Making improvements.

I put new shelves up in my bathroom today. I had the two lower shelves above the toilet since I moved in, but as you can see by my bathtub, there was nowhere to put my shampoo and stuff. I used to keep all my showering things in a little plastic basket in the bottom of the tub, which means they got soaked and my bar of soap never lasted long. That is the drawback of the claw foot bathtub surrounded by a curtain. No shelving at all. So I finally decided I would put more of the same shelves that I had over the toilet above the shower as well. And I put one more above the toilet, for more storage. What you see in the photo is really ALL of my bathroom. There is clearly no room at all. I went for clear shower curtains and clear shelves in an attempt to keep an open feel to the room.

I am quite glad I live alone. For no one had to witness me precariously perched with my feet on either side of the top of the tub, wielding a drill and installing my shelves. I also stood on the rim of the toilet to put the top shelf over that. There’s nowhere to put a ladder in that space!

I do love power tools. Drills, electric screwdrivers, etc. Makes me feel bad ass. Yesterday I had put up curtains in my bedroom. I think my window frame is adamantium or something. Because I broke one drill bit, got another drill bit stuck in the wall (even my dad had a hell of a time getting that back out), one screw snapped in half… I couldn’t get anything to go through! I finally had to abandon the long screws that came with the curtain rods and use shorter ones. Which may be inadvisable. But the long screws were not happening.

These were all little household projects I had been planning for awhile. I still need to finish painting my kitchen (which I had started last summer…) and put new baseboards in the living room. One thing at a time, I suppose.

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