Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 91 of our Trek. Yesterday we finished exploring our trail with 10 waypoints on making wise decisions. For the next few days, we will consider what it means to hike with a limp.
We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. I spent Saturday working in our formal dining room, stripping the old varnish off of the wood work, which is a lot of wood as there is quartersawn oak wainscoting about ¼ of the way up around the room as well as on the doors, windows, and two built-in cabinets. In other rooms that I have already completed, I used paint and varnish remover, which is quite caustic and messy. For this room, I decided to try a different tactic and use Scotch Bright pan scrubbers and mineral spirits. While it does not strip it quite as clean down to the bare wood, it did do a good job removing the varnish without as much of a mess, clean up, and toxic fumes.
With each room that I work on, I have come up with some slight way of improving the process. With the size of the house and the renovations left to do, I still have many opportunities for improvements. As with all the skills that we possess, if we continue to learn and practice, we can improve our craft. This is part of the refining process.
It is time now to head out on our Trek for today. As we climb a steep and very rugged trail, I want you to think about how difficult it would be to hike if you were recovering from a broken hip or a hip replacement? I have a few friends that have gone through this painful surgery and recovery. Some even within our Wisdom-Trek team that travels with us each day. While I have not personally experienced hip issues, from my understanding, it leaves many with a permanent limp and pain that may never fully go away.
