Camper Remodel Update

After being a camper owner for over a month I'm finally getting some much needed supplies to actually make it livable. I'm not getting everything I wanted but I'm doing the best I can with a budget of $400. lol. So here is what I've gotten so far:

Lowe's:

45 cinder blocks - $75Plastic Dryer - $5.48(4) Utility 1/4 CAT Utility OSB, Application as 4 x 8 - $40.48Saint-Gobain ADFORS Saint Gobain Adfors Screen Wire - $13.72

Walmart:

Duck Brand Deco Adhesive Laminate - Grey Quatrefoil, 20 in. x 12 ft. - $4.97

I'm going to try to reuse as much as I can, and I already have some grey paint I bought for my house back in Charlotte, never used, so that is going to be my cabinets, and I'm going to try to pick up some white spray paint today to spray paint some of the vents and the knobs. It's just hard budgeting everything that needs to be done for not much money.

Thankfully, I WAS able to find a 10% off Lowe's coupon code so that helped greatly with these expenses and I purchased online so I could use Ebates to get cash back at a later time. :) 

On Craigslist (I adore craigslist!) I was able to find a septic tank for $150, but the gentleman I spoke said he'd take $140 for it (Hey, every dollar counts with this particular revamp!)

My sister is going to let me use some of her screws and some of her Killz paint she used for her own project so I don't have to buy any of that. 

What I really wanted for my camper but couldn't afford: Wallpaper, counter tops, air conditioner hood for the top of the camper, a new toilet, flooring....

Well I AM going to a couple of local Habitat Restore's today so I'm hoping I can find some super super cheap flooring and maybe a counter top...we will see though!

I will say one thing in this camper rebuild, I was super lucky in that the electricity worked. I'm not sure about the plumbing yet, but the hoses all look to be in very good condition, and I'm already going to install a new septic system simply because it would be simpler to do so. I still have to figure out a bed though.

So the OSB is the new floor in the camper as the old floor is not stable at all. The previous owners screwed down a lot of miscellaneous things in the camper so I'm going to reuse those screw as they are almost brand new. The Killz paint is going to be the primer for the paint that I pick up somewhere today, I know that Home Depot is offering $10 rebates on their Glidden paint so I'm thinking that's what I'm going to get. A gallon should do it after I Killz the crap out of the walls. 

The contact paper is interesting...I can't afford new counters (unless I run up on a $10 counter today somewhere! lol) so I'm going to take my roll of Con-tact paper and cover the counter in the bathroom and the kitchen! So that they will look better. I have a cutting board so I'm not too worried about it. I have the screen to rescreen the little screen door as the previous screen door is shredded. It's cheaper to rescreen then buy a new camper door. 

Like I said previously I have a brand new gallon of darker grey paint that I'm going to use on the cabinets. It should make a nice contrast with the white walls and give it a super clean look. Flooring is one thing I'm worried about.  I would only need a few  boxes of laminate flooring to do the camper but from between $15 and $20 a box it's just not available in my budget at this time. So I'm either going to PAINT it...or...I don't know.

I considered starting some type of campaign to see if folks wanted to donate to my remodel, but I just don't want to ask people for money like that and I honestly don't think anyone would donate. lol. To get everything I needed for the camper I'd need about $1000 honestly. That would do flooring, get a new toilet, rebuild the bunk for a bed larger than a twin, a new medicine cabinet, counter tops, cabinets as these have some water damage I'm choosing to ignore,  buy a burner to cook on, re-paper the bathroom and buy new lights for the entire thing, interior AND exterior, as well as fabric to cover all the windows. It would also allow me to build a small stair care or purchase one so that I don't break my neck. lol. So I'm ignoring some things, trying to cover up others and make it stable and liveable enough for me to be there. 

If you have any ideas for me that cost very little or are FREE, let me know! :D

Update on EVERYTHING!

Hey all! I haven't posted in a bit but wanted to definitely give some info as to what's been going on on my little mountain!

That's right, I'm now officially living in Banner Elk, NC, which is such a cute close knit town. We are hard at work bringing the house and land back to the way it was, it was abandoned for almost four years so you can IMAGINE what we're dealing with.

My little camper, which will be my home once we've completed it, is getting the royal treatment in the next few weeks hopefully with new floors and definitely paint.

The USPS has lost a lot of my mail, I'm being told that it should arrive within the next week or two, but I'm not holding my breath.

As for freebies and autographs, I've gotten so much! I recommend following me on Instagram to see pretty much what I get daily. I'm going to be writing a blog here today on Miss USA pageant and the beautiful girls who are very gracious to send and sign. I'm also going to throw together a photo post showing you some of my favorite autographs from the last few months and I do want to complete one for playbills. I'm also going to write a blog on how to request an autograph if you are interested in this hobby.

On a not so happy note, I've been dealing with a lot of health related issues. One, in particular, is pretty serious and because of this I was not able to go to the RT convention like I wanted. I was extremely disappointed when I had to cancel the trip as this has been a dream of mine for many years to attend...so it looks like it's going to remain on my bucket list and hopefully I can make it next year, it will be in Reno. I had so many authors I wanted to meet and the books would have been so awesome to receive. I'm so bummed at having to cancel, but it was the right choice for the next phase of what needs to happen to get better.

So that's it for now! 

Today , Tomorrow and the rest of the weekend..lol

 Today was slow at work, got some good training in which is nice. This weekend I have so incredibly much to do, I have to redo the entire kitchen, since we are hosting Thanksgiving here at the house I need the house to be presentable, so I have to paper and paint the kitchen, paint and fix the holes in the bathroom walls. The holes weren't there but the people before us had half-assed hung a towel rack that fell and in order to fix the problem I had to rip out their screws, in doing so it created big holes in the walls so luckily I got some patching stuff to fix it and thanks to my dad I know HOW to fix it with the patching stuff.  lol.

I've been reading a lot but haven't written a review in a few days, but keep a watch out for that later today, and also I have finally finally eked my way through most of what I wanted in the next chapter of The Interview. It's been messing with me, I'd write and then I'd delete, nothing seemed to be what I wanted.

Just a good solid ending on that chapter and I will have that posted tonight as well. Also I am going to work on a few crafts and redos this weekend, I KNOW busy! So here is my to-do list for the week.

- REDO Trash found chair in purple and maybe a bird? I don't know yet, I'm working on that. lol.
- REDO 8 Kitchen Chairs, yellow painted, fabric from Ikea possibly.
- Wash ALL wine glasses and water goblets
- Bake (peanut butter fudge, chocolate pound cake, etc, etc)
- PAINT AND PAPER THE KITCHEN --------
- Paint and fix holes in the Bathroom.
- Finish Foyer, also need to recover a pink chair, the fabric is UUUUGLY.
- Carpet clean, wash any blankets for stay overs, and definitely hang new Ikea bathroom towel racks.

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Updated Casey-Do List

1.) Cut out Barbie and Barbie heads on the Cricut.
2.) Mail Check to the Mortgage company
3.) Buy Book of Stamps
4.) Buy more Poster Board for little purses.
5.) Blog about little purses and invitations to Bachelorette party so you all know what I'm doing. (Blogged about invitations at least!)
6.) Pick Up Dress (this is in reference to Reagan's bridesmaid's dress.)
7.) Buy Tea
8.) Make Cupcakes or Brownies for next weeks lunches.
9.) Laundry
10.) Dishes
11.) Wash Purple Sheets
12.) Hang Purple Curtains
13.) Find Recipe for Samoa Cupcakes
14.) Write Adopted soldier
15.) Paint three random trash chairs for use in the living room. (1 will be pink and 2 will be sunny yellow)
16.) Finish painting the ugly 70's inspired foyer with a fresh coat of Buttercream Yellow.
17.) Set up Dinner/Lunch menu for next week.
18.) Hang Pink wrapping paper on the walls.
19.) Put together Adult Raffle Basket for Party
20.) Work on The Interview!!
21.) Frame and Hang NEW posters
22.) Work on Diaper Cake for photo purposes
23.) Work on Diaper Cake website!