The Challenge

This idea is wholly that of Jen's from her oh-so-inspiring blog, "A Year of Living Charitably". When I read her blog, I felt challenged to see if I could do what she and her family are doing this year, extending some charitable act each and every day.

Won't you join us?

PS - I'm not a daily blogger, so if you want daily, definitely read Jen's blog. This blog is mostly for my own amusement. If you are also amused, please check back every once in a while.


Thursday, January 15, 2009

Painting Gone Wild

Our friends just bought a house in the next town. It was built in something like 1914 and it's really great. However, the living room is mint green, really mint green. The walls, the trim, the custom mini blinds, the door, the stairs. Really! Well, it was until tonight...

WHAT WE DID:
Gather the troops (the GS troop, that is) and paint, paint, paint! We obliterated all the mint green (except the blinds, that's a different kind of project all together).

HOW LONG:
About 2 hours with seven of us working (well, about half an hour with all of us working, and 2 hours to finish the edges)

IMPACT:
Our friend is so happy with her new paint, and the room looks so much better. All that's left is the white trim painting, that she'll be able to whip out tomorrow. She is excited about furnishing her new living room, and we saved her many, many hours of painting alone.

WORTH IT?
Absolutely - we all had a blast - the kids played hide 'n go seek after they finished the big walls and we got her project done in record time.

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