So it has taken us a week or so to decide what brand and colors to use. We have decided to stay with the same house color that we started with, but are changing the trim color. There are miles and miles of trim to do. In many areas there is more trim than main color. I'm going to start with the repainting of the trim we did before.
I probably will wait until next week to start, because we will want to wash it first, and we are having friends over for breakfast and World Cup Soccer on Saturday. We do have a real life to live in addition to reaching for the dream!
Tomorrow I have to finish a raccoon sculpture that I promised to ship by Friday.
I'm looking forward to starting the painting. Another step towards our future.
Daily countdown:
510 days, or 1 year, 4 months, 22 days to go.
Exercise Goal:
1000 miles on the treadmill, 1 mile yesterday, 1 mile today
Total walked = 160 miles
Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles in National Parks!
painting can be very therapeutic and may be good for the soul... if not you can always try the Tom Sawyer route...
ReplyDeleteI know what you're going through...my DH and I are doing the same thing...except our version is the one on speed :) We're running around like fools trying to get everything done at once. It's overwhelming! Feel free to stop by, follow, and make comments on my blog so you can see what the race to the finish line looks like.
ReplyDeleteHeading out in 16 days! YIKES...and YIPEEE!
Nellie
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I think the great thing about changing the trim color is that you will be really able to see what you have accomplished each day! It will help reinforce your journey toward your dream. :)
ReplyDeleteAs you have discovered, unfinished paint jobs stay around long enough to be no longer the exact colour you want...we also started painting trim - up high when a new roof was being put on. Now, several years on, that colour doesn't inspire completion as much as starting over with a new scheme!
ReplyDeleteNow I will be highly suspicious if you ask us to bring masking tape and brushes along with the scones and bacon ;-)
I don't envy you that project. I remember well painting our Tampa house before we sold it. It's funny how your house never looks as good as the day you sell it. It's a shame, isn't it?
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