Many small jobs

With a Saturday night shift to do, we decided to do as many small light jobs as possible. Melody was working Saturday so I was left to get on with it.

Put a lock on the front door. I still need to work on the bottom lock as the door has to be left partially open to lock it. Not only is that not very secure, it also allows a rather hefty draft through! The trouble is the frame is made of glass re-enforced plastic. It's horrible to work with because it chips off too easily. Eventually we're going to have to replace it when we have some money, but it'll do for now.

Put the first coat of paint on the top half new stable door for the back door. We're both rather excited by the idea of a stable door actually. In a sense it's one of those 'living in the country' feels we're looking for. It's very slow going through. The panes of glass are quite intricate at the top and the surface is rather rough and seems to repell the paint. The bottom half will be much easier as there's no glass in that half. I hate seeing sloppy paint work on glass so I'm taking my time with it. We'll need to put a coat of paint on the front door, but we'll need to wait for better weather for that!

Started to sand the floor in the living room, but it's incredibly slow work. Started using the power planer and it was MUCH faster. However I've destroyed the blade on it. Two replacement blades from B&Q - £15! But it's MUCH quicker than the sander, and cheaper than renting a floor sander for a day. Two blades should cover it, but I bought four just in case.