Friday, October 04, 2013

DIY Weekend Fun

The on offer selection of greenery
As an adult, I have moved 17 times. I have also gotten the house I own ready to go on the sale market. For the most part, I've done all of these things all by myself. I've had a few helpers for a few things here and there, but usually only when I reached desperate times! I know that I have a problem asking people for help, and I think subconsciously I try to make up for this inability to ask for help my making sure my friends don't have to, when they need help...especially the ones who suffer from the same inability to ask for help affliction that I suffer from! :)

Tip run!
My friend Louy is getting her flat ready to put on the market, as she's ready for an upgrade. She's done a tremendous amount of work on her flat, and she only had a few big projects left to finish before the looming advert photo shoot deadline. Even though she wasn't asking for help, I knew the signs of the inability to ask for help affliction, so I offered to spend the weekend helping her with whatever DIY projects she still had left!

Falling apart and unbeknownst to me...full of roots!
A "small" portion of the roots!
Ahhh, that's better!
Although most people I know would have rather been on their bikes or doing something else for themselves, I actually rather enjoy helping people I care about, even if it means giving up a beautiful autumn weekend that could have been filled with ripping MTB trails! In the end, I spent most of the weekend outside enjoying the sunshine and playing in the dirt anyway...just a different sort of playing in the dirt! :)

We did a ton of work over the weekend, and in the end, the flat was looking in top shape for the photos! It goes on the market today...so fingers crossed for her that it sells quickly and at a good price! :)

The Before and After...tidy!