Dear Painter

Dear Painter,

I have a new appreciation for your incredible art,
As painting a house is not for the faint of heart!
While the act can be relaxing, with good music in tow…
There are so many things that I now need to know!

When painting the trim, does your body get sore?
Or is there an alternative to laying yourself flat on the floor?
And for the ceilings and walls that are very high,
Does standing on the ladder make you think “Yeah, I’m  going to die”.

Do you check for drips every 10 minutes or so,
Or just quickly clean them up, so no one will know?
And what about that paint all over the rim of the can…
Cause I swear it was like that before I began!

Is it just me, or do you also get paint in your hair?
On your shirt, on your shoes… ok pretty much everywhere!
Are your shins bruised and your hands really dry…
Do “outside” people smell paint whenever they pass you by?

Do you have a favorite paint or a go-to paint tool,
Perhaps something that works well and is totally old school?
Do you spend hours on the web looking at 100 shades of white,
And then wonder if your starting to lose your eye sight?

And once the walls have been painted and the job is all done,
Do you stop and say “Boy, that was a lot of fun!”
It’s amazing what a difference a fresh coat of paint really makes,
Provided you didn’t make any major mistakes 🙂

Yours,
Jenny

{Guess what I’m doing all week???}