Painting

I really HATE painting.

I am one of those "crafty" people that only truly become "crafty" while standing in front of endless arts and crafts supplies. I see all these supplies and have high hopes, but ultimately, arts and crafts are not my forte'. I step into a Michaels or a Hobby Lobby, and that is the end. I INSTANTLY become a craft makin' machine. I buy everything under the sun that I "think" that I can do, and as soon as I step into the house, I lose my new found talent. Gone. Nothing.

I have a friend that can scrapbook like there's no tomorrow. Somehow, she can take a picture that would ordinarily be "not so nice", and she can turn it into this amazing page. She adds trinkets and stamps and who knows what else to the page. Ultimately, it becomes a work of art. She even makes a few bucks scrap booking for her coworkers from time to time. SHE is what one would call "crafty".

I love the idea of being crafty, but wishing for craftiness and having to paint your house is a completely different animal.

It's funny though. I realize that I hate it only after I begin the process. Somehow, I forget my severe dislike of this process.

This weekend, we started painting the house. We began in Sam's room because we are going to use his room to ultimately store stuff while we move. Rusty and I went to Lowe's to buy the stuff for painting (paint, rollers, brushes, etc). We get all of the stuff back to the house, and immediately, I am ready to get to work. I have somehow convinced myself that this will be an adventure.

Whatever.

Beth gets wind of us having to paint, and suddenly her eyes light up. She apparently LOVES to paint. Cha-ching! Jackpot! Finally, I don't have to do this alone. Somehow, Rusty is perfectly fine with painting...one strip of the wall...and then he's done..leaving the rest for me to do with him randomly coming into the room to take the paintbrush from me only to paint a new strip onto the wall and walk away. So, when Beth tells me that she LOVES to paint, I'm so over-the-top happy, I don't know what to do with myself!

So, we still have all of the house left to do with the exception of Sam's room. I have to say, Beth painted 97% of Sam's room with a smile on her face yesterday, and I loved every minute of it. It's so cool to have someone that loves to do things that you absolutely despise. Another thing that I despise? Gift wrapping...Guess who LOVES to gift wrap? And guess who gets to do my gift wrapping every year? You guessed it...Beffie!!

Love you, pookie!