F you, big-ass wall. F you all day.

Thank the baby Jesus, my recovery continues.  My body no longer hurts and I'm mouth-breathing less and my appetite is coming back.  My sinuses are still a bit full so I'm still nasal-y but I'm on the road to recovery dammit.  I'm sick of being sick.


With this renewed bit of energy I am turning back to the nursery.  It has sat untouched since the paint debacle while I've tried to figure out what to do next.  I did go to Sherwin Williams and those paint chips have joined the others on the wall.

I thought I'd found a pretty close color but I was right - what is currently on the wall is a custom color.

Third from the top - Sherwin Williams Krypton

To my eyes, Krypton looks just like the bedroom walls.

Alas, it's just a pinch lighter.  The Krypton, that is.

But we're going with it because I'm over it and need to get on with my life.

I bought a paint tester from Sherwin Williams which, at $5, didn't break the bank but it's a quart!  I really only wanted a fingertip's worth of paint to smear on the wall to see if it was a match, which of course it wasn't.  Unfortunately, my only recourse is to cut a hole in the wall and bring it to Sherwin Williams where they can analyze the color and match it for me.  Granted, the hole doesn't have to be big but I'm not a fan of wrangling a drywall saw because my stupid ass would most definitely cut into something electrical and short the whole house, or the saw would get away from me and end up cutting a giant hole in the wall or worse, a giant hole in me!  Not cool for the pregnant chick.

So F you, wall.  Now I have to paint the room.  And I can't even do it myself anymore because I'm seven months tomorrow (eep!) and there will be no getting up on ladders for me.  I wish I only had to do the one wall, then it could be a cool accent wall.  But noooo!  I had to be all gung-ho Patchy Sue and patch all the nail holes in the wall and paint over the patches!

There are splotches like this on all four walls.  F.

I have several painters coming out on Saturday to give me estimates and I'm hoping it won't be too much since it's one modest sized bedroom and it's a pretty straightforward job.  Plus, they can paint our new back door.

This one was rotting so we got a new one with big giant window that 

brings so much more light to kitchen and laundry room.  

Now the new door and trim have to be repainted.

More importantly, I can get on with the nursery decorating.  I've decided on curtains and wall art and a duvet cover for the bed but I've held off buying them because until the walls are ready, stuff will have to just sit in the corner and I'd rather buy something and hang it straight away than let it clutter up the house.  Plus, I have to do something with the closet - right now it has all of our winter coats and we're planning to get a rolling rack with a cover so they can be stored in the garage.  My little girl already has a ton of clothes!  My cousin has two little girls, 3 years and 8 months and she's given me a huge box of their clothes and my co-worker Jana has a one-year old daughter and she's given me two huge bags of clothes so my kid's already getting the hook-up!  I haven't sorted through things yet, but wouldn't it be so great if I didn't have to buy my daughter any clothes!  I didn't register for any baby clothes because all the websites say that's a rookie mistake and I totally believe them now!  If we're lucky we may only have to get a couple things!

But anyway, back to that stupid wall.  The whole room is getting painted, probably with a no-VOC match to the Krypton and while I'm not pleased, it is what it is.

Stupid wall.  Stupid bedroom with your stupid custom color.  F you.