cklewis
01-05-2006, 01:40 PM
You know how you have a project that's way, way different from any other that you've ever done, so you put it off. And off. And off.
So I need you all to kick me.
When I was 10, my parents bought me a dollhouse that my brother and Dad said they'd put together. They never did. :shrug
When my parents moved down south in Nov, 2002, they said, "Hey -- you want this dollhouse?" Being someone who has a hard time turning anything down, I said, "SURE!!"
Mind you -- it was not put together and there were NO instructions and the foundation was rotted away.
So DH began threatening, "If that's not done by Spring. . . ."
Well, that was a hard winter. Emotionally. I had just had my 4th pg loss and the doc was talking a real aggressive approach with figuring out my problem. He put me on birth control to prepare me for an operative hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue that had caused my last miscarriage. I hate BC. I don't do well on it. And I thought the surgery would be right away. But it was EIGHT weeks away!! That's forever when you're 34 and wanting to have a baby. That's TWO cycles.
But I had to wait. And I decided to do everything in those 8 weeks that I couldn't do pregnant. Well, I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't bungee jump. . . . That only leaves noxious fumes! And so I puttered around that dollhouse. I prayed during that time. God really helped me, and He used that silly project to talk to me and love on me and get me to be still. I needed it.
And it went from yucky to this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/cklewis/000_0024.jpg
I know that there are some window thingies missing there. I couldn't find them in a hurry. And the porch railings aren't straight. . . . That brings me to my need for inspiration.
The next thing is electricity. Before I can put the railings on permanently, I need to do the electricity. I have the kit. I have the little book. I just need to do it. And it seems overwhelming. Once I do it, I can start the really fun part of decorating it. But first wiring. :doh
HELP!!
C
PS -- The rocks on the foundation are my favorite part. Aren't they cool?
So I need you all to kick me.
When I was 10, my parents bought me a dollhouse that my brother and Dad said they'd put together. They never did. :shrug
When my parents moved down south in Nov, 2002, they said, "Hey -- you want this dollhouse?" Being someone who has a hard time turning anything down, I said, "SURE!!"
Mind you -- it was not put together and there were NO instructions and the foundation was rotted away.
So DH began threatening, "If that's not done by Spring. . . ."
Well, that was a hard winter. Emotionally. I had just had my 4th pg loss and the doc was talking a real aggressive approach with figuring out my problem. He put me on birth control to prepare me for an operative hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue that had caused my last miscarriage. I hate BC. I don't do well on it. And I thought the surgery would be right away. But it was EIGHT weeks away!! That's forever when you're 34 and wanting to have a baby. That's TWO cycles.
But I had to wait. And I decided to do everything in those 8 weeks that I couldn't do pregnant. Well, I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't bungee jump. . . . That only leaves noxious fumes! And so I puttered around that dollhouse. I prayed during that time. God really helped me, and He used that silly project to talk to me and love on me and get me to be still. I needed it.
And it went from yucky to this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/cklewis/000_0024.jpg
I know that there are some window thingies missing there. I couldn't find them in a hurry. And the porch railings aren't straight. . . . That brings me to my need for inspiration.
The next thing is electricity. Before I can put the railings on permanently, I need to do the electricity. I have the kit. I have the little book. I just need to do it. And it seems overwhelming. Once I do it, I can start the really fun part of decorating it. But first wiring. :doh
HELP!!
C
PS -- The rocks on the foundation are my favorite part. Aren't they cool?