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October 5, 2005

Recuperating

I spent yesterday recuperating from getting my butt kicked by crown molding (pics below). I should start a home improvement blog (Renee’s idea) because after I finish the work on this house, I’ll soon buy another house that will probably need a bunch of work done too. I must be crazy.

To do that crown molding I had to borrow a nail gun from my HOT neighbor. We’re not close with them but they’re super nice and we talk for a bit when we run into each other outside, and such. Just the other day we crossed paths and chatted, after a while of only brief waves from a distance. Hottie said “you’ve lost a lot of weight haven’t you?” Once I confirmed it he continued on a bit about how great I looked and how it was quite a lot of weight. He was emphasizing it because he wanted to stress to me what an accomplishment I had made, I’m sure, but all I kept thinking about was how big he must have thought I looked before.

Another neighbor of mine, who I hadn’t seen in a while too, yelled “OOOO –EEEEE girl, you lost a TON of weight! I almost didn’t recognize you.” I know these are compliments but I can’t help but cringe a little when I hear them.

I wonder if guys (like hottie neighbor) will be able to forget about what I looked like before and not associate me with having been a fat girl. Not like it really matters but it would be nice. I'd like to be his "hot neighbor", not "fat neighbor who lost weight".

Here's my molding!

Posted by hopeful @ October 5, 2005 11:11 AM