I AM A HOME IMPROVEMENT SAGE, LUMINARY, AND GENIUS.
I started working in my living room on Sunday, as I am in home-makeover mode. I'm glad I had some projects to keep me busy this week, given that I've now been SERVED (but served through my attorney, which is much less traumatic and didn't involve my physical person at all).
Remarkable accomplishments:
*painted living room walls (BIG room; got paint in hair yet again, though amount minimal) *put together incredibly attractive ladder-style bookcase; have found myself to be unusually skilled at using an Allen wrench *used caulk gun to do minor repairs; showed extreme talent with this, too (despite long, snaky drips of caulk intermittently squirted on floor) *applied wood filler to holes in new wood trim around new back doors ("new" meaning March); primed wood with amazing skill and precision; painting will commence this evening *removed books from built-in bookcases; organized books on floor by author and/or genre; painted bookcases with glossy paint that will match the trim I am going to repaint in the coming days (oil-based paint slightly more difficult to get out of hair) *hung two new dramatic pieces of artwork that each depict a single koi in a pond *also hung a set of circular mirrors; still need to wipe off fingerprints from mirrors and patch holes (I readjusted and rehung a few times) *placed new tin sign I received on mantle, though it will find a permanent home on bookshelves. Sign reads, "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned"
Goals for next week:
*complete painting of trim *begin working on kitchen (though father cannot yet know of plans to actually paint the cabinets) *engage in tomfoolery with friends *read for self-help AND for pleasure *sunbathe and frolic
Other suggestions for next week will be accepted. No suggestion too outlandish.
