Especially if you're doing any home remodeling/repairs/re-dos.
Yesterday, I took everything out of my studio closet so I could paint the walls and woodwork and re-do the shelving.
The previous owners had "built in" some shelves at the back of the closet and I got tired of trying to get to things in the corners.
I decide to remove them, take the support pieces off (the Prince ripped the nails out of them for me), cut them down (gee, the Prince did that part, too), paint them, and put them up along the sides, instead of the back.
But I got a little suprise when I yanked the bottom shelf out:
I guess Previous Owners had decided not to move it when they laid the new carpeting to get the house ready for sale.
This little snafu just fuels my already-burning desire to put plank vinyl flooring in the whole space; guess I'll just bump it up the priority list.
This cockeyed carpet fits right in with the cockeyed way I am going about redoing this room and closet; I've never done tasks so out of order as I am on this one.
I didn't even bother removing things from the top shelf before I started to paint today; I figured once I got the lower half done and reorganized, I would have enough room in drawers and on the 'new' shelves to move everything down and do the ceiling and upper half.
(I'll let you know how that works out.)
I've been trying to keep tight purse strings lately, too, so I rummaged through the paint cans on the garage shelf, found one that was still about 3/4 full and seemed to be a light enough shade that I could live with what little of it will show once I stuff put things back in the closet.
The can was so old (who keeps paint for ten years?!) it was really rusty, and the paint had separated so badly that I had to stir it for quite awhile.
But, once it was stirred and poured through netting (love those paint strainer bags), it was perfectly good...
...even if it was a bit more yellow than I'd hoped.
While I was doing all this cleaning out, tearing up, and painting, Me Darlin' Mither and Able Baker Dana were sitting in my studio visiting and sewing.
A couple of weeks ago, I made a bag from a pattern in "Bend the Rules Sewing" (recognize the fabric from here?)...
...and Able Baker Dana wanted a little instruction while she made one for herself.
While I painted, I answered her questions, and she created this:
Didn't she do a great job?
Now, if she would just put the second coat of paint on the closet walls for me...