D is for Drywall

An article by Rachel    3 Comments

Drywall? What does drywall have to do with a craft blog? Good question. It turns out that a little dry wall work was the impetus for big changes in our lives. It all started out rather simply. Our condo had been on the market for all most 60 days. Tons of people looked at it, but nobody put in an offer. Discouragement set in. The bathroom is the most dated room in the house. We decided to spiff it up by removing an old medicine cabinet and patching the wall with wall board. A couple of days later when we were getting ready to start sanding, we received a real bona fide offer on our condo. Due to the negotiating process, all work came to a halt. Lucky for us, our prospective buyers want to finish the work themselves. Yea for us!

With the condo under contract, the real madness started. We needed to find a house. We’ve been looking, but not seriously. We couldn’t do much until we had a buyer for our place. We spent the next two weeks looking at houses every night after work. I’d like to say it was fun, but it wasn’t. We were too stressed. We have enough money to buy some of our wants, but not all of them. We needed to decide what to compromise. At last, we found a house that is perfect for us. We compromised a little on location, but that’s it.

So this is my good excuse for accomplishing so little. My August goals have been blown to pieces. The quilt top is finished.  I wanted to have it done. Now it probably won’t happen until after the move. School is on hold until January at least. Simply put I don’t have the time. The bathroom, well this is one goal I don’t have to feel guilty about. It’s taking care of itself. I did make some potholder from Amy Butler’s In-stitches book. They’ll get posted tonight. I’m quite please with them.

Well thanks for listening.