Mission Creep (or ADD?)

I'm thinking of replacing the carpet in the bedrooms upstairs. I really like FLOR's Power Nap carpet tile in Truffle. It seems fated. I love naps and truffles (fungi and confections).

Maybe I'll do it in late-summer.

But if I do that, I should do the hardwood in the hallway first. And the stairs. You know: because of the dust.

And one of the bedrooms hasn't yet been repainted. Gotta do that before I get new carpet.

Paint should come first.

So I buy a can of paint. Behr's Wheat Bread, again. Why change now? There's a real appeal to having the entire house painted the same color. You never have to wonder what color went where. Plus, I think it helps rooms flow together in a small house.

I've got my painting clothes on and I'm listening to Justice with Michael Sandel and I'm painting. My eyes follow the 12 inch strip of taupey-grey, which follows the roller, up the wall, and stop at the ceiling.

There's a little brown smudge up there.

And some spackle around the HVAC vent.

I have to paint the ceiling.

It's a popcorn ceiling and this requires research. I learn that painting a popcorn ceiling is both tricky and messy. Tricky because as soon as you wet that popcorn it wants to come off. Messy, because it's a ceiling and you need to use a very thick, segmented roller.

Anticipating splatter, I abandon the walls until the ceiling is finished. I'll tape sheets of plastic to the already painted walls to protect them.

I'll also have to take down the ceiling fan for this. Might as well replace it then.

It's late Sunday now, and I don't have ceiling paint and Home Depot is closed. But I can change some outlets. Only on the walls that have already been painted of course. The two outlets I can work on have way too many wires coming in. I need to pigtail them, and I have enough spare wire to do only one outlet. Oh well. Monday.