Stateside
The end of last week my daughter returned home from her three month internship in Brazil. She was a beautiful sight for sore eyes; it had been a long time since I had held her tight. While she was away she made plans to redo her bedroom upon her return. I was good with that, and figured she would settle in for a few days before the project got underway……HA!
I don’t think it was even three or four hours before she started going through everything in her closet, stored under her bed, and on her shelves. She had a mission and was relentless in her resolve to update her room. Day one and two she gathered items she no longer used and delivered the bags to a place that would make sure her once used treasures, found a good home. Day three she opened and brought in the mattress she had ordered while in Brazil that had been residing in the garage. She also went to a few stores to get paint swatches, and pick up painting supplies.
Day four she took everything off the wall, removed shoe racks, bins, and everything else in sight from her room, and relocated them to every nook and cranny she could find in the house. It was starting to look like a war zone. On day five I did manage to talk her into taking a break and went to a movie; something we hadn’t done together in years.
As soon as we returned home we got to work with the painters tape, covering trim and anything we wanted paint-free. Later that evening she and a friend set out to pick up the final paint color; after a few days of looking at different paint swatches in both day and night lighting. The reminder of tapping the trim was completed before bed. Day six was painting day, or as I referred to it as P-Day. I had to work, and was a bit nervous to leave home…..I so wanted to control the situation….HA! Before painting she had managed to remove and dispose of the old mattress, haul the old bed frame to the curb since it was garbage day pick-up; along with a note and two beers for the garbage workers thanking them for the extra effort.
I was so busy at work, I had completely forgotten about the paint crew, and realized it on my way home from work. I was a bit apprehensive as to what I would find at home. When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. The girls had almost finished the job and it looked great! I was skeptical since neither one of us had ever tackled painting a room.
As I was writing this post, I took a break to help take down all the painter’s tape to expose the finished room. Wow….what a great job she did planning, organizing, purging, cleaning, tapping and painting the room. She has a few other tasks before we move everything back in, but I have to say, “You go girl!” Who knew being stateside for only a few hours and days would result in a fast and thorough job well done. I love that girl’s spunk and tenacity….even if it does make me a little crazy from time to time.
xoxox…..Sheryl