Thursday, April 12 - Massachusetts

Good afternoon intrepid followers! Short-ish post today.

I am pleased to report the microwave I purchased last week was not defective after all. It turns out I was the defective one, not taking the instruction manual literally. Silly me, thinking the bullet points for the "function" buttons were just that: button A does this, button B does that. Nope. It was a "how to" written in order.

Apparently people need instructions written on a fifth-grade level now. I obviously did not pass THAT test as I must have been confused. All is well now, however :)

Still was not feeling well at the end of last/beginning of this week. I will spare you the details.

My little house is being painted inside, and I am so pleased!! The grey I chose for the Living Room has opened it up already, making it so much lighter and brigher. What a difference it has made! Here are some pix of the work in progress.

Living Room Before

Living Room After

I cannot wait until it is complete. In the meantime my abode is disrupted, of course. Moving furniture etc. out of the way for painting. Nowhere near as disrupted as it was last year at this time with all the boxes!!

Living Room After

In Progress - What a difference!

Besides the two different greys for the LR and kitchen (Bunny Gray & Iceberg, respectively), I chose the color for my laundry area and my bathroom. "Deco Rose" to cover the bubblegum pink. My Brother has expressed his dislike on that choice more than once. Here is a sample swatch. I am loving on this.

Deco Rose

As I have reminded him, more than once, this is my house and he is not entitled to input on colors! After this is done I need to tackle the bedroom. Currently it is a(nother) weird shade of green, albeit not as jarring as what was in the front rooms. I want a nice warming yellow :)

Painting continues. Garden work is also happening. My neighbor is helping me straighten out my gardens and set them to right. She and I will talk tomorrow. I have some ideas. It is the execution I need assistance with.