Been staying up way too late recently and I'm thinking it's because I have some medical tests coming up that I'm pretty nervous about.  Not so much nervous for the tests themselves, although it's not like that's fun,  but nervous for the results.  It's like I don't want them to find anything wrong, but I want answers.  And if they do find something wrong, is it going to be really bad?  What if they don't find something but really there's something there and the tests just didn't pick it up?  I'm trying not to worry because I know it doesn't do any good - won't change the result of anything.  Just can't help it though.  It's definitely weighing heavily on my mind. 

Perks of painting

Painting doesn't have many perks.  It's tedious, leaves you sore, takes up too much time, and just plain not fun.  However, today I was realizing the best part of painting is listening to music and really being able to hear the lyrics and dissecting them. 

I have heard the song "Tonight" by Fun. a million times.  I can even sing along to the majority of the song, but it wasn't until today, while painting, that I noticed the lyric: "My lover she’s waiting for me just across the bar. My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar, and I know I gave it to you months ago"  I knew all the lyrics surrounding that one except for the part that is in bold.  Funny how you can just miss the middle part of a sentence and never really notice. Made me wonder if he's talking about a physical scar or maybe more of mental scar.  Probably doesn't matter.  And then I watched the video for the first time.  It has 348+ million views and yet I was not one of them until today.  What a strange video!!



Then the song Fix my Eyes by For King & Country came on.  I've been hearing the song quite a bit on Siriusxm, but haven't really LISTENED.  Here's an excerpt:

All of the mistakes
All of the heartbreak
Here's what I'd do differently, I'd

Love like I'm not scared
Give when it's not fair
Live life for another
Take time for a brother
Fight for the weak ones
Speak out for freedom
Find faith in the battle
Stand tall but above it all
Fix my eyes on You
On You

What a great message to say to your kids or anyone.  Especially the line "Give when it's not fair."  Imagine if we all did that what a better world this would be.  Sometimes it's a hard thing to do, but that's probably when it's most important.



I was able to listen to so many other great songs today that I shouldn't be upset painting took over four hours.  I never get to listen to music straight for that amount of time.  It really is good for the soul.  I need to trap myself in a room with Amazon Prime music more often. 

A room feels small until you paint it!

My kids don't have very big rooms.  Their rooms are adjoined by a "Jack and Jill" bathroom and therefore they don't have all that much wall space.  In my daughter's room one wall has the door entrance on it, another wall has the closet, the third wall has two very large windows, and the fourth wall has the door to the bathroom.  So I was under the misconception that painting it wouldn't be all that bad.... and maybe for experienced painters it's not.  However, turns out all of those doors and windows that take up wall space are a pain in the rear to paint around!  After 4+ hours, I am calling it quits for today.  I think it still needs another coat of paint and then the edging by the ceiling still needs to be done.  I have a phobia of ladders so either waiting for my husband to do it or my rent-a-husband friends to help me out.

Here are the before shots.  My daughter asked why we needed a "before" picture and I told her because one day we will forget her room was ever yellow or that she had carpet.

The deer watched us through the window prepare the room for painting. 

Then it was time to start painting!  There's no going back now!  The color she picked out is called "Flower Girl" by Behr.  How apropos!

This picture makes it look like we're all done....

But alas... short girl problems...

Meanwhile, Kitty appreciates the open window and I threaten his life if he lets his tail touch the paint.  Must have worked because he was a good boy.

New laminate flooring comes Monday and then I'll have official before and after pictures with everything completed!!  Feels good to work on a project on the house even if my bones and muscles are aching something fierce right now.  The sense of accomplishment is a good feeling.