The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

Jackmydad

PasturesNew wrote: »

Somewhere in my kitchen I'm sure I have a small pile of chocolate covered peanuts. I just bought them, I opened the bag, tipped some out into my hand, ate two, then thought "Ah, better put these down while I make a coffee" .... and now I can't find them and I don't remember eating them.

No worries.... just poured more out of the bag, but you do wonder if you're losing your marbles sometimes!

If I ever have a pile of any sort of chocolate, I think "I'll just eat one or two" then can't find them afterwards!

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

Anything must be easier than the current method.

There's always the Mr. Bean method!

PasturesNew

Well, it was going well and I was on target to get a 2nd coat on (it will definitely need 3, then I'll see if a 4th nails it - hard to tell until it's dry) ... but the sun's out and I'm sweating like a .... in a ..... (fill in dots with your favourite joke).

So I've taken a break, shoved the tray etc inside a plastic bag for now. Hope to start again before too long because I've got the method cracked now, so it's kind of ... going really OK.

Any plans for a "feature wall different colour" are probably ... consigned to the "don't even GO there" bin

chris_m

Pyxis wrote: »

There's always the Mr. Bean method!

Takes a lot of newspaper - especially for masking the apples and the (detachable) door knob :rotfl:

PasturesNew

I'm on a roll! Taking another break, but that's the 2nd kitchen coat finished.

Next I'll tackle the downstairs loo, which is where I started ... and never finished.

In a bit though .... it's hot, so sweating/uncomfortable .... and I need a cold drink/celebratory ciggy.

Mood is much better today as "it's working" than yesterday when "it's !!!!!!, I'm doomed".

Must be the chocolate covered peanuts and sausage rolls

PasturesNew

I've packed up for the day. Now both walls are at the "2 coats" stage... and looking good.

Didn't spill any paint ... but I'm covered in it

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've packed up for the day. Now both walls are at the "2 coats" stage... and looking good.

Didn't spill any paint ... but I'm covered in it

Is there any on the computer?

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

Is there any on the computer?

Different room

When you're determined not to spill paint - and are up a ladder, with one foot on a worktop, juggling a roller, paint, an edger and a brush .... you tend to wipe paint on yourself when trying to change tool/move the assortment around in the tray without falling off the ladder... not falling off was priority 1; not spilling paint was priority 2; not getting paint on me went into last place.

There was one precarious moment in the downstairs loo, when I had the paint tray on top of the cistern and I had both hands full of implements and it looked like the tray was about to topple over, but I managed to "nudge" it back a bit and move the items still in the tray ... resulting in getting painted fingers but I at least avoided the tray tipping over, in its entirety dumping all the paint onto the loo seat - and the roller and brush would've bounced and hit the floor ... but that was the only "OMG ...nearly!!" moment.

hjd

ivyleaf wrote: »

hjd I hope the cake was yummy. I love coffee icing/buttercream

It still is yummy, thank you. Maybe should have had a thicker layer of buttercream.
Feel free to have a virtual slice.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

Different room

When you're determined not to spill paint - and are up a ladder, with one foot on a worktop, juggling a roller, paint, an edger and a brush .... you tend to wipe paint on yourself when trying to change tool/move the assortment around in the tray without falling off the ladder... not falling off was priority 1; not spilling paint was priority 2; not getting paint on me went into last place.

There was one precarious moment in the downstairs loo, when I had the paint tray on top of the cistern and I had both hands full of implements and it looked like the tray was about to topple over, but I managed to "nudge" it back a bit and move the items still in the tray ... resulting in getting painted fingers but I at least avoided the tray tipping over, in its entirety dumping all the paint onto the loo seat - and the roller and brush would've bounced and hit the floor ... but that was the only "OMG ...nearly!!" moment.

I was thinking more in terms of your painty fingers typing away and painting the computer by accident! :D:D