Like most women, I'm a worrier. The "shoulds" constantly nag at me. I should clean out the basement. I should seal the grout in my kitchen. I should eat less sugar. These little annoyances swirl around me like dirt around Pigpen.
And then one day a switch flips and I actually do it. (Though the flip can be a long time coming.)
I've lived in my house almost three years with my predecessor's bathroom decor choices. Some friends have called it the Fragglerock bathroom, others think it's a Miami Dolphins motif. Naming rights aside, it was bright teal with a lime green and bird covered valence over the shower.
I mocked the bathroom upon first viewing. "Wow," I told my realtor. "That has to be changed immediately."
In my world, immediately means two years, nine months. Last night, I heard angels sing as the valence came down. I patched, sanded and painted. Ta-da! I have a grown-up bathroom. Finally.
Touch up paint is another fun "should." Though it's important to make sure the new trim paint matches the old because there's not good place to stop. (Like all home improvements.) I'll be heading back to Benjamin Moore for attempt number two this weekend.
Is you're wondering about the eating less sugar, that lasted a week and I didn't drop a single pound. So bring on the Peeps.
And then one day a switch flips and I actually do it. (Though the flip can be a long time coming.)
I've lived in my house almost three years with my predecessor's bathroom decor choices. Some friends have called it the Fragglerock bathroom, others think it's a Miami Dolphins motif. Naming rights aside, it was bright teal with a lime green and bird covered valence over the shower.
I mocked the bathroom upon first viewing. "Wow," I told my realtor. "That has to be changed immediately."
In my world, immediately means two years, nine months. Last night, I heard angels sing as the valence came down. I patched, sanded and painted. Ta-da! I have a grown-up bathroom. Finally.
Touch up paint is another fun "should." Though it's important to make sure the new trim paint matches the old because there's not good place to stop. (Like all home improvements.) I'll be heading back to Benjamin Moore for attempt number two this weekend.
Is you're wondering about the eating less sugar, that lasted a week and I didn't drop a single pound. So bring on the Peeps.
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