All that glitters...

My weekend was nothing but physically exhausting.
I didn't do my blogging duty to take different photos, so what you get is exactly what you saw if you follow me on Instagram.

I have been battling a half-cold since last weekend. My sore throat and overall exhaustion came to a boil last Friday after I had my work review (which I nailed, btw!).
I skipped out on festive Friday drinks and headed home to sit and sip a bit of wine and just relax.

Saturday morning I sat, reading up on pregnancy success stats and trying to "crack the code" as to our issues. Frazzled, I met Mark in the bathroom while he was showering for work and word vomited a bunch of garbage to him about what I think our game plan should be.
He tore back the shower curtain and kind of glared at me.
"Tia, listen, if that's what you think it takes, I'm okay with it, but honestly, you are getting too worked up about all of this. It's all you think about lately and I can't imagine that is good for the process. It'll happen when it's supposed to happen and until that time, I suggest you stay really busy. It's the only way you're going to get your mind off of everything."

What's that quote? An idle mind is the devil's playground.
Why does he have to be so smart sometimes?

So I did just that. I got my ass off the pot and started unloading, cleaning, and sealing 250 square feet of slate tile for our bathroom remodel.
If you are doing it solo, it takes approximately 8-9 hours to complete all this.
My biggest road block was the fact that each mosaic wall piece had a slab of styrofoam attached to the mesh on the back.
Being ever handy, I grabbed the ice scraper from the car and went to town.
The inside of Mark's garage now has itty bitty bits of styrofoam stuck to everything. But it's done finally.

I was so dead it wasn't funny. Sore, aching, just purely exhausted from constantly squatting, shuffling 15 pound slabs around, bending over, the whole deal.
I was on my knees so long I made Vegas hookers jealous.

And, the day wasn't over. Mark spent all day working and then cleaning two boats, so he didn't get home until after 6pm.
We were invited to our neighbors house for dinner and drinks followed by pumpkin carving.
I did the Oogie Boogie man from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Freehand, I might add. I think it came out great!!

Sunday I felt like death.
The final moments of my sore throat were still lingering and I needed to get a few things accomplished for the day.
I needed to buy a painting tarp to stage the tile upstairs in the second bedroom until the contractors can install it. I needed donuts, and I needed to go grocery shopping.
Oh, and since I was so sore, took my time guzzling 2 gallons of coffee into my mouth and two donuts and went ahead and re-designed my blog.
The new design fully encompasses how I imagine our bathroom will end up looking like.
A big gray box with sparkles up above. (the chandelier!)

It's a little more grown up, a little more me.  Turning over a new leaf, I suppose.

I'm off to get real work done now. Hope your weekend was filled with fun and spooky projects!
Halloween is right around the corner!!