The Primer Isn't Finished?

Whenever I get started on a project, I become OCD. It must be finished the day we start it and if it doesn't I feel like a complete failure. I know the aforementioned isn't exactly true, however, I am still the person who weighs down my arms with grocery bags because I try to make it from the car to the house in one trip.

We're redoing the kitchen (again) and primed all four walls + ceiling. We even got some of the new color on the walls, but some of the primer wasn't finished. Part of me started panicking. We can't continue painting because the wall color was going to smear with the white and we're going to have people over in about two weeks and we need to redo the floor and we'll be out of town this weekend and...and...and...and...

Steph told me to calm down. We did do an ungodly amount of work. So, I plopped down and watched some good CBS comedies (minus Two and A Half Men) and threw my freak-out session away.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Yeah, take time out to relax a little. Nothing EVER has to be finished in a day. Take it from the queen of "there's always tomorrow"!
Rebecca said…
Uncle, I completely understand your freak out! What I normally do is undertake HUGE projects on my own. Couple of years ago, My son and husband went to Ohio to visit his folks. That is when I decided I HAD to paint our living room and bedroom. Myself. Moved every stick of furniture, etc, did the priming, trim, you name it in like 4 days. Just can't stand the chaos of dragging it out with other people around. Nope. No control issues here. At all. Not one :)
Epimenides said…
I was going to say "don't stress out mate", but realised how much I hate it when the house is in a mess. I completely understand you, but taking your mind off it and relaxing for a while was the best action. Full marks to Steph!
Anonymous said…
So, when you're done painting does the smallest brush or roller mark send you completely insane? I get that a lot.
Rebecca said…
what drives me in sane is the little white speckles on the ceiling where the roller was a little too dry, and you didn't see it while painting...