Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Here we go again...

Hi folks...here we go again...we're back in the world of DIY mayhem...Phase 2 of the big make-over...the hall and staircase...a mammoth task if ever there was...has begun...
hubby is busy stripping wallpaper...ripping off door frames and skirting boards...what is it about men...they are never happier when they're banging away with a hammer and making an almighty mess...
I take on board the whole "it's gonna get worse before it gets better" concept but this particular Project Manager is wondering if she has well and truly shot herself in the foot this time...with only 10 weeks until Christmas...is it going to be finished before the big day. In my dreams...YES but let's be realistic here...PROBABLY NOT or if I'm being brutally honest with myself...NO WAY JOSE. The nice man with the buckets of messy plaster can't come and work his magic until the beginning of November...I'm hoping his visit co-incides with my trip to Birmingham...woohoo and I return home to find that all the pesky dust is gone...the walls are as smooth as a baby's bottom ready for painting. But by the time it dries out...I choose a paint colour and slap it on the walls...the big fat man in the red suit is likely to be thinking of setting off on his annual journey around the world.  And my lovely hunky joiners are probably going to be too busy doing their Christmas shopping to consider fitting the new doors and flooring...not even Christmas Punch and Mince Pies galore could persuade them to join in the "let's get it finished for Christmas" push. But the weather may well put the scuppers on the whole bang shoot...according to the boffins at The Met Office we're due for heavy snow in the next few weeks in my neck of the woods...the worst winter for a century apparently...crikey if plaster man can't get here we may well be facing a "Bleak House" Christmas.
On a positive note...a job lot of tinsel might just brighten things up a bit and hide a multitude of sins and with no doors to hinder his progress...dear old Santa will be in and out in record time and speeding on his way to visit you. But if you can't beat them...join them...I'm off to create a little mayhem of my own...kitting up for my Kath's Klub workshops at The Papeterie on Saturday and no doubt I'll manage to give Mr DIY Handyman a run for his money and Mr Dyson another mess to clear up.
But before I go...make sure you tune into Create and Craft tonight at 6pm and tomorrow at 10.00am and 1.00pm for some fabulous Craftwork Cards shows with my lovely buddy Julie Hickey...lots of new kits including the gorgeous Vogue Collection...
take it from me you're going to love...love...love it.
See you all tomorrow
Hugs Kath xxx