Finished framing the exterior 2nd floor walls today. Libby, Halley, and Liam came out yesterday to help me raise one of the walls, then I lifted the final two on my own today. The first one wasn't so bad, but I guess the framing for the 3 windows in the last wall must have added a lot of weight. (Mom, maybe you shouldn't read any further!) It was at the absolute limit of what I could do by myself. There was a moment when it was up to my waist that I wasn't sure whether (a) I could actually lift it and (b) what would happen if I did. The prospect of my pushing the wall over the edge was real and scary, but I decided to go for it and see what happened (surprise, surprise). I gambled that the supports for the east and west walls, nailed to the outside of the rim joist, would prevent me from going too far over the edge. Somehow, it worked. I took a moment to make sure my back was still in working order. I feel like part of this process is discovering what is possible, hopefully without going beyond safe limits.
It is supposed to rain tomorrow and I don't have any idea what I will do. I might have a break from both of my jobs. Maybe I'll sleep late.
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