What does one do when they have 8 weeks of vacation? Projects! After having 4 dehumidifiers and the AC running for 3 1/2 weeks our floors are finally ready to be refinished! I can not even explain how happy I am about this. My house has been in turmoil since the flood back in April. Yesterday, my husband and I got some projects done around the house and yard. You would think that my husband would be the one pulling up old linoleum and tile floors and I would be the one outside planting the new bushes and plants, but it was quite the opposite. I pulled up all the floors and scraped up most of the old tar off of the wood floors in the kitchen/dining area and foyer by myself. After the job was done for the day and I had time to process what was going on; I actually got a little unnerved about the whole situation. I really liked my house the way it was before the flood. I liked the warmth of the carpets. I liked having my house neat and orderly. I liked that my 13 year old puppy could walk on the floors without slipping and freaking out. I liked living in a home that was pretty much project free. Now my house is one, big, hot mess! There is boxes of books, pictures, and kitchen supplies packed away. There is furniture in rooms where it doesn't belong. Dust and the smell of tar have invaded my once, warm and inviting space. There is no room in the house that I actually feel the sense of comfort that one's home should bring.
My husband usually knows how to bring me comfort after I express to him that I am stressed out and feeling depressed about the whole situation. He said to me, "You gotta go through the mess to get to the good." Such simple words, yet so profound. I do have to go through the mess and I have been. I am ready for the good to come out of all this. Not just with the flood, but dealing with infertility too. I am ready for good reports from the doctor, beginning my first round of IVF, a positive pregnancy test, buying decorations for a baby room, and clean, refinished wood and tile floors!
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| Foyer floors after old tile has been removed |
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| Kitchen floors |
