Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arizona
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Yesterday I painted the window sill in the kitchen, I had missed it yesterday. And I decided to paint the pantry. I noticed that the shelves were really dirty, and if I'm going to take everything out and clean, I might as well paint. The shelves were marked up pretty bad too. Boy, it was a job! Mostly because it's an older style pantry, five shelves and the area near the floor, and it's pretty deep. So it was hard to reach in and do corners and edging. Then I had to paint both sides of the door, and the door jamb, plus the jamb on the inside of the door, plus they put a second jamb inside the pantry! Why you would need that is beyond me, but it's not easy to paint, especially right inside the door of a small area. But I finished it, and it looks really nice! Much brighter and fresher. I bought some shelf liners, and put those in this morning, and put all the food back. Today is a rest day, I'm beat!
Well, I have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and the hallway left. DD does not want her bedroom painted, says she doesn't want to move her stuff out, and she doesn't care. It really needs painting badly, but I guess I'll skip it until she moves out one day. I have to wait on her bathroom, as we need to remodel it. The tub seems to be leaking, and she desperately needs a new vanity. Fortunately, dh is handy and can do it, but he has to have time off from working.
I'm going to skip our bathroom, because it's in good shape, as I've retouched up the paint recently. So that just leaves the hallway and our master bedroom. I think I will take next week off, before I tackle the hallway. It's small, but that's four doors and four door jambs, plus the ceiling and baseboards. The actual walls are easy, since you can use a large paint roller. It's those small areas that kill you!
Although, I'm not sure anyone is going to notice the difference as much as me. Our previous color was an off white with a tan tint, which looked cream at night, more white in the daytime. I really wanted a brighter white, so I chose a lighter white, with a gray tint. It's much brighter and cleaner looking, but not radically different. In our Arizona room (former patio), which is our computer room, I did paint it a light gray with white trim. I love the color, but that is a very bright room on the south side. I tried a test swatch in the living room, and it was much too dark. That room is on the north side, and doesn't get as much light. Paint color really depends on the lighting in a room, I've learned. But I'm really happy with how it's all turned out. If only I could afford to replace my floor, lol.
I go to the stores about twice a week. I waffle between panic attacks about going, and depression about staying in. I have yet to figure out how to go longer without groceries, we are always running out of something. So far, none of us have become sick, and I would be exposed a lot from dh and dd, even if I stayed at home. Although, dd is probably safer, as Starbucks requires them to wear masks and it's drive through. But dh is packing and moving households. He does change clothes and shower when he comes home. Quite frankly, I'm surprised none of have had it yet. I suppose one of us will get it eventually. I have read that 86% of those hospitalized either have high blood pressure, obesity or diabetes, and the majority of those people have two of those issues. I'm hopeful we won't have a severe case. Our governor is supposed to announce his decision about our order expiring tomorrow. I think I will keep up this hand washing and antibacterial wipes after shopping. I'd like to prevent more colds and flu in the future. I'm running out of wipes, but I bought some baby wipes. I suppose they are better than nothing, and they do have some sort of soap in them.
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Sherry
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