The Writers

Got the first coat of Ocean Abyss on the walls and ceiling of the bathroom. Tried out the handmade stencil - it didn't do so hot. But I think it's a matter of not using the roller, since this stencil is flimsier than one you might buy and a roller is really going to smush paint underneath. So, a larger stencil brush is in my future. I also had the idea to stencil on pieces of wood (perhaps stained and then dry brushed to look worn) which could then be hung on the wall, which will save me both physical exertion and sanity and give the nautical theme I'm going for a bit more depth. 

The first set of giclee prints (of the Edmund Fitzgerald) I ordered are all framed and ready to be hung. And I'm eyeballing a few others (the Lusitania, the Endurance stuck in ice, maybe a couple of Romantic takes on shipwrecks; I was wanting to go for depictions of real ships that sank, but...there are a few pieces calling my name.)

And I made dinner (a creamy chicken, rice, broccoli and sun dried tomato skillet). Well, dinner for tomorrow. Tonight I ate leftover ricotta and spinach stuffed shells that I made yesterday.  

I don't know where this burst of energy came from, but I'll take it because I needed to make progress on the bathroom update. 

My IT band is giving me little reminders that I'm still dealing with inflammation (exacerbated by contorting myself into a pretzel to paint behind the toilet), but so long as it's not aching tomorrow, I'm in the clear. And the glute...is doing good. The knot I'd been feeling prior to PT remains gone so I think I've done some basic restructuring on the tendons. 

This is a reminder to myself that I need to at least do a few of the isometric exercises this evening. 

And the question that remains is: will I have the energy to do the second (and hopefully final) coat of paint on the bathroom tomorrow and do it well?