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[suki_blue]

Why did no-one tell me that gloss paint has a life of it's own? I feel tacky.

I've just painted my study a very fetching shade of green and touched the skirting and door with Brilliant White as opposed to Crappy White. This was a rather rash idea that I thought of yesterday. I know, I thought, I'll paint my study with that pot of emulsion I bought three years ago; it won't take long - what, an hour? two?

Seven hours. I've done a sloppy job; I've missed bits; I coloured outside the lines. I don't care. It looks pretty good and it's better than the bare wall I've had for the last four years. I feel like I've achieved something.

Now I'm going for a cup of tea and a long, hot bubblebath.

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[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Enjoy that bubble bath!


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh I did. Then my poor aching body seized up about a half hour later! :oO

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Oh no!


Gabrielle

[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, painting is such a joy. Not! Congrats on finishing, and no one will notice little imperfections.

Enjoy the tea and bubble bath!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Ack. It was nightmare shifting the furniture around and trying not to drip gloss on the carpet, and wobbling on the ladder ...

Tea and bubble bath was much needed!

[cybremly-v3.livejournal.com]

Gloss paint has a mind of its own.

All paint does, actually. That's why, when you watch a fix-it-up show, they're always covering or moving everything they don't want to get painted.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I managed to keep the gloss off the furniture. The emulsion though ... well, lets just say I have a cabinet that now needs a good scrub.

[willayork.livejournal.com]

congratulations!
i know exactly what you mean. i hemmed a new duvet cover that i bought yesterday so that now it *actually* fits my duvet (instead of being like 15cm too long on each side!)
and i had that same feeling.
"Ahhhhhh...i did something useful"

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

[willayork.livejournal.com]

*psst*... yr link to Gila's Cave has gone bad.
domestic piranahs and small fry (which is hilarious if you haven't read it) are also here-->
http://www.hawksong.com/~mpoetess/stakes/fic/index.html
at the bottom with the series' if you wanna change it

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. It would have taken me an age to notice. I love those fics, especially Domestic Piranhas!