Operation Bathroom Overhaul is done. Two coats of paint including the ceiling plus spray-painting the freestanding shelving unit. Took all damned day but for a totally out of shape de-conditioned 51 year old I did okay. New shower curtain and bath mats finished the look and everyone is much happier.
I made sure to take my Big Gun: real Bayer aspirin of”back and body” strength after each coat and took a warm bath after I was done but I suspect I will be achy anyhow. Worth it though - especially since it was a whole ten years ago that I announced I was too old to haul ass up and down a ladder painting any more.
Of course sobriety is behind all this - no way could I have done this project if I were still drinking. Well...probably I could but it would have taken the -whole- weekend, been more of a thrash and probably messier. As I was cleaning up after this paint job I actually found more old paint marks from the first re-paint a dozen or so years ago than I did from this time.
Didn’t even -think- of doing anything else today — let everyone fend for their own breakfast and lunch then got pizza for dinner...and I’m already in bed.
The reward of finishing the project, is the project itself and the work you put towards it! Happy to know it came out well!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It’s not a particularly great job but it is -so- much nicer than what we had all been tolerating for so long before that everyone is very happy, myself included.
DeleteHa ha ha I am laughing because I have just blogged about my last three days were spent redecorating my downstairs bathroom (actually more like renovating as I need to repair plaster and replace baseboards) Like you I noticed the less than perfect job I did last time and how I quit when it got too hard. Yes you will ache despite the meds, one night I got into bed and nearly cried with relief I was so sore.
ReplyDeleteWell done you on a job well done. I still have maybe one full weekend's work left to do but knowing what a good start I have made makes me want to do it properly.
Oh well done you too - will go read next! Thanks for the kind words.
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