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It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
Steven Wright
Over the summer, I’ve used my spare time to spruce up my kids’ rooms. The process started when I decided to move the boys into the same room despite the eight-year age difference. I asked my daughter what color she’d like to paint her walls, but it took her months to decide on a apple green color that goes quite nicely with her pink duvet and accents.
I’m not a big fan of painting walls. I enjoy painting canvases but walls are tedious: the washing of the walls, the taping of the trim and ceilings, the moving of the furniture. It all seems a bit daunting when you’re single and your kids are a bit too young to offer help (I did get them to help with washing the walls). I used a trick that my Swiss-German friend taught me to move the furniture when you don't have help - she showed me that you can lift the furniture up slightly and put an old towel underneath you can drag the furniture to the desired location without scratching the floors. It works like a charm.
What this project has reminded me is that I can’t wait for someone to be by my side to do the things I want to do for my kids. Sure, it would be nice to have someone to help me move the furniture and paint walls, but I can’t wait for it.
Tonight we affixed stars to my daughter’s ceiling. I hope she’ll dream as she falls asleep to her glow-in-the-dark ceiling; Then I hope she’ll wake up in the morning and do.
What are you putting aside, waiting to be in a relationship that you could be doing by yourself?
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
Steven Wright
Over the summer, I’ve used my spare time to spruce up my kids’ rooms. The process started when I decided to move the boys into the same room despite the eight-year age difference. I asked my daughter what color she’d like to paint her walls, but it took her months to decide on a apple green color that goes quite nicely with her pink duvet and accents.
I’m not a big fan of painting walls. I enjoy painting canvases but walls are tedious: the washing of the walls, the taping of the trim and ceilings, the moving of the furniture. It all seems a bit daunting when you’re single and your kids are a bit too young to offer help (I did get them to help with washing the walls). I used a trick that my Swiss-German friend taught me to move the furniture when you don't have help - she showed me that you can lift the furniture up slightly and put an old towel underneath you can drag the furniture to the desired location without scratching the floors. It works like a charm.
What this project has reminded me is that I can’t wait for someone to be by my side to do the things I want to do for my kids. Sure, it would be nice to have someone to help me move the furniture and paint walls, but I can’t wait for it.
Tonight we affixed stars to my daughter’s ceiling. I hope she’ll dream as she falls asleep to her glow-in-the-dark ceiling; Then I hope she’ll wake up in the morning and do.
What are you putting aside, waiting to be in a relationship that you could be doing by yourself?
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