What a weekend.

Monday, December 4th, 2006 | Uncategorized

If there was ever any doubt, this weekend proved that I have an unshakable optimistic view of the world. In fact, my overestimation of my skills is matched only by my unshakable resolve to bite off more than I can chew - and then chew like hell.

This weekend, despite everything that’s happened, I decided that I would plaster a wall. My bedroom wall. One that I would lie awake and ponder deep into the early hours. Armed with my total lack of knowledge and naivety, I launched into the DIY project to end all DIY projects. Perhaps it wasn’t SUCH a grande affair, but when I was seated on my arse on the floor of my bedroom surrounded my plaster, plaster dust, wood chips, and assorted hammers and screwdrivers, it FELT like I was reconstructing Noah’s bloody Arc.

The dog took refuge downstairs. Any other place he was in dire risk of being plastered or nailed down to something.

To put this into perpective - picture two women trying to plaster an internal wall with plaster sheets that they can barely lift. Then throw in some wonky measurements, broken screwdrivers and hardwood so damn hard that nails would bend just looking at it. I am not Engineering Girl for no reason. While I couldn’t actually do anything about the hardwood, I decided that Selley’s No More Nails would solve the job. This sounded like a fantastic idea, until I had to stand on a ladder holding up a wall for 20 minutes while the glue set.

In the end, Cyclone Joan and I got the wall plastered. All the holes have been tidied away by the grace of Selley’s No More Gaps (AMEN!). Now, we move into the decoration phase.

I need to go back to Bunnings and purchase a crate of Selley’s No More Heartbreak and then I think my life will be complete.

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