It is working...

As I hoped it would.  Had it not been for writing things down and making myself accountable, I would have not got any work done toward this 30 day challenge.

My day started with a haircut and color, which takes all morning.  My daughter had half day at school so she was done for over an hour before I got done.  Then we went to Chinese food for lunch.  Yum.  I wasn't in a hurry and was enjoying my time spent with her.  We then drove into town as I had an idea to go to the one place that sells Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for a project on her dressing table that I was itching to start.

By the time we got home later in the afternoon, I just couldn't wait and just had to start painting on her chair at least that she uses with the vanity.  I have been waiting to try out this paint.  The vanity has been with me for many years now, so starting on it was a bit scary.  The chair I picked up at Goodwill a couple weeks about for about $10.00, so if I hated it I was only out that...well, and the paint which was considerably more than the $10.00.

This is the inspiration piece for her vanity, though we are using a light color teal and maybe not distressing quite as much.


It took longer than expected, but I think I was being too cautious applying the paint.  In order to "make" myself wait till it dried fully I thought about how I had NOT got anything done for the move (painting the chair didn't count in this thirty day challenge) so I grabbed my daughter, loaded the Jeep with items I had gathered from the house and the smaller pile I had made in the (ugh!) shed and headed to drop them off at Goodwill. 

The challenge is working because I actually thought I would have to sit down this morning as write out the words that I got nothing down towards this goal.  Now, that might happen in these thirty days, but not yet.  The thought of having to write that made me get up and just do it.

It wasn't a full load, but you know what?  It isn't at my house/shed anymore!  And I consider that progress.  After we dropped items off, I decided to go through the car wash, even though it had just turned dark.  I just bought my new (used) Jeep last week and the dark color was looking pretty dirty.  Let's just say I didn't realize the sunroof wasn't fully closed when I went though.   What a nightmare!  We got kind of  pretty wet and I just pray I didn't mess up anything in the electrical system.  I am not too pleased with myself about that little fiasco.

Today I will move on to painting her dressing table, and I plan to tackle at bit more in that (ugh!) shed.  Trash pick up is today and I have more than usual at the curb due to the purging.  I hope they take it. :)