One reason I haven’t been making all that much stuff lately is because, shortly after the new year, I embarked on another project. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “My God, what is wrong with this woman? How many projects does she need to have going at one time?” The answer probably falls somewhere between 5 and 10. Seriously. Otherwise I feel like I’m being lazy. No doubt it’s a character flaw.
So here’s what I’m doing. I’m renovating my back bedroom. It’s the last bedroom that needs to be redone, and I will be psyched to have all the rooms–save for the bathroom–finished on the second floor. My house is old, so the typical things that need to be done in each room are taping and spackling, painting, refinishing floors, and running electrical to add outlets. But before all of this can happen, there’s the wallpaper scraping. And after the wallpaper scraping, there’s more wallpaper scraping. And just when you think you’re done, you remember that the ceilings have wallpaper on them, too. And then you wonder, “Why the fuck would anyone WALLPAPER THE CEILING?” (I’m told that this was common practice earlier in the 20th century, but really, unless you’re suffering from a severe case of poor judgment or recently had a lobotomy, why on earth would you choose to wallpaper the ceiling?)