i’m not even up yet

My father and I spent all of yesterday working on the house, and a couple of my friends helped me out in the evening.  There are still a ton of little things to do, but it’s feeling very close to being done – I think many of the little things can wait until we’re actually moved in.

I finally was able to paint my kitchen the red colour (antique red) that I’d been fantasizing about for weeks.  The primer we used for the kitchen walls had been given a grey hue to it, since this apparently helps a dark colour come out better – it almost looked like it was a solid paint colour after only one coat.  It also made the red come out almost entirely in one coat, though we’ll need to do some more cutting in.  So, my advice to anyone painting red is to colour your primer gray first.

I was able to get out to the gym today, though I was pretty sore from working on the house the day before, and working out the day before that.  I’ve read that working out while your sore can be counter-productive, but if you’re working a different muscle group it shouldn’t be an issue.  For some reason everything in my body was sore today, even though I can’t figure out why.  Painting ceilings can really mess up your back I suppose.

I’ve decided that I’m going to make it to the gym today. I think it’s been over a week since I’ve been there, and I’m feeling all soft… I’d also like to start heading to the gym five days a week. I’ve been doing three days a week for a long time, and I think I’m ready to step it up. I’ve been having a problem deciding on what to aim for – size or tone. There are many people out there who say you can do both at the same time, but there are equally as many people who say you have to pick one or the other. In my experience, I haven’t been able to do both simultaneously. So, since the weather is going to be getting colder for quite some time, I’m going to go for size – it’ll help keep me warm anyway.

Ah yes, the house… I don’t think I have any interest in going over there today. I suppose I should take some things over though if I’m heading out anyway. There is still a lot of painting left, but my father and I will be over there all day tomorrow, so I think I’m going to just do my own thing for today. Yesterday I finally took advantage of having our own washer and dryer and I got caught up on the laundry. It was a very nice feeling being able to do laundry whenever I wanted, without having to pay for it. Also, our dryer is huge… very nice!