Surviving Home Remodeling | A Single’s DIY Projects | Episode 37
We're diving into a little something different today, as I take a breather from the usual format to share a bit about my life and the overwhelming journey of home remodeling. Yep, you heard it right—remodeling my house has turned into a full-on marathon that’s stretched way beyond my initial timeline and budget. I mean, who knew that ripping out tiny bathroom flooring could leave a dust cloud big enough to rival a desert storm? But here's the kicker: while juggling this chaos, I've realized just how incredible we singles can be. Whether it’s tackling DIY projects, managing finances, or even just keeping up a social life—we’re basically superhuman. So, grab a drink, kick back, and let’s chat about the wild ride of single living and all the amazing things we’re doing while flying solo!
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Ever find yourself deep in DIY projects, feeling like a superhero without a sidekick? That’s exactly the vibe Wioleta captures in this episode of All About Being Single. She dives into her chaotic journey of home remodeling that’s turned into a four-year saga of dust, sweat, and perhaps a few tears. With a casual tone that feels like chatting with a good friend over coffee, she recounts the trials of tackling a home renovation while juggling a full-time job and a social life. I mean, who knew ripping up a bathroom floor could be such an epic saga? Wioleta shares her recent adventures in battling the infamous hardy backer board, which, if you’ve ever done any flooring, you’ll know is about as forgiving as a toddler on a sugar high. By the end of it, she emphasizes the superhuman feats that singles accomplish daily—managing finances, maintaining a home, and keeping a social calendar all while flying solo. It’s a shout-out to all the singles out there who are rocking their independence, reminding us that we often achieve more than we give ourselves credit for.
Takeaways:
- Being single often means taking on superhuman tasks, like managing home renovations solo.
- House remodeling can be a time-consuming and costly adventure, as I learned firsthand.
- We singles juggle jobs, social lives, and home projects, proving our amazing multitasking skills.
- Even when overwhelmed, it's crucial to appreciate our accomplishments as single individuals.
Transcript
Hi. This is another episode of All About Being Single. I'm your host, Wioleta.
This is actually kind of like a non episode, but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging. I've been super overwhelmed with the trying to finish the home remodel that I have.
I like bought a home five years ago now, five and a half years ago now, and I basically ripped out a bunch of stuff because I knew I would be remodeling everything. And this remodel has taken like four years longer than I thought it would and a lot more money than I thought it would and just so many other things.
And I am just, literally, just recently I just had. I don't even know how to explain this. It's just. It's just been so much.
But what I recently had happen was I had somebody coming by and helping me take out the underlayment, the hardy backer board that's stuck in my small, tiny bathroom, that's stuck to the thinset that's underneath it, that's stuck to the plywood. And I'm trying not to rip out the plywood. And over the whole weekend we try to get out as much of it as we possibly could. And it took nine hours.
And maybe about half of that has been. And because that bathroom is so tiny, I had the door open and that dust, the silica dust, you know, so the toxic dust went all over my house.
And so I've been trying to clean it before work, after work for like a full week straight. And there's still dust. Dust.
I mean, I think it'll probably take years before I fully see all of the dust everywhere because it's in like every nook and every cranny of this house. It's ridiculous. So I've just been so overwhelmed and I have not had the time to record an episode, but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging.
And I did just want to let you know that honestly, I think us singles were like almost superhuman. Like, I cannot believe the things I've been able to accomplish while being single. Like literally learn how to DIY a bunch of house remodel stuff.
And the fact that like all throughout that I've had a full time job that I'm really good at and the fact that I have also continued to try to have as much of a social life as I can and just living life in general and trying to date sometimes and you know, doing the podcast, just all of these things. And so I wanted to just say this in this episode, I think that you.
I'm sure you've also done a lot of stuff while being single that a lot of people don't even do when they're coupled up and have that support, whether it be financial or emotional. So whether it be you living single solo and, you know, being able to afford your rent or your mortgage by yourself, I think that's a lot.
I think it's a lot to even just do that.
If you've been diying stuff or remodeling your house, that's also a lot while you're single and just managing all of that and then doing a lot of it yourself because, you know, you don't have the financial ability to just constantly hire people. And of course I've hired people to do stuff, like, you know, the person that I had me help out, you know, getting the floor out, for example.
But, like, a lot of the stuff I've also done myself, like put in the floors, take out some of the flooring. I've painted a bunch of stuff. I've put up drywall. I've. I've done a lot. Anyhow, now I'm just digressing.
But if you've been single and you've been a caretaker to somebody while you don't have any support for that, or while you've been single and you have a child or children that you take care of by yourself and constantly have to manage all of that, or whether you've been single and started a business and you're running your business while single again without all that extra, like, financial support or any of that, whatever it is that you're doing while you're single, and on top of that doing the other thing or things by yourself without that financial support, without emotional support, I think you're superhuman. I think. I know it's not even that. I think. I know it's a lot of work, and I know the risks of all of that.
And I know just how much time and energy you have to expend in order to keep a social life while you're single, but also maintain even just a home. I know it's hard, and I see you and I understand you. And I just wanted to record the episode and just say that I think you're wonderful.
And I think, again, you're, like, superhuman in so many ways because of that.
And I know it's so difficult in the moment trying to do these things, but I also know that at the end of the day, once it's all done and over with, you can say, hey, I did this. And I kept going, even though it was so hard to keep going, because I know that's exactly how I feel right now. It's so hard to keep going.
I will never again buy a house that needs this much work done. And I will never again myself do a full house remodel. Because now I know how long it takes. Now I know how much more expensive everything is.
I also know that every time you think something's gonna take like a month, it always takes like at least four times as long. A, because you're doing a lot of things yourself and you have to cut costs wherever you can. But B, I think in construction that stuff just elongates.
Stuff just takes longer than you think it's gonna take. But yeah, I just wanted to.
I know this wasn't really a normal type of episode, but I just wanted to still record one because I really, you know, I really appreciate you listening and I'm hoping that I'm helping you in any kind of way. And so I just wanted to pop in here and record this. Even though it's recorded on my phone, I didn't want to let you down.
And again, you are superhuman. You are a super single. And just keep going cuz, you know, whatever you find on the other side is, I hope, going to be worth it.
And as always, I'm going to leave you with this, even if we're late or right on time. Thanks so much for listening and I'll talk to you next Tuesday. Make a life. For myself.
