I am absolutely convinced that I am coming down with something. My throat continues to be on fire, and now I have a bit of congestion. Argh. I could barely get out of bed this morning. I set my alarm to 5 and snoozed all the way to 7am. I must be tired. I am even yawning as I write this. In fact, I think I will take my happy self to bed very early tonight, and start everything I have planned on Tuesday.
I feel so accomplished this morning. My weekend was productive for once. I painted my chair and it is finally in my bedroom. The thing is, I underestimated the amount of paint I would need and went crazy with dilution. My first clue should have been that the original pattern was visible under the paint. I filed it down a bit with sandpaper which took off the color. Then, because I ran out of paint, I wasn't able to paint the seat and instead covered it with an old ankara skirt that I was planning to turn into pillows. I was very disappointed with the results, but it's now growing on me. I might leave the ankara like that or change it for another ankara I have. Lastly, I tried gluing the broken leg in place but alas, it didn't work. I guess I had better just buy a new leg for the chair. My next project is to figure out how to stick mirrors into an old painting. I also need to pick up my hall table from the office where it has been waiting for me all last week. I really wi
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