I get these crazy ideas.  These ideas that I have to do something.  I can’t wait to do whatever it is.  I need to do it and I need to do it now.  Right now.  My idea of the day on Saturday morning was to finally change the lighting in the bathrooms.  I can put in lighting.  I can touch up the paint.  It’s easy!   It only took me three hardware stores, but I bought lighting for both the bathrooms.  First light goes in, no problem.

Next one, not so easy.  After taking down the old fixture, we notice there is a huge hole in my wall.  So big it can’t be covered up with the new light.  I went to my dad’s barn and of course he had something for me to fix it with.  (Phew, didn’t want to go to the hardware store for a fourth time in day!)   Finally back home, and we start to put up the light, after fixing the hole in the wall.  Darnit! The walls are so thick and the fixture is so far back, that the screws don’t fit.  Back to the hardware store, for the fourth time.  So we’re back from the hardware store and the screws?  Still not long enough.  Fifth time back to Home Depot…and we are finally on the right track.  By this time, it’s too dark to see and the flashlight is dead.  Did you know that when I have these ideas I not only have to start them but I have to finish them…right away?!  I let myself put away the project and figured Sunday would be a better day.

So much for Sunday being the day of rest.  The lights ended up being perfectly fine once we had the proper screws.  It was my crafty creative side that got me in trouble.  This new idea I had.   The idea to paint the toilet paper holder and the towel rack.  I’m addicted to these home DIY blogs, and I had read all about this fabulous paint that actually looks like brushed nickel!  I spray it, and walk away.  When I entered the room I almost fainted.  Are you kidding me?!  It looked like straight up spray paint.  What to do now?  Shawn takes a hammer to it and I’m back at Home Depot.  Thank gosh, for Home Depot up the street.

Here is my bathroom before.  I kind of liked it.  In the show Full House, they had those lights and I always wanted my own.  It took me 15 years, but I finally had them.  Maybe a little outdated. 

You’ll notice I write a lot about Shawn but he rarely makes an appearance on the blog.  I can usually only get him in a picture if I hide and snap one really quick.  I’m so thankful that he’s pretty handy and is usually on board with most of my ideas.

The new lights have turned into…new lights, new mirrors, new towel racks, new paint, and while I’m doing all of this, we might as well caulk the showers.  It will look nice once it’s finished but I just added about 20 little projects to my already busy Spring Break!  Good thing I love stuff like this.