When I made the decision to refinance the house to my own name instead of selling it, I was determined that renovating my girls’ bathroom would be the first project I would tackle. That is, after I redid my bedroom to make it MINE. It took a few months to get started on the project, I knew what I wanted to do in my mind, but getting moving on it was overwhelming. I had to get my own shower fixed first so that we still had a working one. Once that was done, there was nothing holding me back, other than my intimidation. I knew that I wanted to do the bulk of the work myself, not using a handyman. Do I have any experience? Nope. Do I know what I’m doing? Nope. But I knew that YouTube, my dad and friends would get me through most of it.
One weekend when the girls were with their dad, I decided to start. I cleared everything out of the room, unscrewed the light switch cover and removed the medicine cabinet, using my OWN power tools! I knocked a hole in the drywall (which was way too much fun). Then, I put off the project for a while. At that point, I was afraid I bit off more than I could chew. Taking the room down to the studs and subflooring was crazy, right?
But I decided to do something I do not like doing, and asked my dad to help me remove the bigger things (mainly the toilet and vanity). I just didn’t think I could physically do it myself, which I HATE to admit. As he does, my dad came to the rescue and tore out the big things and got started taking out the tile. Definitely no going back at that point.
And again, the bathroom just sat. I knew I needed to call a handyman to help with the tub installation. Dad and I weren’t comfortable with the level of knowledge that would take. Finally got the handyman out and the project will be moving forward soon. I’m so excited. I’ve painted the vanity I got off of Facebook, started shopping for the flooring, and dreaming of the final product. I have a goal to have it done by the end of July, so I don’t need to worry about it during my recovery. The girls are so excited to decorate. So far they’ve said they want to do a bumble bee theme which I love. We shall see if it sticks, but as long as it’s not too bright, I’ll let them make the choices.
And I so cannot wait to get my bathroom back! I’m learning to treasure my own space, to see it as a respite. Little by little I’m going to make this house something I’m proud of, somewhere my girls will always want to be. Our own slice of heaven.
Sunshine and HoneyBunch 