As is typical, I’ve got a few irns in the far.
Oh, you don’t understand?
irons in the fire
Years ago, The Mister was like, “Can you not just pick a thing?” No, I cannot pick a thing. I like reading and writing and gardening and cooking and baking and quilting and painting and making collages and scrapbooking and DIY.
Drew was quick to point out that my having several things makes me a more interesting person. Ooh, now I’m interesting?
Interesting or not, I don’t think I could ever be a person who does one thing at a time.
What would I do while the cake cools and the sprinkler runs? Those are opportune moments to do other things!
So, this weekend, I’m painting the interior of my kitchen cabinets. I had planned to remove the cabinet doors for good, which The Mister was not a fan of, and which I discussed at length with Beauty Queen, even verifying with Mr. F about what pieces I could remove. (Like I am understanding of the structural integrity of my cabinets, pshaw!) They’re homemade built-ins. Most people would probably tear them out and put in some “updated” cabinets. I won’t. They don’t build them like this anymore. The cabinets are sturdy, which is one of the many things I love about my old house, but I grow weary of shelf liner and the look of eighty years of use.
yes, of course i cleaned them. this is AFTER cleaning!
Despite his aversion to open cabinetry, The Mister took the doors off because he loves me, and two days later, I decided I no likey the way it looks, so he can hang those bad boys back up when I’m done painting.
dirty and dingy and no one likes you!
no shelf liner! woot!
Oh, the difference a coat of paint makes! I realize you can’t see the difference in the photo, but I assure you, it’s improved. Semi-gloss, thank you very much, because I dunno who would paint kitchen walls and cabinets with flat paint, but people do. Don’t be those people.
The battle for clean laundry continues, because, if you can imagine, these people I live with seem to think they need to wear clean, warm clothes every time they leave the house, and apparently not everyone has spent the last decade collecting panties. *shrugs*
I did find narrow laundry hampers, and I am so pleased. Three of them fit perfectly in the back hallway, and we can still walk through! Oh em gee, y’all, it’s a laundry miracle!
According to Facebook, one of my friends did a mountain of laundry and people think she’s amazing, which made me jealous. I mean, I do laundry every week! Am I not amazing, too?!? The Mister told me if I do all of our laundry today, he will indeed be amazed. Challenge accepted.
look! one is empty already!
We’re not going to talk about how I still haven’t sanded the back hallway for painting, and how I still haven’t found a suitable material for my message board. Also, it’s totally fine if all the wall hangings for that hallway are resting by the back door.
Tonight, boxes upon boxes will be taken to the curb. Always make sure your packages are delivered right before recycling pick up.
Moo is keeping the biggest box for a bit.
the first thing she did was write, “for moos only” on it
I got my compost container out yesterday, pulled The Mister’s manbag from the closet, removed the drill and spent a good five minutes figuring out how to change the bit. It’s a drill I haven’t used before, and it happens to need a key, and well, I worked it out. Then I attempted to drill air holes into the container, which resulted in a lovely polka dot pattern, but no holes. I could not believe I wasn’t strong enough to make holes! I cursed my hands and left that to The Mister. It took him less than five minutes to put hundreds of holes in it, because he’s a tool god he didn’t have it in reverse.
meep?
joeyfullystated 
Sounds like you had every situation under control 🙂
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Hehe! I didn’t have an anxiety attack and fall apart, so that’s progress 😉
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Most definitely progress if you ask me! 😀
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Haha I’m the opposite, I like to focus on one thing at a time, I’m not so good at multitasking anymore like I used to be, silly me gets stressed out easier these days. Your freshly painted kitchen cabinet looks great! I’ve been working inside a cabinet too this past week ~ cleaning and staining the bathroom cabinet. It was disgusting and I worked my butt off. Like literally, my actual butt really hurts…
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I believe you. When I papered the dining room, it somehow affected my butt, too…maybe all the squats…
Thanks, Jewels! 🙂
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I recently sorted my chaotic laundry area. The old man who has nothing to do with the washing stepped in and started re organkzkng my baskets!!!! The rudeness of it all. He said it looks better there. Looks better??? Its about functionality not looks!
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How dare he! Yeah, function is what laundry rooms, baskets, areas, whathaveyou should be about! We sure were tired of walking all over the laundry piles over the weekend, but the square baskets were just too wide, so we’d need to slide to the rooms! lol
Thanks for stopping by to comment! 🙂
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A pleasure laundry is a bane clothes seem to jump out of laundry baskets it’s odd when they walk past them…grind
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YUP! 😀
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Wow – your cabinets are beautiful. I personally think Flat paint should be outlawed. Yes, I know, there are those times it is warranted, but for bathrooms,kitchens and any high traffic area – no flat.
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Thanks so much, Kimberly! I do love them (especially with a freshly painted sheen on them!)
I, too, hate flat paint. Eggshell at minimum, satin preferred!
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Hahahaha! Having it in reverse = something I would absolutely do. I’m not nearly as crafty or ambitious as you but I’m definitely a chronic taker-on of many projects.. it waxes and wanes from one to the next but there is always something screaming for my attention.
Also: I have a mountain of laundry as well– my washing machine is broken. My BRAND NEW washing machine. I haven’t done laundry in like 10 weeks. My dog loves it– she has all these soft little piles to sleep on all over the place.
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Oh no! That’s dreadful, Aussa! :O
I had to go ten days in this house without a washer — ours didn’t make it through transport, and then the plumbing fiasco, OMG TEN WEEKS?!? I. would. die!
Pets do love some dirty laundry….so that’s nice for her ^_^
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sounds like everything is going according to plan…I love doing several different projects at the same time…my attention span is short so it really works for me. I have toyed with the idea of open cabinets…I have these awful/beautiful/but I don’t like them red cherry….when we get to the remodel, I’ll see what might be possible since we may be adding cabinets…….:)
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I’m going to have some open shelving, just not there! It’s a shame when our homes have beautiful things we don’t care for. Like my kitchen floor. Gorgeous. Hate it. LOL
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You’re an artistic kind of person, and artists need to be doing things. The more creative the better. Non artistic people won’t understand.
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Thank you!
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