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.
