Day 20.5: I Got the Paint on the Walls and Nobody Died

It's here! The long awaited After photo of my kids'/guest bathroom.

I spent much of this project fighting my habit of cutting corners and not doing everything I know I should do. Things like:

- get all your materials ready before beginning (aka: don't wait to slop paint on the floor before going to get a wet rag or paper towel)

- cover anything you don't want to have to clean later. Even the tidiest painter (not me) will end up with those itty bitty paint drops here and there that the roller throws off while you're covering the big areas.

- if you have to stop and come back later to finish the job (you know, so you can tend to your long-neglected family), clean your brushes or rollers thoroughly. Or at least wrap with a wet paper towel and seal securely with foil any brush or roller you're using. Key words are "wet" and "securely." Otherwise, don't expect to come back three days later and just pick up where you left off.

These are all things I know. I pretty much grew up with either paint brush or a rake in my hand. Indoors and Outdoors, my parents were the original DIY couple, and all of us kids were expected to participate.

It is some kind of miracle this is done. I say "done" even though ALL of the baseboards need replacing due to excessive bathtime (and -er . . . toilet) splashing. But the fact that I did the painting while my children were home (albeit playing lots of Minecraft) -- and the only incident so far is when my three year old busted in doing the potty dance, placed his hand on the freshly painted wall, and then tried to wipe it off on one of my good hand towels -- is nothing short of amazing. I didn't lose my head (so neither did he), although I think I made a strangled noise that sorta startled him. I call this a minor incident. 

Anyway. Here's the picture:

AND! Now that it's done, my kids can take a bath again ;)