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Whoops….I spilled it again.

May 9, 2014 By: Amy Trager3 Comments

When you paint as much as I do, some things are bound to happen.

1. My fingernails and hands look very trashy, like I’m a full time contributor on the HGTV show “Trash to Treasure”. On the other hand, it’s hard to bite my nails when I’m painting, so they are getting longer. 

2. Paint gets in my hair.  The last time I was at my doctor’s office, she hesitantly asked if there were any incidents of lice at my house.  OH GOD…..my heart dropped until she followed it up and asked if I had been painting.   YES!  I’m always painting!  It’s paint in my hair, not a creepy, crawling bug.

 3. Paint spills.

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The paint can was knocked over and it leaked out.  No one noticed for a while. The lid wasn’t on tight; it’s one of my favorite paints and the top rim was all crusty from being used so much.    After a while it’s just impossible  for me to get the lid on tight.

When I saw the paint all over the foyer floor, my heart sunk.  My favorite paint was wasting away and I had to clean it up before the kids ran through it or Brian saw.  He doesn’t really like seeing problems like this.  Hey, I don’t either. 

THINK, THINK, THINK Amy Jo!    

As I was pondering clean up options, I heard a huge GASP from the kitchen.   Darn!  I wasn’t fast enough!   Brian couldn’t speak for a minute or two, and we both stared at the mess on the floor.  Then the best suggestion came out of his mouth/ hands: “Why don’t you paint something else since the paint is out?”  WP_20140419_13_25_58_Pro

And so I did.  I painted some trim, the front door, a few of the kitchen chairs and the window seat in the kitchen.   I walked back and forth, dipping my brush into the paint spill on the floor and then carefully walking with my hand cupped under the dripping paintbrush.  Not ideal, and certainly not time efficient.   Spills happen.  And sometimes my husband can still surprise me with just the right reaction. 

P.S.  Let me just say that ceramic tile is not my favorite, but it cleans up like “WHOA.”  So easy.

Comments

  1. mom says

    May 9, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    big, big SMILE

    Reply
  2. Heather says

    May 10, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    When you paint wrap a rubber band around the can. a wider one if you can find it and wipe the brush on that. No paint on the rim of the can and the lid will always fit. Of course you have to put the lid on tight 🙂 Happy painting. I love your rehouse and little moments pages!

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    • Amy Trager says

      May 12, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks for the tip, Heather! I’m going to try the rubber band trick later this week for sure!!

      Reply

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