Diving into home improvement!

Shortly after New Years, I decided that it was time that my middle boy learned to go "big potty". Since it has been a while since I have dealt with that (10 years) we did some research. No diaper weekend. And Landon has done so well with it! I'm so proud of my pumpkin! So, Saturday when he was going big potty, I was getting restless. Carol got me some wallpaper scraping stuff and money for paint for Christmas, and spur of the moment....wallpaper started coming down in my bathroom. At first when I decided there was no way this money was going for anything else but paint, I got excited. I've lived with this ugly ass wallpaper everywhere for too long! I knew going in it was going to be hard, but was Dennis and I kept peeling away the top layer, leaving the paste layer, I was getting more and more motivated. I am scared though, I do not have patience, and want to not try to rush it or get in over my head too much. And I totally did not plan on starting in the bathroom. I am in scraping hell right now though. But with every little bit that comes off I am happy that it's coming down. Seriously....WHO PUTS WALLPAPER ON THE CEILING??!?! We not only have it on the ceiling in the bathroom but also in the kitchen. All the top layer is off in the bathroom, and about 1/4 of the paste is down. It does look like we are going to have to fix some holes and smooth some places out before we can paint, and I am so not good at that, but honestly (and if you have seen this wallpaper, you know) that even with TONS of bumps, waves, depressions, and other issues...it's still going to be alot better once it's painted!!! I'm hoping to have the bathroom done by the end of January (Mom's birthday). I'm trying to be realistic about when it gets done, and I'm working on it whenever I get a few minutes or Dennis is home and can watch the kids...especially now that Landon is sans diapers. My plan is to attack our bedroom next, the Jessica's room, Brandon's room, then the kitchen. I'm hoping to be to the kitchen by April or May. On top of keeping busy...this project is also making me realize that there are muscles in my back I had no idea existed!