[OhKay]

I feel better, but I'm still not 100%.

The Pats played yesterday. They won even though they didn't play particularly well. I love watching football, but it was a frustrating game to watch. They didn't exactly light the world on fire the last time they played either, which is concerning. Brady has a knee injury, and a lot of other players are banged up, too. Hopefully they will be on the mend soon and the team will start playing better.

[OhKay]

Maintenance is supposed to come today to fix the ceiling…

I've showered, dressed, and removed everything from the bathroom. Taking down the two shower curtains was hard and a real PITA.
The kitties are locked in the bathroom with food, water, and a litter box.
I'm ready for them.
I'm wondering when, and if, they will come.

My plan was to drive an hour away to the outlet stores to kill some time today, but I haven't fully recovered from my Thanksgiving escapades, and to be honest, it's not safe for me to drive that distance on a good day. So, I don't know what I was thinking there…

I hope that when the crew comes they can give me some idea of how long they will be here today. I will busy myself away from the apartment for as long as possible since I won't be able to use the bathroom while they're working. It's a two day job, so I don't know what I'll do about tomorrow. I can't be out for long two days in a row, but I'll have to pee somewhere…

The shower curtain (just one) will have to go back up some point after they leave, and come back down before they come back. Everything that was in the bathroom will go back in, and have to come back out again.

IDK, for some reason I feel like they're not going to come today. This whole ordeal is a pain in the ***, but if they don't come, I'm going to hit the roof.


In other news, I saw my PCP yesterday. He wrote me a pretty forceful note saying that I need a more accessible apartment as soon as possible. I didn't think about it, but he has concerns about me being able to exit my apartment quickly in case of emergency, and he included that in the letter…

Meanwhile, we are still in no financial position to move.

[OhKay]

A guy from maintenance came around 10:30am to do the ceiling. By that time, the kitties had already been locked up for 3 hours.

I went to the closer Yankee Candle outlet, the pharmacy, and had my car reinspected. By the time I got home about 3 hours later, I was exhausted, and he was gone…

He replaced the sheetrock where the original water damage was, but didn't replace it in the area that prompted me to call the health department, as agreed. The work that was done was shoddy, and the ceiling is going to look like **** when it's done, but **** it. I have no patience or energy to deal with it anymore, and I'm obviously fighting a losing battle.

It's about 9:30am now and he hasn't arrived yet. I'll be home today, and I'm still unsure how I will manage not being able to use the bathroom. I'm sure I'll figure something out…

[bizi]

today is already wrapped up, I forgot to mention you could have gone to the front office to use their restroom.
Shody work....
heavy sigh.
bizi

[Mari]

Sorry to hear that the work done on the bathroom the first day was
a disappointment.

How did it go on the second day?

M

[OhKay]

On day 2 (Wednesday), maintenance didn't turn up until about 2:30. After they put the mud up, it evened out the ceiling and I had faith it would turn out better. G did say what was supposed to be a 2 day job might end up being a 4 day job depending on how the ceiling looked once the mud dried

But when G showed up just after 9 yesterday, he finished the ceiling. It took 3 days, but it looks pretty darn good. Unfortunately, as the paint started to dry on the ceiling yesterday afternoon, it exposed a light orange stain over the area where I had wanted the sheetrock to be replaced, but wasn't. I think it just needs another coat of paint. Hopefully this doesn't turn into another ongoing issue, because I'll probably just ignore it at this point.

He didn't paint the whole bathroom. That's how maintenance around here is done. So, there is about a 4" border of fresh paint around the top of the bathroom wall now. The last time the walls were painted was 7 years ago before we moved in, and my husband smokes in the BR so the walls are a totally different color. G did leave me a couple of gallons of paint so we can paint the rest of the BR to match if we want tho… that will mean I will be painting. My husband doesn't do those kind of things. The BR is tiny, but it will take me a couple of days to do that.

I never had to run out anywhere to use the restroom, which was a major concern

This whole project is basically over, and I'm very happy about that. One less thing to worry about, one less thing for my husband to freak out about. As far as painting, I'm in no rush. My arms are sore enough right now just from taking down and putting up the shower curtain repeatedly.
I should just put the painting off until I'm manic again. That happens often enough…

[bizi]

I am glad that the job is almost done....sorry that you will have to paint it yourself...that is not right.
wonder what the orange is all about dare I ask?
It is alot of work putting up shower curtains.
hopefully you will recover quickly.
Be kind to yourself this weekend.
((((((HUGS)))))
and much love
bizi

[OhKay]

The stains on the ceiling are where he used spackle to cover up the spots I had wanted cut out… I think it's just the color of the spackle showing through. The stains are light enough that another coat of paint should do the trick, so I'm not going to worry about it.

I had to do the dreaded food shopping on Friday, but I only brought in 3 light bags with perishable items and left the rest for my husband. I'm trying to take it easy.

The football game is on at 1pm today, which is a good time for me, because when they play at 4:30, I end up missing half the game because I'm trying to make dinner. I'll feed my husband a grilled cheese or something at noon, and will be able to relax and enjoy the game today

[bizi]

I hope that you got to enjoy the game today!
((((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[OhKay]

I watched most of the game, but had to lay down mid-way through the 4th quarter to take a nap. I didn't miss anything though. The game was already won at that point because the Rams played terrible football yesterday.
It's worth noting that Tom Brady surpassed Peyton Manning to become the winningest quarterback in NFL history!

I have laundry in. I was way behind. While the guy from maintenance was here he was going in and out with his hands full, and I didn't want to risk getting in his way going in and out myself.

Other things to do: vacuuming, kitchen and bathroom floors, probably cleaning the bathroom (AGAIN). I'm in no rush, but I can't procrastinate and leave everything to be done in one or two days.
I've decided I'll do my grocery shopping on Thursdays or Fridays for now on. Taking multiple trips only makes sense if I'm going to be the one bringing the bags in, and I am NOT doing that anymore.

We're getting a mix of snow and rain today, and it will be about 29 degrees overnight. That means ICE tomorrow. They do not do a good job of clearing off the stairs or walkway here. I fall multiple times a year trying to navigate through snow and/or ice somewhere or another, but have never seriously injured myself. Every year I'm afraid it will be the year I break something…