>We’ve been cleaning the house this weekend, and as I was vacuuming I wondered if I was nesting. I don’t think so, I think it’s cooincidental with spring cleaning time. I tend to hoard over the winter and then do an overhaul in the spring. I try not to stay inside in the summer, so less likely to dirty it up again and it stays relatively neat until the fall / winter when the whole process can start over again.

It feels good to have things picked up though. We finally got around to hanging a lot of artwork / prints / photos that have just been leaning up against things, and it makes it look nice and tied together. All just in time to probably have to rip apart the wall in the dining room.

We noticed some water spots on the blinds, but I assumed it was from the plants hanging next to it… paying no mind to the fact that they’re at least 2 feet higher then the highest hanging plant. In any case it appears that either the roof is going or they damaged that part of the roof when they put the gutters on about 2 years ago. It lasted through 1 winter so there’s not much I can do by going back to them about it.

The paint started peeling and we noticed the wall looked a bit soggy, there was also a water spot on the ceiling next to the wall… so the roof is leaking up there and dribbling down the wall. Add that to the leaking roof in the side porch (roundabout the same issue except it’s coming right in the ceiling, and then some water where the radiator was leaking in the TV room.

We had a couple contractors come out to see about redoing the bathroom but not it seems we’ll have to do these items first. No hope of a home equity loan either – though it couldn’t hurt to try. I’ve kept relatively good credit so far so maybe the bank will be wanting to give out some safe loans.

With what they were quoting us we wouldn’t be able to do all that mcuh to the bathroom and we both feel if we’re going to re-do it, might as well make it look nice rather then an updated version of what it was.