Weekend 3

Sorry for the lack of pics this week. I forgot to bring the camera out with us.

I feel like one of the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" this week. You know, the ones that lose 20 pounds the first 2 weeks, and then week 3 hits and they lose like 2 pounds. Of course they know that's just the way it goes, but it's still disappointing to them after all the progress they made so quickly.

On Saturday we went and rented an electric floor cleaner with some scrubby pads for it. This was a great way to get the liquified mastic up without all the initial mopping, and not quite as nasty as using a squeegee. It also helped buff out some of the spots where the mastic was especially heavy, and required some extra scrubbing to get up. It did, however, leave the floor EXTREMELY slipper once you had used the buffer on it. The buffer itself can be difficult to manage, and combined with floors as slick as an ice rink, the task becomes a little dangerous. I resolved this issue by standing on scrubby pads while using the machine...the extra traction really helped.

Erin and I also ventured to an open house one street over, met some of the neighbors there, and were very kindly invited to their homes to look at some of the work they have done. All three homes were quite lovely, and left us with plenty to think about.

Sunday was an "out" day for us. We drove over to Ikea to pick up a new vanity and sink. Then off to Home Depot and Lowes to grab some tile, tiling supplies, and new lumber. One of the things we ran across was an ultra-lightweight backer board for the tile. We are going to give it a shot and see how well it works. it's 1/2 inch thick, and was only about 80 cents a sheet more. We also grabbed some paint and painting supplies for the interior of the house. We'll lay down a fresh coat of white primer on all of the interior walls for now.

Like I said, visually, we didn't make much progress this weekend, and like the Biggest Loser contestants I feel a little let down. But I've also learned that not every change will be super-apparent. While we only lost 2 pounds, that puts our total at 22, and when looked at in that perspective, it feels pretty damn good.