Wine...or Advil?

Okay, I sucked it up and got 'er done today. Both coats. Started just past 6:30AM, did the first coat on the bedroom walls and the second on the closet walls and closet doors, cleaned myself up, went for groceries, came back, wolfed down some food and did the second coat. Then spent a couple of hours cleaning up, dusting, vacuuming, doing five loads of laundry (including all the bedding and the bedroom curtains too). I'm beyond exhausted.

First coat going on, early this AM.

  No Nicki-cats were smothered under the plastic drop cloth covering the bed, don't worry.

 I didn't cover him, he wiggled up under there himself, of course.

Last time I painted Derry added his personal touch--painted paw prints all over the hall floor and down the stairs. This time he was a good helper. It was me who got paint everywhere, of course.

 

 Cat Guy: I beg to differ on painting being "fun" and "not that much work."

All the prep. All the cutting in. All the up and down on the step ladder to do the cutting in. (I'm short, okay?) All the clean up. Did I mention the clean up? Bedroom torn apart, having to be put back to rights, after cleaning.

Oh. My. Cod. There's not one part of my body that doesn't hurt.

Wine? Advil?

I dithered for a while, lying flat on the floor and feeling the ache in my back...legs...feet...arms. Managed to maneuver myself up, barely, and went for the wine first. Okay, it's Dubonnet. Haven't had any of that in oh, ten or fifteen years, but it was mentioned in the current issue of the LCBO magazine (Ontario Liquour Board's gorgeous publication), so I picked up a bottle earlier this week. Um. It's too sweet to drink straight or just on the rocks, I have to dilute it with club soda. No fresh lemon on hand, which would have been nice.

Advil later. Okay, Advil soon. After I fold and put away the laundry and crawl into a shot shower.

But...It's done, and have I said how happy I am with the colour? Wish you could see it as it really is. Soft soothing green with grey undertones. Probably not a colour I would have wanted on the walls even a few years ago (would have wanted a more vibrant, yellow-based green), but it suits my current state and mood.

Of course, I'd like fresh, new bedding now. But I'll settle for the freshly-laundered bedding. 

Purrs from the boys and peace from me. 

OMC, someone please bring me the Advil....I think I've seized up.