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I don’t always succeed at home improvement projects, but when I do, I make double the mess.
A forty-year-old table that served as grad school desk and gerbil cage refuge, dining and kid-craft launching pad, holder of over-sized and leaky plants, and computer table and dust collector with kitty paw prints, has been scrubbed and stained within an inch of its remaining life to replace the over-sized and equally damaged existing kitchen table; eh, it looks a little better than before.
As of this afternoon, loose shower tiles have been removed, scraped clean, and replaced, with mildew caulked into submission like Han Solo in carbonite; it’ll have to do until I scratch up enough coin for a total bath remodel.
My arms are spotted with Royal Maple wood stain, fingertips and nail beds caked with a combination of Gorilla Glue and white tile grout, and that’s after cleaning with nail polish remover and Lava soap; good thing my next outing is with the girls and not a hot date (we women understand these things better).
But there’s ginger ale, pomegranate juice, and a squirt or two of lemon juice cooling in the fridge, eagerly awaiting a finger or two of gin and many ice cubes; such works, long delayed but now responded to double-time, deserve a reward and well worth the clumsy efforts I’ve made.
Wish me luck that these repairs work, and Stay Thirsty, My Friends.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2024)
Valley of the Trolls 
Well done, Liz!
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Thanks, KK!
Still working on scraping off the Gorilla Glue & Tile Grout! Gloves next time. 😂
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You did very well with that – too much for me! But I definitely like the idea of a lovely drink (a double gin for me, please).
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Comin’ right up! 😉
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Gorilla glue and white tile grout; sorry, that crap ain’t ever coming off! It’s a great feeling just putting together an IKEA table; this just blew that totally out of the water. Pardon moi, but I do believe the name is Han Solo, unless you were referring to his third cousin twice removed …. Hans Christian Andersen Solo. In that case, I’ll just see myself out. Nice job, Liz!
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Aargh! Can’t type! Did I inhale that Gorilla Glue? Commercial break to edit, or throw a mermaid in there?
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Hahahaha!!!
It’s all good, sis!
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Error edited, mermaid couldn’t make it.
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That floozy!
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Storm’s brewing in the eastern sea. She’s gotta go save a prince. Girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do…
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Well done Liz. I can imagine how proud you must be feeling. Enjoy the time out
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Thank you! The work doesn’t look as bad as it could, (Bwahahahahahaha!)
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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As long as the project was a success, the mess may be worth it.
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For sure the gin and ginger, with grilled salmon and tiny red potatoes for afters! 😉
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