tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post7660999130555346939..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Rachel vs The WallRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-70138314212107867512011-04-17T10:43:55.158-03:002011-04-17T10:43:55.158-03:00It's always easier to beg forgiveness than ask...It's always easier to beg forgiveness than ask for permission...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-62797401041408716932011-04-15T17:01:52.141-03:002011-04-15T17:01:52.141-03:00The key is to not talk to your husband about it. I...The key is to not talk to your husband about it. I just went and bought the stuff and started. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-13207117206374973862011-04-15T15:57:14.108-03:002011-04-15T15:57:14.108-03:00That is so cute! digging up postings!!! ahh.
c...That is so cute! digging up postings!!! ahh. <br /><br />congrats to Rachel your awesome. I agree and you inspire me. I have tried to argue do it ourselves (or do it myself actually) with Ricardo and it never worked. Next time I don't want people hanging around taking forever, I am going to stick to my guns.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346687833675750566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-147490630415118942011-04-15T15:26:21.673-03:002011-04-15T15:26:21.673-03:00It really is hard to do so much work in Brazil whe...It really is hard to do so much work in Brazil when you know you can get away with paying someone else to do it for you...and allow you free time to play...<br />Everyone wins, the people you hire are happy with the opportunity and you have extra time on your hands... oh, I miss Brazil...<br />I didn't know how to change a light bulb when we moved to the US, now Gil and I replaced the entire American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-74882985273187116812011-04-15T02:09:41.911-03:002011-04-15T02:09:41.911-03:00Excellent faux bricks. Walls are pretty easy. I ac...Excellent faux bricks. Walls are pretty easy. I actually love sanding and painting walls. I find it really relaxing. I can't wait til the summer when I'll be doing it again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667970838510403909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-65709772751170693552011-04-14T23:02:11.726-03:002011-04-14T23:02:11.726-03:00Good for you! Isn't it interesting that an ent...Good for you! Isn't it interesting that an entire industry flourished in the U.S. the past decade based on the DIY concept (think Home Depot), yet here it's inconceivable? My husband, who basically did everything in all of our apartments from painting to hanging ceiling lamps to installing closet organizers, suddenly became the guy you couldn't hang a painting on a wall once we hit Born Again Brazilianhttp://www.bornagainbrazilian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-7806570341199346252011-04-14T20:57:44.562-03:002011-04-14T20:57:44.562-03:00...but your mother's improv brick painting is ......but your mother's improv brick painting is brilliant!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-90562081425762688432011-04-14T20:56:19.751-03:002011-04-14T20:56:19.751-03:00My father was a carpenter-cabinet maker-do anythin...My father was a carpenter-cabinet maker-do anything kind of guy/professional. I nkow he rolls over in his grave every time I hire a guy ro do the most basic carpentry/electrical work in our apartment. But hey -- I'm sorry. Not only are these two queers not going to get our hands dirty trying to do whatever -- but labor is so cheap here - why break a sweat when you can pay for the repair?<Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-70592316967746882832011-04-14T19:41:38.591-03:002011-04-14T19:41:38.591-03:00i am used to the brazilian style...i think its eas...i am used to the brazilian style...i think its easy to hire a professionalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-54567025479458429412011-04-14T15:51:06.708-03:002011-04-14T15:51:06.708-03:00Putting funiture together!!! fun. fun.Putting funiture together!!! fun. fun.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346687833675750566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-71544556011543198592011-04-14T15:15:23.599-03:002011-04-14T15:15:23.599-03:00All about Ikea?! I love Ikea! Even putting the stu...All about Ikea?! I love Ikea! Even putting the stuff together!<br /><br />And yes, my Mom did do the bricks. They looked great...<br /><br />Ah well. Plaster is up! I did a questionable job that will require quite a bit of sanding. Oh well. That is a lot of money left in the bank and just a little bit of my time. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-78873103391344554632011-04-14T14:59:55.458-03:002011-04-14T14:59:55.458-03:00agreed. Brazilians never DIY!! We have has 4 doors...agreed. Brazilians never DIY!! We have has 4 doors and a tone of door trim sitting in the "closet" which is an unfinished bathroom. Why aren't the doors up? Because husband thinks it would be impossible to do it ourselfs. it's a door, a srew, a chisel and a hinge! my dad loves to make fun of H for this (i think many Americans ENJOY doing work on their houses)my parents will Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186983983626357305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-22008622938862657842011-04-14T13:31:55.149-03:002011-04-14T13:31:55.149-03:00Oops, Entire BLOG, not email. :)Oops, Entire BLOG, not email. :)Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288566275589553773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-89475941598501093292011-04-14T13:31:29.338-03:002011-04-14T13:31:29.338-03:00Yay for doing it yourself! When I painted a room ...Yay for doing it yourself! When I painted a room in my in-laws house in Brazil a few years back they were shocked: why would I choose to do it myself when I could pay someone to do it? (And they are not financially well off, yet, that is the mentality for anyone who CAN have that mentality.) Then, when friends moved from Brazil to the US they wrote this entire email about the horrors of IKEA..Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288566275589553773noreply@blogger.com