Oct 29 2007
Project Front Porch: brought to you by the color yellow, part 2
I woke up at 6:30 this morning. I just woke up and couldn’t get my mind turned off again to sleep another 30, 10, or even 5 minutes. Instead I gave myself a little talking to.
“Alicia, there is no reason you can’t get out on the front porch and finish it by Halloween. No reason. Get busy.”
And so, when Damon left for work this morning, I was busy taping down plastic tarps on the second half of the porch. I finished priming by noon. And then around 1:30 I started putting the light yellow color on. I just finished the first coat and I will do the second coat tomorrow and then add the dark yellow on the accent trim.
It should go much faster tomorrow because I won’t have to do the prep of taping down the plastic (the mental stumbling block that kept me from proceeding- I HATE prep work). I also have figured out how to get the really high parts without using the extension ladder, which is now I my list because I almost fell from it twice. (Look for future pictures of the bruise I expect to appear on my forearm in two days.) I did manage to dump a tray of primer onto the plastic during one of the falls. And both Fuller and Maple have accented their bodies with touches of yellow paint and white primer. My hands are a testament to my hard work today.
I think we are on track for having this project done by Wednesday. So exciting!
Painting is a good chore because it provides instant gratification. But I will agree the prep work is the worst part.
I LOVE to paint! It’s the quickest (and cheapest) way to change a room. In 6 years we’ve painted every room in our house except the master bath and some 2-3 times.