Friday, October 4, 2013

I ache everywhere, but it is worth it

One of the things I've been doing in trying to get the house ready to sell is painting.  I'm not changing any colors, just freshening things up a bit.  So far, I had painted the ceiling, walls, and trim (primed and final coat) in the boys' room, I had painted the ceiling, walls, and trim in our upstairs hallway, and I had painted the walls and trim in our dining room.  Yesterday I was ready to paint the floor in there.  To be honest, I was really looking forward to it.  No hands over head, no up and down a ladder...sounded awesome.  IT WAS NOT!  It couldn't be rolled because there is too much uneveness on the floor.  Four hours of crawling on my hands and knees took one heck of a toll.  I've lost most of the feeling in my left hand because of the leaning on my wrist through it all.  I have pressure bruises not only on my knees, but on the tops of my feet...and that doesn't even include the muscular pains!  It is so worth it though.  That should be the last painting, although I'm pretty sure I'm going to want to repaint the step faces...that can be after the "for sale" sign appears though.  Andrew and I will be spending Sunday working hours on end at the house clearing it out and cleaning it up.  Let's hope it sells quickly!

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