painting, day 1

Not much of a blog entry from me this evening, I'm afraid. I am covered in "Roslyn's Blue," a color I picked out yesterday for the master bedroom and bathroom.

I went to work on the bathroom a few hours ago, thinking that it's a small space and should go quickly. "The best laid schemes of mice and men gang oft agley," as the saying goes. Small space, sure, but lots of corners, cabinets, and fixtures to negotiate. I'd not even considered trying to paint behind the toilet tank, but I did it. I covered every square centimeter of that wall, without removing the toilet. And I have the paint in my hair, on my clothes, and on my skin to prove it.

There remains a fair amount of space over the sink to be painted, as well as the walls surrounding the shower, but I think I'm done for the evening.

I'm glad I started this project, however. I'll finish up the bathroom in the next day or two, and have already started on the bedroom -- if painting about six square inches of one wall counts as having started. The master bedroom is huge, and there's still the entire downstairs to paint as well -- and there are several gallons of "Falling Rain" awaiting that project start.

It's a lot of work, but I'd forgotten how much I enjoy these household projects. It's all about making a house a home.

Now it's time to try to wash this paint out of my hair, and to try taking a shower with the ladder still dominating the bathroom.