However I’ve been injured to the purpose the place Matt has to spend far more time in mattress than he ought to. Keep in mind years in the past after I had that pinched nerve in my neck and again (across the time I used to be stenciling the music room partitions)? That was a depressing time for each of us.
So after I pulled the muscle in my again originally of this 12 months, whereas it wasn’t horrible, it positively affected me and the issues I may do. I took it simple for a few week, after which it occurred once more. And whereas it nonetheless wasn’t horrible, I believe one thing about having that occur twice in such a brief time period triggered a worry in me. (In hindsight, I don’t assume I gave it sufficient time to fully heal, so I simply re-aggravated it the second time.)
I imply, if one thing had been to occur to me, and I couldn’t care for Matt, he wouldn’t have the ability to keep in our dwelling. He must go someplace the place he may obtain the full-time care that he wants. So after I pulled that muscle a second time, I believe that that, together with the truth that I used to be approaching my fiftieth birthday, triggered that “what would occur to Matt?” worry in me, and made me need to cease doing any of the issues that would result in me being injured — carrying heavy issues, doing initiatives which may injure me, and even climbing on ladders.
You discover that I went from wanting to color the studio to being okay with the present coloration? That’s as a result of portray the room with the 12-foot ceiling would necessitate me climbing on a excessive ladder, and I had immediately grow to be scared of climbing ladders. What if I fell? What would occur to Matt?
So I’m fairly satisfied that that’s the place all of this got here from. That’s what brought on this sudden self-doubt and fearfulness. I’ve by no means been afraid of injuring myself earlier than, and in 30+ years of DIYing, I’ve by no means had a critical damage. However I let that worry creep in, and it modified me. So I’m going to do my highest to take management of that worry and proceed to be the safety-conscious however fearless DIYer I’ve been all of my grownup life. As a result of my worrying and residing in worry gained’t make me safer. If something, it may make me extra vulnerable to accidents.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You may study extra about me right here.
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