beige

The boys weren't feeling

well the last time

we talked.

Mom was feeling

fine.

The sun was shining

after all.

I gave the plants a

sun bath

and started to look

around.

That can be dangerous in

February.

I was noticing those things we tend to

ignore in December...

dust, chipped paint, scuff marks.

I have been wanting to paint
for some time now

but what can I say

I procrastinate.

As I said earlier though

the sun was shining just right

this day

and my energy was

off the charts.

Don't think about it.

Do it.

I went right to the local hardware

and got the paint sample that

had been in my

drawer for over a year.

A color that is timeless...

because, like I mentioned,

I don't paint too often.

An easy living color

because we will be living with it for 

a very long time.

A color for all seasons

because it has to look good

with a Christmas tree

and Fourth of July banners!

Bold.

Original.

Me.

So I decided on...

drum roll please...

Beige.

Shaker Beige

 to be precise.

My goal is to finish one room 

completely

before moving onto the next.

Starting with the living room

and hearing my bro-in-law, Ed's voice

in my head...

"A job well done is a job done right."

Which when it comes to painting

means

two coats.

Ugh...

I don't know about you,

but that second coat is so tedious compared to the 

first...when you see immediate

improvement and newness of color.

Two coats will

yield a truer color...or so the 

paint specialists have told me.

Suck it up...

Two it is.

Then...

the trim...windows

and floorboards and

stairway trim.

So much trim.

Who knew?

Not to mention I started with

a bright white...

changed my mind 

and had to re-paint...

with a softer, kinder white.

Older homes prefer that...

believe me.

It's like diffused lighting

after fifty...

LOL!

With living room done

and foyer waiting its second coat

I am feeling somewhat 

accomplished.

And now the boys are feeling better.

(thanks for asking)

Homeschool resumes.

As have all the duties associated with

motherhood...

and I will squeeze in painting.

But wait...

I have an idea.

A perfectly, wonderful, devious

ingenious

idea.

Home 

Maintenance 101.

Painting.

I tend to take these projects on

all by myself.

Truthfully

I feel like the job will only get done 

right

 if I do it.

A trap we mom's often fall prey to.

Not today.

Today, I will wiggle free of that assumption

and allow my boys the 

privilege

of painting...rolling... trimming...

right along side of me.

Who's learning something new today?

Me.

That's who!

Enjoy your beige day!

Shaker Beige.

:)