The downward spiral started yesterday when Chris took both sets of keys to work, leaving me no way to get around. The funny thing is, I usually go nowhere, but yesterday I had a few errands to run, including picking up the paint for the front door. He quickly resolved to bring the keys home during lunch. While Greta napped, I prepped our front door. I pulled off the old door knocker that we weren't planning to use anymore and peeled off all the old hangers. Suddenly, it became very clear how messed up the front door really was. There was sticky stuff everywhere and dents and scratches and now holes to be filled. I went to work cleaning and sanding. After two hours of that, the door looked the same, except now some of the metal was showing due to sanding. I called Chris and told him the front door was in bad shape and we both agreed there's no use in spending money painting over a door in that condition. So we resolved to buy a new front door and why not upgrade while we're at it.
Last night, we went to Home Depot and picked out our new, dreamy door and paint--and a pizza. :) I got on some paint clothes, turned on The Bachelorette and got to painting.
Sometimes projects don't go as perfectly as I plan them out in my head. Even I have bad days that make me want to cry hard (and I do) and lose all faith in my abilities and give up on a project. This morning I woke up in a defeated state. I was on the right side of the bed in the wrong frame of mind. Chris picked up on my sad self right away which made me blubber first thing in the morning. He decided to take the day off from work and just be with me and help me out and play with Greta. We have been having a great day filled with shopping trips, kiddie pools, and a bbq planned for tonight--oh yeah, and plenty of high gloss paint.
ahhhhhh Julia You would die if you were here today. Baby that won't be named. Bad news. No schedule and she knows it, I know it, but her parents don't know it. Um, she isn't going down for naps too easy. "Well, is her binky in? Is she swaddled tight enough? Is that blanket we keep by her face there? Is the room cool and dark enough?"
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So, I have decided to tell them they either need to forcefully put her on a better routine OR TELL ME TO DO IT, by the end of the summer, or I won't be babysitting for her anymore. I am SO tired of having them run me to the ground of her every need and desire to take naps. Today? The longest nap she took was 40 minutes. Shortest...10. SHOOT ME. I am so exhausted. It is BLOODY hot in our apartment. And it's bloody hot outside so Brin is a monster. ahhhhh
So, give me strength to write a well thought out email and for them to not get offended.
Oh, but that door? BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the new door!! sorry about all the anxiety it is causing though...that seems to be how ALL of our projects go!
ReplyDeleteoh no - i hate those days when all the plans fall in a heap.
ReplyDeletehoping things got betterer!
hugz,
cheryl xox.
Awww hang in there sister, I've had a "down" day too, and a friend just vented to me for 2 hours, she finally left and I felt defeated then I came online and read this, What the World Needs Now, is Love Sweet Love!
ReplyDeleteugh - i feel your pain! i found a new-to-us, tv stand on craigslist that was exactly what i was looking for. it was raw wood, so the sky was the limit for sprucing it up. i sanded it down, and used some black paint we already had, thinking everything would be perfect. well, the paint was a pain on the headboard i painted with it, but i thought it had to do w/ the finish on the door we used. musta been the paint. the junk peels off like cheap nail polish.
ReplyDeleteso, i was a blubbery mess last night after we moved the stand upstairs & it hit walls, etc., thus scratching paint off. and, then, when i went to demonstrate something to my husband with a cute vase, i whacked it into the cabinet & it broke. cue the tears again!
it's nice to see other people have decorating mishaps too. ;) keep your chin up - i love the door you picked (looks alot like ours).
You are so good. We are slightly lazy. We didn't even take our door off to pant it. Just slapped the paint on. So sorry t hough! It's so frustrating when you've invested hours into something that doesn't turn out the way you hoped!
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