Boys Bathroom Part14: Lights

oh goodness, when can I take a day off so I can wait for the plumber???

August 31

Well work is a total bear and I can't take any time off to have the plumber come and fix the pipe in the tub, so I've decided to work on a few small things. (okay to be fair, I spent my vacation on my Alaskan cruise, so now I have to play catch up at work)

fixed the hole where the boys always throw the door open 

holy crap, why is the opening over there?!?

these are ugly, lets replace..

goodbye Nemo themed aqua and hello steel grey

so much better

The lights of course could not be easy. 1) I assumed (ha ha) that the cut out was in the center of the old fixture. 2) the double layer of drywall strikes again 3) the wires are long, super stiff, and hard to work with 4) holding your arms above your head for over an hour hurts. My new fixture had to actually attach to the electrical circle thing. But since it was recessed behind that second layer of drywall I couldn't use the screws it come with. Thankfully, my mom gave me my dad's box of odds and ends and I was able to find screws long enough. I was by myself when I did this (huge mistake) and having to hold up the fixture while connecting the wires was an exercise is mass frustration. I almost gave up. But luckily I'm majorly stubborn so after over an hour (absolutely not an exaggeration! - I had to stop and start a few times because my arms hurt so bad), it was finally up. The results are fabulous. This might seem like no big deal, but I need to take all the wins I can get.

beautiful