Why on earth do I get “inspired” to start huge and tedious projects at the most random of times?? I’ve been wanting to paint our bedroom for months, and have had the paint and supplies to do so for several weeks. I do not know what on earth possessed me to bust them out Friday afternoon during that one precious and elusive hour when both of my children were asleep.
Guess how much of a bedroom one woman can paint by herself in one hour? Yeeeeah, not so much. By the time I had laid out a drop cloth, cracked open the paint, patted myself on the back for my amazing motivation, and plunged my roller into the lovely bath of Sherwin Williams Rainwater, Bailey’s “you have exactly 30 seconds to come and get me before I meltdown completely” call blared through the monitor.
Unfazed, I darted upstairs, grabbed the nearest baby carrier, strapped Bailey onto my back, and returned to the task at hand. This is what Supermoms do, right? Feeling even MORE proud of myself, I couldn’t help but swagger a bit as I rolled the fresh, new hue across our wall. Sure, I was having to contort my body a bit to keep baby hands from grabbing at the roller. True, the additional 20 pounds of child were making the “reload your brush” squats downright laborious. But hey, I was DOING this. Knocking it out. Making it happen.
And then Parker woke up. Bless his heart. 99% of the time, I adore having a little boy who loves to help. But I’m going to have to say that this situation decidedly fell into that other 1% of the time. I could see Parker’s fingers twitching as he eyed the beckoning full-to-the-brim gallon of paint. Meanwhile, the mere sight of her big brother sent Bailey into a squirming and kicking frenzy. Surveying the scene at hand, I decided that it was time to close up shop.
So Matt was thrilled that he was able to help me finish painting yesterday. (and by help, I mean that he was on kid-wrangling duty while I slapped the rest of the paint on the walls.) The room is still in complete limbo – furniture askew, former wall hangings piled like land mines – but we’re getting there. I LOVE the new color and am delighted that I finally just did it! Now, to tackle the office…
LOVE the new “cool” look of the room. You did a great job!