I have a confession to make. I am not a painter. But we all have to stretch sometimes.
Today has been day one of priming our house. After breakfast, I took the kids downstairs so Brady could have the freedom to go crazy and get lots and lots done. He started in our room, which I really appreciated, since the smell is not my favorite. (**We bought very low scent paint and primer, and have fans going and windows open. We’re being safe 😉 ) Unfortunately, cutting in takes a lot of getting used to, and by the time it was lunch, he had finished cutting in our room and nothing else. I could tell he was pretty discouraged. So he came downstairs and took a break with us. Some food and cuddles with our kids can go a long way. The kids went down for their nap right around when Brady finished up his lunch, so I offered to help. I did the very easiest part of the entire job, and basically shuffled all around the house on my butt, painting along the baseboards, the inside corners, and as high up on the doors and windows as I could reach without standing on stools or challenging the tiny bit of balance I hesitantly say that I have left. It took a good couple of hours, but I finished going all around the upstairs and down the stairwell as best as I could. I left out a good chunk of the kitchen, because it was a bit more tedious, involved a bit more climbing, and not everything had been cleaned off of the counters yet. But I feel like I accomplished a decent amount and participated at least. I feel less useless, haha!
I’ll be gone for a chunk of tomorrow, to a prenatal appointment and hopefully a chiropractic appointment as well, so Brady will be on his own with the kids. Nothing is ever quite as productive with two toddlers at your feet. But hopefully we’ll get at least all of the cutting in done today, and maybe even a bit more rolling, and then the rest of the rolling can be fit into tomorrow because after that, PAINTING STARTS!!! Official color will be going up on our walls, and I cannot wait! Already, our house is so much brighter and lively. Granted, it could be a challenge to sleep in our stark white bedroom tonight, with our bed pulled away from the wall, surrounded by all of our other furniture, but I will take that for a few nights in exchange for a freshly painted house.
I tried to take some progress pictures today, but its almost impossible. There are large draped pieces of furniture everywhere, and they are in the way of most of the walls. They look like pictures of nothing. Not worth the tiny amount of space that they take up on my laptop and phone.
All of this being said, these are our plans for the next couple of days, and I’m so looking forward to the end result!! However, my right hand is already totally cramped up from painting, and typing is becoming more and more challenging. Like that last word, challenging. I typed it probably six times before getting it right.
The end. I’m pooped, and we still have a good few hours left in the day with two rambunctious kids! Hopefully just a few more crazy days like these and we’ll be ready to put everything back! Wish us luck!