I love doing things around my
house. Whether it’s weeding, painting,
planting….I love doing it all. Very
rarely do we hire people to do for us.
This weekend found me reveling in my new yard, including weeding and
cutting grass. This weekend also found
me agonizing over paint colors for both interior and exterior. This included a couple of last minute color
changes for a bedroom and a knock on a stranger’s door.
Driving to work each day currently,
I pass a house that has the color scheme I want. Scott took a picture of it and we proceeded
to try to match the colors. After a
number of color samples purchased, we weren’t close at all to matching the
magical colors. I may love to paint, but
I find the paint color choice process extremely frustrating. After all, it’s a big commitment and not
cheap. Scott decided to knock on the
door of this house that I want to emulate and asked if they wouldn’t mind
sharing the name of the colors. The
owner took Scott to his garage and let Scott take pictures of each label of the
paint cans. Scott thanked him profusely
and added, “I’m pretty sure you just saved our marriage!”.
Cute Newt! |
In preparation for the paint crew
(we ended up hiring a company since the job is huge), we demolished the kitchen
counter top.
Cross training! |
Since the cabinets will be painted,
it made sense to remove the counter top now.
Once we add granite counter top and new hardware to cabinets, I expect
this kitchen to go –
No weekend would be complete without
a good run. Scott and I ran 15 miles yesterday
in the rain. It’s hard to focus on
running, since we have so many other things tugging at us right now. But there’s this matter of a couple of races
coming up that require some sufficient training. And the running helps keep the head clear
while we tackle the house tasks. So, “doing” continues to include the all important running!
…and this, is how you thrive!
ReplyDelete"Thrive" is the perfect word!
DeleteWow! Take lots of before and after pics! Can't wait to see in person!
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