I've been neglecting my blog for a couple of days because I've been spending a lot of time with Vicky in the evenings and I've been helping out an ex-lodger called Shelley during the day. She's bought herself a ex-council house and the decor and some of the wood work was totally knackered. We've been slowly stripping off the old paint and wallpaper and re-decorating the place. I've had my pet handyman in to replace some of the knackered floor boards and he's worked his magic with the cupboard doors in the kitchen and made them all hang straight and stay shut without a strip of insulation tape on them!

Today we spent an hour banging nails deep into the floor boards in the downstairs rooms and then sanded down the floor boards with a big belt sanding machine. It was ace fun and I can totally understand why men get so worked up over power tools! Dave, the handy man, had to confiscate the drill I was using to put up curtain rails with because he didn't like the manic gleam in my eye and the way I was revving it! He seems to think I'm some kind of nutter and says he would only trust me with a spoon if I had an adult to supervise me. :)

The belt sander handle vibrates in interesting ways too if you get my meaning! ;) Dave looked shocked when we were discussing the merits of vibration and said he wasn't leaving us alone with the sander. Shelley is way beyond that kind of ad-hoc sex device though as she's an Anne Summers party organiser and has a box full of samples in her bedroom!

Dave introduced me to a band called Monster Magnet yesterday. He had several of their albums on his MP3 player so we've been head banging to their music while we paint. They rock and are this weeks favourite band.

Right, I'm off for a long bath to get this paint off me. Dave manages to use a roller and a brush without getting any paint on him at all. I'm covered from head to toe in little splatters of paint including on bits of me that were covered by my clothes! I reckon I could get mucky in a sterile room. :)

Oh, headbanging with long hair next to wet paint means you get blue streaks in your hair.

Lucy
Currently listening to 'Unbroken (Hotel Baby)' from 'Monolithic Baby' by Monster Magnet.