April 8, 2005

what have I been up to? let’s see . . .

Yesterday I

. . . discovered that the two and half cans of paint clearly marked ‘trim’ were not, as I assumed, the nice latex paint we have used for the last couple of painting projects but were instead the oil-based paint last used five years ago in our family room.

. . . learned that oil-based paint does not weather well when stored for five years in an uninsulated, unairconditioned garage.

. . . painted the doors to the boys’ rooms. They look nice; they would look even nicer if I had USED THE RIGHT DAMN PAINT (for the second time, I confused the flat white paint we have used on the ceilings with the white semi-gloss we are using for the trim. The doors were going to need two coats anyway, but it still pissed me off).

. . . realized that I should just paint the whole bathroom too, why not, it’s not like I have anything ELSE to do in the next three weeks, right?

. . . went to SuperTarget and bought new towels, rugs, and shower curtain for the guest bath (because if I’m going to PAINT it, we can’t have the old linens messing up The Look–of course, the tub still doesn’t have a spigot, but really, what’s a little plumbing problem when you have beautiful new soft white towels?).

So far, then, the Total Home Redecoration Project is going pretty well, by which I mean the painting has started and I am neither drunk nor hysterical (I am sure I will be both before it’s over, although hopefully not at the same time, and hopefully before our company arrives).

Posted by Susan @ 11:53 am • Uncategorized