Bathroom fix up

The cherry stained cabinets and dark green granite look great in my kitchen but they used the same materials for the master bathroom.  Bleck. It was driving me crazy, something had to be done.

I have a "can of paint" budget rather than a "carrera marble" budget so off to Home Depot I went. A quart of paint and two rollers later I was ready for my first painting project on the new home. My mother who for years has been painting everything that stands still long enough gave me a quick tutorial along with a much needed drop cloth and a brush to get all the places a roller can't.

I thought it would be a quick weekend project but with in-between-coats-drying-time it extended over two weeks. And today I finally put all the doors and drawers back up. I am thrilled!

This is what it looked like originally. Sorry I didn't clean off the top!

Here it is in the process of being painted. 

Looks better already.

All done! What a difference.

I have touched every piece of paper in my house

My files are glorious, my filing cabinet – a work of art. 

I have spent several weekends going through all my papers, every last crumpled receipt. 

95% of everything that was clogging my old files, closets, purse, and kitchen counter has been shredded. The remaining 5% are filed, labeled and hanging neatly and submissively in my filing cabinet. All color coordinated of course in pale grey and white.

And my receipts! After the date and total has been highlighted on incoming receipts they go into their tabbed section of the newly labeled accordion folder, then all the receipts for each month are stapled together once a new month begins. I am breathlessly awaiting April 1st.

Need to check the insurance policy? No problem, back in a jiff. Utilities? Business receipts? Dog care? Investments? Upcoming events? Coupons? I can get them with only two fingers and one eye open. 

I pounce on the mailman when he comes, will it go to the shredder or be filed? Who knows, this is so exciting! I am less interested in what I actually buy now and more excited when I get to highlight and file the receipt.

I am the file queen, bow down your folders before me.

When I was getting gas today I did not purchase the 2 donuts for a dollar that the sign on the gas pump advertised, even though they looked to be about the size of a fat baby's head. I did not get a Dunkin Donuts coffee when I drove by the shop, and we all know the term "coffee" is used loosely as their recipe is 1 cup white sugar mixed with 1 pint whipping cream with a shot of black coffee added in for smell. I did not stop at the hot dog stand that was voted best local takeout in town, I hit the gas and turned left so as not to go by the drive-thru entrance, it is rumoured to have it's own gravitational pull. 

What I did do is make it home safely where I have 5 grapefruits, 17 oranges, 9 lemons, 4 heads of romaine, spinach, arugula, two heads of broccoli, a giant head of cauliflower, white asparagus, 5 hard boiled eggs and 4 poached chicken breasts waiting for me in the fridge.

The person who came up with the phrase "sweet taste of victory" was not eating steamed broccoli with lemon juice at the time.

Ahhh, I can breathe. My cold is gone.

My coewd is worse.

I hab a coewd

Day 14

Today is the final day of phase one. 

I survived. 

I made it through with two very small cheats, I ate a handful of dried fruit one night and one evening added part of a pack of taco seasoning to some ground beef. I would have put money on me making a fast break for the donut shop around 7 hours in. 

The agony of the past 14 days is about to be rewarded. I now enter phase two where the restrictions are loosened. I have been counting down the days until tomorrow. I am barely exaggerating when I say I may not be able to sleep tonight in anticipation, my mouth is starting to salivate as I type this knowing that tomorrow I will be allowed to eat: 

one small potato

Half of me is "are f*@#ing kidding me?" and the other is "ohmygosh, thank you, thank you!"

Both halves will devour that stinkin' little potato at breakfast.