yesterday i painted the living room. actually i only painted one wall because i used paint that my mom had given me and i only have one gallon. plus, three of the walls in my living room are fourteen feet high and i only have a step ladder. soothing green tea. that’s the color. it’s actually more of a mashed pea and bananas to me but i love it.
i started my spring cleaning over the weekend. i made a list of everything i would have a maid do if i could afford her and started tackling the list myself. our baseboards are white again. there is no longer a gray shadow above and below EVERY door knob in the house. the door and window frames are all like new. it’s kind of nice and, well, new. closets and cabinets have been emptied and organized. kitchen appliances have been freed from food particles and what not. (the what not scares me) and now with the paint in the living room, the fireplace stands out like a new piece of art work. i have convinced michael that it will be fine and not the least bit overwhelming to paint the whole rest of the living room this putrid green color and that with a rented twelve foot ladder, i can accomplish the task on my own.
now i just need to find the money to buy paint….???
the fall races are just weeks away now. like fifteen or something crazy like that. the women’s half marathon is September 25th. realizing how close that is also makes me aware that the boys will be back to school before i know it.
Lord, let me savor this summer.
i’m attempting to get a group together to train for the fall races. i have a few girls interested but i think that conflicting schedules could pose a problem. mostly mine with theirs. we’ll see. hopefully training can start this weekend.
keep your fingers crossed.
