Moving makes me black & blue

Jewell's bedroom walls are made of cement or something, because it is extremely impossible to hammer a nail in. I found this out the hard way. I swung at the nail and the hammer bounced & hit my finger. *ouch!*

I'm sure it's going to look a lot worse tomorrow.

another battle wound

and another

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  1. Why S?October 11, 2009 at 11:00 PM

    Ow! This is only your first week!

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  2. VictoriaOctober 12, 2009 at 4:50 AM

    Dang girl! Take it easy!

    Some of our walls are original walls, and I have found that they are a combination of mesh wire and lathered cement.

    If you go to the hardware store you can get drywall nails that grip better.

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  3. Karen AnneOctober 12, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    Yikes. Maybe take a gram or so of vitamin C for awhile, thats supposed to make things heal faster.

    I had an impenetrable wall in my old kitchen, I swear it must have been made out of solid metal or something. If I were dealing with that again, I'd try drilling a pilot hole and see if that would work.

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  4. brismodOctober 12, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    ouch! When we moved in to our house, it was my finger nails which suffered the most, with the scrubbing and heavy lifting etc. They seem a lot weaker than before...

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  5. JodiOctober 12, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    Holy crap girl! Take it easy will ya!?

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  6. DebbieOctober 13, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    Thanks ladies: I am 'trying' to take it easy, but when I'm tired I get clumsy. lol

    Why S: It's no telling what I'll look like next week huh? lol

    Victoria: I do think that's what the walls are made of. Will have to get some better nails for when I hang my art in the living room and dining room.

    Karen Anne: I Will definitely have to go get some Vitamin C. I ended up just using hot glue to put up all of her smaller decorations. Luckily, the dividing walls are normal and I could hang her large yellow and blue picture pictures.

    Brismod: My hands are in horrible shape already! Split nails, extremely dry, etc. It's worth it though.

    Jodi: I'll try. I'm a clutz. lol

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