Bathroom detail

I decided about a month ago that I would take on the guest bathroom project before the kitchen. I planned on doing it in 2 weeks (hey I work a full time job too), only its been more like 5 weeks. Things never go how you plan, you find out the guy that did stuff to the house before you was a moron and then you realize you dont really have the tool you need to get you started in the first place.

I decided to gut the whole bathoom, walls, ceiling and all.... except the toilet. My theory there was, 'if it ain't broke, dont fix it'. That presented some drywall creativity down the road. I'm just feeling like Im making some progress. I have the walls and ceiling back together, textured, painted and ready for tile. This will be my first dance with Travertine, usually use ceramic tile, and I have to say so far this seems to be a much better choice not only aesthetically but also in ease of install. I might just have this finished before vacation... just dont hold your breath.

Here's what I've learned this time around so far:
- dont try to set a tub by yourself unless you absolutely have to; youll break something and get so mad youll break something else by accident... like the new tub.
- when dealing with old drywall, take it ALL out no matter what, its much easier to match up new sheets than old and new.
- drywall is very hard to set and mud behind the toilet when the toilet is still in place. Hope no one else wants to change it
- for that matter, if you put in a toilet and it leaks, dont put so much glue, epoxy and putty that the next poor guy has to destroy it in order just to take the tank of... do it right... a-holes (hence the reason for leaving it)
- if you start to tile at 9pm, you wont get far before you realize you cant fire up the wet saw that late
- painting a bathroom with nothing in it is much easier than painting a 400sqft bedroom and avoiding carpet
- MOST IMPORTANTLY - the people who make the can of popcorn patch (you know the stuff that goes on the ceiling) really do know better than you about how fast and messy it will spray out of the can. I thought 8-10 'shots' out of a huge can like that? No way! Well yes way.. if youre lucky you get that many. This stuff unloads about a cup and a half of mess at a rate of like 15 mph. Most of it splatters and ends up in your hair, eyes, and clothes. Too bad I didnt have a picture of that! I looked like frosty sneezed on me... twice