Such is my life
What have I been reduced to once again? Paint swatches. This time for the upstairs hallway.
This time I went shallow and easy, a light tan/brown with a green base to match the wall which is connected to the stairwell/living room. (SW 'grecian ivory' for those keeping track) and I picked a slightly more blue hue for the ceiling than the rest of the ceilings ('evening shadow') which brings out more of the green and brown in the other two colours. I'll probably be buying on Sunday since this weekend is going to be very choppy in terms of Feronia/North houses.
All this having been said, I'm starting to truly freak over the actual moving *process*. I...
I have about 20,000 pounds of books alone.
No, let me correct that. I have about 20,000 pounds of books for the bookstore alone. That obviously is not including my personal collection, nor my (relatively small amount) of furniture, nor anything else I own.
Oh my god.
I was freaked out about the thought of having to move before I started my bookstore. I mean, my family had 60ish years of accumulation which I'd partially inherited plus my own stuff. Now with 20K lbs of books!
I'm currently doing a (mostly) every-other night at Feronia, and with every trip I take I bring down another load of books and/or stuff. (My little speed-demon can take 12-16 boxes of books, though I'm averaging 13 boxes/trip because I don't like having 4 boxes in the passenger seat - they slide badly (I have a Nissan GXE).)
But still, mathematical calculations say that that's just under 8 weeks for the cataloged boxes alone.
Truth be told, the real thing that I have an issue with is that I don't feel comfortable asking anybody for help with the move because of the weight of the majority of the boxes. I don't feel comfortable asking for help under pretty much all circumstances, but I think in this case I have at least a decent reason (50-80 lbs worth). Not to mention that tend towards people who are gimps, older, have health issues, are never in town, or are completely f-ing insane and I don't want them to know where I'm living, even if for relatively free labor. I have like... two friends who are physically healthy/fit enough for a shift at FedEx.
I kind of really wish I was still at FedEx - I bet about half of my crew would have been willing to help me.
So anyway, that's my freak out. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Target currently has this phenom bath collection (actually two) which I've purchased over the past two days. 1 toilet brush, tumbler, soap dish and garbage can, each which will look totally perfect in my bathroom.
I was not expecting this purchase just now, thank you very much. F-ing Target. Bastids.
Oh, before I forget - Paint reviews:
Sherwin Williams Super Paint: Not good at all on textured surfaced in ultra deep hues. I used - with tinted primer - an entire gallon on my bedroom walls alone. I need to buy more for the ceiling. It looks and drys beautifully, but still... a gallon. The room isn't that big.
Sherwin Williams Duration: Wow... I've only done the bathroom (flat, new drywall, tinted primer) so far, but wow. I'm painting a very dark shade, so I needed and put on 2 coats, but the spreadability is amazing and when it drys... It's so cool, when it dries. I kid you not when I say that it dries like a paper-based wallpaper. The bathroom looks (and physically feels) gorgeous.
Oh man. Rich just called. His and Hank's mother, Carol, was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. Liver and lungs are affected, but they still haven't determined the source... (I'd... thought he was calling about something else. Some of you might know what that means.)
Linda's been setting me up with not only the goodie-bag of stuff (cooler, icepacks, cat toys, cutting sheet, dog treats, baking implements) but also a very nice array of things that I'd probably remember I need at 11pm after the 1 store in town has closed: dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels, toilet bowl cleaner, kleenex, ziplocs, etc. It's actually incredibly thoughtful and I'm very grateful for it because when I say 'remember' I mean 'forget I need until that very moment'.
Enough for tonight.
More this weekend??
This time I went shallow and easy, a light tan/brown with a green base to match the wall which is connected to the stairwell/living room. (SW 'grecian ivory' for those keeping track) and I picked a slightly more blue hue for the ceiling than the rest of the ceilings ('evening shadow') which brings out more of the green and brown in the other two colours. I'll probably be buying on Sunday since this weekend is going to be very choppy in terms of Feronia/North houses.
All this having been said, I'm starting to truly freak over the actual moving *process*. I...
I have about 20,000 pounds of books alone.
No, let me correct that. I have about 20,000 pounds of books for the bookstore alone. That obviously is not including my personal collection, nor my (relatively small amount) of furniture, nor anything else I own.
Oh my god.
I was freaked out about the thought of having to move before I started my bookstore. I mean, my family had 60ish years of accumulation which I'd partially inherited plus my own stuff. Now with 20K lbs of books!
I'm currently doing a (mostly) every-other night at Feronia, and with every trip I take I bring down another load of books and/or stuff. (My little speed-demon can take 12-16 boxes of books, though I'm averaging 13 boxes/trip because I don't like having 4 boxes in the passenger seat - they slide badly (I have a Nissan GXE).)
But still, mathematical calculations say that that's just under 8 weeks for the cataloged boxes alone.
Truth be told, the real thing that I have an issue with is that I don't feel comfortable asking anybody for help with the move because of the weight of the majority of the boxes. I don't feel comfortable asking for help under pretty much all circumstances, but I think in this case I have at least a decent reason (50-80 lbs worth). Not to mention that tend towards people who are gimps, older, have health issues, are never in town, or are completely f-ing insane and I don't want them to know where I'm living, even if for relatively free labor. I have like... two friends who are physically healthy/fit enough for a shift at FedEx.
I kind of really wish I was still at FedEx - I bet about half of my crew would have been willing to help me.
So anyway, that's my freak out. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Target currently has this phenom bath collection (actually two) which I've purchased over the past two days. 1 toilet brush, tumbler, soap dish and garbage can, each which will look totally perfect in my bathroom.
I was not expecting this purchase just now, thank you very much. F-ing Target. Bastids.
Oh, before I forget - Paint reviews:
Sherwin Williams Super Paint: Not good at all on textured surfaced in ultra deep hues. I used - with tinted primer - an entire gallon on my bedroom walls alone. I need to buy more for the ceiling. It looks and drys beautifully, but still... a gallon. The room isn't that big.
Sherwin Williams Duration: Wow... I've only done the bathroom (flat, new drywall, tinted primer) so far, but wow. I'm painting a very dark shade, so I needed and put on 2 coats, but the spreadability is amazing and when it drys... It's so cool, when it dries. I kid you not when I say that it dries like a paper-based wallpaper. The bathroom looks (and physically feels) gorgeous.
Oh man. Rich just called. His and Hank's mother, Carol, was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. Liver and lungs are affected, but they still haven't determined the source... (I'd... thought he was calling about something else. Some of you might know what that means.)
Linda's been setting me up with not only the goodie-bag of stuff (cooler, icepacks, cat toys, cutting sheet, dog treats, baking implements) but also a very nice array of things that I'd probably remember I need at 11pm after the 1 store in town has closed: dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels, toilet bowl cleaner, kleenex, ziplocs, etc. It's actually incredibly thoughtful and I'm very grateful for it because when I say 'remember' I mean 'forget I need until that very moment'.
Enough for tonight.
More this weekend??