The Tiny House Insides Are Getting Fleshed Out

One little thing at a time... That is what I tell myself. I also have to keep reminding myself and the others that there is a purpose for all this! Sometimes the cabin fever hits a little hard and the attitudes flare up. So we have to consider what this is for and the overall meaning of why we are doing all this. This week was by far the hardest on us all. My husband and I even came close to exchanging words that don't fall under Christian curse words level. Don't know what Christian curse words are? Tim Hawkins has quite the list. My go-to is honey sugar ice tea for the biggest needs. Otherwise I say something simple - oh, fudge! But when my husband used a real curse word - something even his coworkers think he is incapable of doing - I had to tell him to reign it in or my red-headed temper was going to come loose.

With that being said, we have moved into what was supposed to be the final week of work. We have to move in increments, but that works for me. I'm worn through. However, it has meant that we missed the deadline and have to adjust the moving plans as far as storing things in the tiny house goes. 

It is like adding muscles, tendons and skin to the room. Weird analogy, huh? We did an anatomy class recently. Still got that on the brain.

Monday, I finished all the painting of the rafters that were already hung. I also put up the insulation we had on hand. Though we did not get the standard version my dad used to get for the houses we fixed up, I learned the hard way that it still had fiberglass and caused a painful itching of the skin and scratching of the throat. I thought this new kind was something more organic, therefore safe to breathe in and didn't need a long sleeve shirt while setting into place. Next batch I added, I covered as much skin as possible. I wished I had a turtleneck shirt, but then I'm one of those people who have an irrational fear of wearing turtlenecks... so.... yeah. 

Tuesday and Wednesday kinda blur together for me... Then again, that is how most of my days have been. I take steps, finish tasks, and forget anything that isn't directly needing my attention. Tuesday was when we got the delivery of the drywall. We had to carry them into the tiny house to keep them from being ruined.

The next day, the delivery of 18 packs of insulation arrived. I spent that day installing 8 of those packs myself. It was hot, itchy and I couldn't finish due to needing more of the crack sealing caulk. My husband and I ended up working when he came home from work until it was so dark that I had to use my cell phone flashlight to see. We found out that the size of wiring my husband bought was too short. So he couldn't add the final wiring. Which led to me not being able to install the rest of the insulation. Which also meant we could not finish the drywall in time. Not that we had enough time anyhow with darkness falling so quickly. 

I'm glad for how much we were able to accomplish. While we didn't reach the goal, we had to accept that it is what it is. We are at the point where the boys can't really help us, especially with the 3 trips the kids have coming up. So my husband and I are doing the work alone. And that is after my husband has full days to work at his job.

Helpful hints for this week:

1. Don't let the stress get too high. Harder to do than it sounds. We took too big a bite when we thought that we could complete this project within a set time. And because of that, we got too stressed out.

2. Even if you think it is helpful, don't remind your build partner that saying the same phrase over and over isn't going to change the facts. 

3. Keep a calm head. Even when others around you can't seem to. Silence might be your best friend. How about what most of us heard as kids, "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all." 

4. Order at least one extra... While carrying the sheetrock boards inside, the boys snapped one. Thankfully, we have extra. And we needed to cut some pieces. So we will still make good use of everything. But better to be prepared than without. 

Until next week! We are once again setting a goal. Two more weeks. That is when we hope to have this finished. Let's see if we can. And if we can't? Well, we will do what we can.