Weekly Wrap-up and Weekend Wind-down

Well, the weekend is just about over.  I don't have Monday off for Labor Day.  Jay has tomorrow and Tuesday off.  Thursday, I went for another toenail removal surgery.  The right foot is done - just have two more to go on the left foot.  Jay and I went to Lowes Friday morning and purchased our GE Profile One and Done washer and dryer combo unit.  We got it delivered and installed today around noon which was nice seeing as how our delivery window was estimated between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.  Jay had to dissemble our cabinets above the washer hook-up area so that the unit would fit.  Jay's dad is going to help build me a laundry folding station across from the new unit seeing as how we don't need that space for a dryer anymore!  We are going to take down the paneling on the walls in the laundry room and paint, then we need to get materials for Jay's dad to build the table.  Jay also wants to paint the kitchen cabinets, walls and trim so he asked me to pick out the colors for that as well.  We are also going to get new hardware for the cabinets and drawers.

I think I'm going to go with these two colors - the color "cosmos" for the wall paint and the color "peppercorn" for the trim for the laundry room.

And then for the kitchen and dining-room, going with the color "cream in my coffee" for the walls and the color "black bean" for the trim.  Will probably do the cabinets in "black bean" as well as use the color "cream in my coffee" to paint the trim in the design of the wood in the doors.  

I didn't really get to rest this weekend much.  I was too busy getting shit done in the house to prepare for the delivery and had to cook for the week.  Laundry is just now getting done as we only just got our new unit today.  I had to work on a customer's custom phone case this weekend too.  I wanted to do a cookout for Labor Day and also go to the hot air balloon festival in town and see Martina McBride, but I didn't get that far unfortunately.  Between the migraine and homeowner stuff - I guess that's life.  I had a killer migraine just about all weekend.  I subscribed to Amazon Kindle, so I've been reading a bit this week and weekend which is something I've been wanting to do more of.  I will be reading some books and doing reviews on them.  In another post, I will be revealing which books I will be reading in the month of September, one of which I already started.

I guess next weekend I won't be getting much rest either between attempting a redemption Labor Day cookout and having to go to Lowe's to look at materials to do more homeowner shit.  Yay!  It will all be worth it in the end though!  Jay and I are SO ready to get this house the way WE want it, especially after having lived in it for 7ish years.  There are so many things we want to do in this house, but that's another post for another day.

The Past Week and It's Weekend

This past week went by quick as I had Monday off.  I got ahold of the podiatrist office finally and scheduled the remaining appointments I needed to have my other three toenails removed.  I'm leaving work every other Thursday starting this coming Thursday early so I can get another one removed.  Our dryer has been acting up.  Jay's dad and I tried to fix it this weekend, but we can't tell where the problem is coming from.  The units are around ten years old, so we are just going to buy a new unit.  Jay's dad is going to take all of the metal from the dryer for his own personal use and we may try to sell our washer.  We are purchasing a "one and done" unit, a unit that washes and dries all in one.  I went to Lowe's and took a look at it on Saturday with Jay's dad.  I fell in love with it, so I took Jay today to take a look at it and he fell in love with it too.  We are putting half down and financing the rest for 24-months no interest.

They have a sale on it right now, but we are going to wait until the first of the month because the manager said there might be a better sale.  She will give us whatever the better price will be - either this sale price or the one coming up, whichever is better.  But we are definitely buying it either way!  We are going Friday morning to make the purchase and set up the delivery and install!  Jay already applied for and got approved for the Lowe's credit card, so we are all set to go!  I had to dry our clothes at his dad's house yesterday because right now, we don't have a working dryer.  This all-in-one unit is going to save us space.  We are going to close off the dryer vent area and make something out of that area, most likely a laundry folding station.  Jason and I are also looking at buying new ceiling fans for the dining-room and bedroom as well.  Next on our list is a new bedroom set.

Jay had to fix our toilet in the main bathroom - it was leaking.  The tank bolts needed to be replaced.  I made macaroni salad, BBQ kielbasa and hotdogs for dinner for the week.  The hot air balloon festival is this weekend - Jay and I are going on Sunday because country music singer Martina McBride is playing for free at the civic center!  I can't wait!  My best-friend Laura and her fiancé might join us too.

I had my 90-day work review and it went well!  I also had my predictive index reading review and that went good as well.  I didn't agree with how it claimed I was an extrovert, but I agreed with the other aspects of it, like, being person of structure, requiring clear instruction, that I perform work quickly and accurately and that I have strong business ethics.  So, I have survived 90-days at Arthrex and am now out of probation!  I'll be working on the start-up of my new business for the remainder of the year that will be launching at the beginning of 2024!  There are SO many exciting things coming soon!  But yeah, that's how my week and its weekend went.  This weekend was a little hectic, especially because Jay had to work but we are winding down now and relaxing for the remainder of it.