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Better, a little
Jul. 24th, 2024 04:28 pmMy stomach has been bothering me, but today it seems to be doing better. It is hot here right now, and we don't really like running air conditioning. That could be the problem, or it could just be coincidence. Anyway, I made sure to take anti-inflammatories for the last couple days, which seems to have convinced my intestines that they don't need to swell up. I'm feeling kind of wound up, probably because I'm trying to do too much or else because I get wound up when I travel and haven't crashed from that yet. I did a bit of cleaning (an excuse to listen to book 5 of the MurderBot Diaries) and worked on a birthday card painting. I'm going to try to do some work on the podcast before going for a walk (which I will also use to listen to the book). So, I'm not really overdoing it. I think.
Oh, and did I say that yesterday we tried out the grout that we plan on using to repair the spaces between the big blocks of stone that make up the kitchen floor? The other grout we tried had been awful (and was white, so it wouldn't have worked anyway), but this stuff is like grout or concrete, so it should be just fine. We mixed 100g with 20g of water (just like they told us to), and it was the perfect ratio. The grout stuck without being messy or sloppy, dried nice and hard, and looks like it is sort of a warm light gray, which is pretty much the color we need. Maybe tomorrow, we can remove the sections of the old grout that are falling apart (which will hopefully decrease the number of bugs in our house further) and replace it with nice, new grout. Maybe then on Friday, I can clean the test spot where the refrigerator used to be and, when it is dry, put on the sealant. If that all seems okay, then we should be able to clean the rest of the kitchen floor and seal it. I expect that the floor will be much darker after we do that. There are some spots that we haven't talked about sealing, so Joel and I will have to talk about it and decide which parts beside the actual floor should be sealed. For example, the walls in the kitchen for the first two feet from the floor are stone or concrete (both?). I _think_ Joel may want to tile those. There are steps going up into the kitchen, and on the side of the steps is a rock that is above the level of the kitchen floor. And what about the basin that the crushed grape juice used to go into? It sheds bits of rock onto the floor. Should I seal that too? Stay tuned to find out!
Oh, and did I say that yesterday we tried out the grout that we plan on using to repair the spaces between the big blocks of stone that make up the kitchen floor? The other grout we tried had been awful (and was white, so it wouldn't have worked anyway), but this stuff is like grout or concrete, so it should be just fine. We mixed 100g with 20g of water (just like they told us to), and it was the perfect ratio. The grout stuck without being messy or sloppy, dried nice and hard, and looks like it is sort of a warm light gray, which is pretty much the color we need. Maybe tomorrow, we can remove the sections of the old grout that are falling apart (which will hopefully decrease the number of bugs in our house further) and replace it with nice, new grout. Maybe then on Friday, I can clean the test spot where the refrigerator used to be and, when it is dry, put on the sealant. If that all seems okay, then we should be able to clean the rest of the kitchen floor and seal it. I expect that the floor will be much darker after we do that. There are some spots that we haven't talked about sealing, so Joel and I will have to talk about it and decide which parts beside the actual floor should be sealed. For example, the walls in the kitchen for the first two feet from the floor are stone or concrete (both?). I _think_ Joel may want to tile those. There are steps going up into the kitchen, and on the side of the steps is a rock that is above the level of the kitchen floor. And what about the basin that the crushed grape juice used to go into? It sheds bits of rock onto the floor. Should I seal that too? Stay tuned to find out!
