Well, I've found a solution to the painting nightmare that has been hanging over my head... I'm not doing it!
See, I taped things off yesterday and began painting today. Well, I've got a room 1/3 of the way done when I discover that because of the combination of the wall material and the color of the paint, the entire house will need to be primed before it is painted. That means that I will basically paint it twice.
I HATE TO PAINT! I HATE THE PREP AND I HATE THE ACTUAL JOB OF APPLYING PAINT TO WALLS!
What is my problem? I'm way to anal. It takes me FOREVER to get painting done b/c I continue to go back over and find the spots I missed or didn't hit dark enough. It is part of my personality that will always be with me I guess. The bottom line is I'm going to have someone else do it.
I brought the subject up w/ W and I'm waiting to hear if she'll split the costs 50/50 w/ me. If not, I'll try to negotiate at least a 60/40 but I'm not going to paint it myself.
I have ZERO motivation to re-paint this house. One, I hate to paint (as mentioned above) and two I don't want to sell this house (but I have to for financial reasons). I don't want to move and I don't want to get it ready to move out. It is just another thing on the list of items I don't want to do.
I don't want a divorce. I don't want my family torn up. And I definitely don't want to spend my free time painting this f-ing house that W decided had to be BLUE everywhere!!! So, I'm going to hire it out even if it means I'l pay for it all myself.
I feel so much better now that I've made that decision. It was a depressing and frustrating task for me to undertake, so why should I put myself through it? To save a few bucks? Stupid. I don't deserve to have to be upset and overwhelmed by it, so I'm not going to be.
My decision is final and I like the way it feels.
Ok, now that we've solved that problem, I'm going back to clean up and get ready to hit the gym.
