I think I'm going through withdrawals. Just a little bit. Hawaii was so amazing, and I was so blessed to spend three weeks there! But I love Alaska too. Every day it hits me again--the awe-inspiring Matanuska glacier, the snowy-capped peaks of the Chugach and Talkeetna ranges, and the wildlife that I have become so accustomed to.
Other than enjoying the scenery, I've been doing a few little projects. Mom, dad and I (with some help from my awesome cousin) scraped off the old border in my room, then my dad and I ripped (well, dad ripped) out the carpet and we tossed it out the window. I took pictures of the process, but I'm kind of ashamed of how disgustingly dirty and dusty it was under that carpet, so I won't post any pictures. All I'll say is that we used a shop vac instead of a regular vacuum to clean up after the carpet was ripped out.
Once we had the carpet out mom and I decided to sand down the wooden paneling and re-finish it. It was worth the effort, and looks so much better! We also painted--I found a lovely dark blue paint at Home Depot on the return cart, so instead of paying almost $30, we only spent $5 on a gallon of paint. Dad spent a couple of days putting in a nice laminate flooring and installing a new door.
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| Before. Old wallpaper from a time when I still liked horses. |
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| Preparing to sand the wood. |
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| Just about ready to move my things back in. |
Now all I need is some new curtains, a throw rug, new mirror, and a painting or two to hang on the walls, because right now they are pretty bare. I've been looking at some things online to get an idea of what I would like.
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