I am currently emptying Ceiling Cat Fiona's cabinet. I got nipped on the finger for annoying her (probably for frightening her by reaching up to pet her from below -- cats are so sensitive, sometimes). We're going to paint that ceiling before we put the house up for sale, I swear. I know some of you have seen plenty of photos of that crappy, unfinished paint job. This is the room in which Fiona occasionally makes a rrrrrip noise that indicates she's yanking off pieces of wallpaper. Very helpful, since we also started removing the wallpaper and never finished. I don't even remember why that project went by the wayside, anymore.So . . . how was your week? Mine was very sweaty and Smurfy. I'm a very sloppy painter and I even managed to flip my ponytail into the wet paint but our "library" walls are almost done:
We used one-coat paint, but you can see there are still some pink streaks so we'll go over it one last time with a roller and then we should be done with our first room (we're painting three of them) and will be able to start moving in books and the cabinets we plan to put them in -- which just happen to be like the one Fiona is on in the top photo. This has been a pitiful reading week, so far, and the weekend will likely not be an improvement. I'm on the verge of finishing a book. One book. It's an excellent read, though. I found out a little too late in the game that my Face to Face book group was meeting this week (I thought I had one more week) and started reading A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute the day before the meeting. I only managed 100 pages and opted not to go because I was enjoying the book so much that I didn't want to risk having it potentially spoiled. I was sad to miss my F2F meeting but I'm glad I didn't risk potential spoilers.
There's not much other news, at this point. My life is all about boxes and tape, shelf liner and paint. I love my evenings, when I can finally settle in, read, roll jingle balls and get climbed upon by cats. They don't seem to be bothered too much by the upheaval, probably because there are loads of fun boxes to play in (I've turned one on its side and placed a towel over the front so they have a cool hideout), although they like it best when Mom is lazy and/or available for playing with lasers, giving luxurious head-to-tail rubs, etc. I love cats. They're so easy to please.
Happy weekend!
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Love helpful kitties:-) I also love the color of that room!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debi! We recently painted our "office" that color and I love it so much I decided we might as well use the same exact shade in the new house.
DeleteThe kitties are really awesome -- into everything and having a blast playing in cabinets as I empty them.
Painting...don't remind me. Every summer I have the grandest of intentions. Now I'm like, "Screw it. It's lasted this long..." And to think that I would rip paper, prime and paint all the time. I think I burned myself out on it, considering all the homes my first husband and I had. Now all I require is a cozy reading spot. And, a good bathtub.
ReplyDeleteA good bathtub is crucial, I agree.
DeleteI'm actually enjoying the painting. But, we're trying to minimize. When we bought the house, we walked through and talked about which rooms were absolutely intolerable and which we could live with. The pink room was the worst. I don't care for the green in the bedroom but could have lived with it, but I wouldn't have been happy so it's next (gotta hurry -- new bedding is arriving in about 10 days!) and the living area is just not my thing. It would be okay if I was willing to get, say, a red sofa. But, red isn't soothing and I'm all about cool, relaxing colors. So, the yellow/ochre walls will have to go.
And, then we start on the old house . . . yeah, I'm sure I'll be tired of painting in a couple months. :)
Right there with ya, Bellezza! We've been in this house for 12 years and the master bedroom, bath and my office are in desperate need of painting. It took me over 5 years to strip the ugly wallpaper in the kitchen and get that room painted. I hate to paint, so I generally wait until I'm so disgusted and have a little extra cash to hire someone to do it for me.
DeleteI would really like to have a nice bathtub, but I hate the thought of selling another house. Guess it's either remodel or travel & stay in fancy hotels. I choose the latter.
And I meant to say that I love that blue! Gorgeous and soothing!
DeleteThanks! I've really loved that blue in my office, hence the choice to get the exact same shade. It's definitely soothing.
DeleteI miss traveling. I gave it up to buy this house, at least temporarily. We needed a change, though. I'm so, so excited about the kitchen and the covered porch, leash laws, sidewalks, and recycling!!
I LOOOOOOVE the new color that y'all picked!! It's absolutely gorgeous :D I love blues so much! And I have to tell you that I literally laughed out loud when I heard that Fiona likes to rip down the wallpaper, lol. I just found that so hilarious, though I'm sure it's not all that funny for y'all :p Cats just crack me up SO much sometimes, lol
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chris! I'm kind of in love with blues, myself. We've got a lot of blue (and grey) in our current house. The new one has red, yellow, blue, green (two shades) and brown paint. Very colorful, if not entirely our "thing". Really glad the pink is gone! LOL
DeleteFiona is really hilarious. We don't mind her ripping the wallpaper. We'll finish stripping it, soon enough, and it always makes us laugh. Cats are totally fun - so playful and loving and such little nuts! We get a lot of laughs from our girls. :)
I absolutely hate painting! I don't know why exactly I just do. Love the pictures! I love that Fiona isn't giving up her spot.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I dislike about painting is having to move a million things out of the way. Painting in an empty house is so much easier and more fun. Wait till I've finished the master bedroom, then. I might be whining by that point. LOL
DeleteFiona's spot is GONE! We took that cabinet and the one below to the new house. She keeps climbing up and looking at the empty space, totally baffled. It's pretty funny.
I hope Izzy is feeling better today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carrie! She's not, actually. She can't keep food down. We'll be going for a ride to the vet, as soon as she comes down from the top of the kitty tree. Naturally, she's gone to a place I can't reach her!
DeleteOh, I liked the pink wall, but much prefer the new blue version! It's nice, and it is much better suited to a library than the pink. I also love it when you post kitty pictures. I can't wait to see everything when it is all done!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zibilee! Next up is the master bedroom. It's not a bad color -- kind of a sage green, I guess I'd call it -- but I wanted something more neutral because I have to get new bedding and green wasn't what I had in mind! LOL The kitties are such fun. Izzy is sick, again, darn it. She just got a shot and has to go back to the vet in the morning to see if she's improved.
DeleteCats do love to have the high ground. :) It sounds like you've had a lot going on, so completely understandable that you haven't got much reading done. I like the blue wall color!
ReplyDeleteThey do, indeed. Fiona is missing her high spot. Those two cabinets on the right were the easiest to empty, though, so off they went.
DeleteI'm just happy to be reading at all, these days, to be honest! Yeah, lots going on.
Thanks! I love that blue. So happy that we're done!