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July 7, 2007 Forty-One Days 
I am one big ache. I sanded both bedrooms top to bottom--high-gloss oil-based paint--and primed them. Even just covering that god-awful beige with white primer made a huge difference. The first coat of ice blue in my room is done. Today I buy Frances's light pink paint and finish the second coat of blue in my room, possibly doing the first of hers, depending on how sore I am. My hands are red and sore from the rollers and brushes. My arms and legs are speckled with white and near-white. My arms are sore from painting and from lugging loads of paint from the car to the apartment (it's a walk). My legs are stiff from going back and forth to the car, up and down the stairs, up and down the stepstool. My back is sore from scrubbing brushes and rollers. But it looks good. The light blue is exactly what I wanted--icy and pale and in the right light indistinguishable from white. And Frances has picked a very nice, very pale pink, and asked that I pair it with red. I think it's going to be sharp, not at all princess-y or Barbiesh. With a new white bed and dresser that we will pick out next weekend. I've been taking before-and-after pictures, so my next countdown post should have some visuals. Posted by Andrea at July 7, 2007 8:21 AM under Decision 2007 EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Looking forward to the photos! Posted by: Miche at July 7, 2007 2:17 PM
I look forward to seeing the pictures. I hope the soreness isn't too bad after another day of working. It's so great that you can make your new home exactly the way you and Frances want it. Posted by: Sue at July 7, 2007 2:43 PM
The colors sound nice. One of these days Iwill paint this place Posted by: Angela at July 7, 2007 8:14 PM
Blisters? ugh! You're making me nervous, as I'll likely be in charge of painting when we move house, assuming we don't get gazumped! Sounds lovely, though. Posted by: ewe_are_here at July 9, 2007 8:49 AM
I hate painting so I feel for you. I'm glad you are getting settled. It's almost all over! Yea! Posted by: Nicole at July 10, 2007 9:35 PM
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