Stripping Again

Since I can't afford to do anything until next month I've returned to a semi-abandoned project -- stripping the paint off the tiles in the entryway and kitchen. Yes, back to the toxic orange gunk and the SMELL permeating the house. I still have four bottles of stripper, though, so I can work on this without spending a dime. And since it's time-consuming (30 minutes soak time, minimum) it might take until the end of the month.

On the plus side I think the school owes me about $5K from the Spring semester. I'm not totally sure yet, since I'm so bad with math, but it looks that way. I need to double-check all my contracts and then email Patsy for a second opinion. If they do owe me I could have the money as early as next week.

I felt I was accumulating too much furniture too quickly so I pulled back and re-examined. I *do* have too much. Waaaaaaaaaay too much. I'm afraid I'll have to resort to the "furniture-against-the-walls" technique, loosing the ability to show off any of my stuff. Of course I could also sell stuff off. I'm thinking of putting the terrific Arts & Crafts library table I inherited up for auction. It just doesn't fit my style, and I think I could get quite a bit for it.

I'll have to finish moving out Rachel, then move myself in, and then have a reality check.