"What's that in your hair?' Jamie says when I get home. 'Did you get any paint on the walls or just you?'

Okay fair play. I'm covered in paint from brightening up the bathroom with leftover paint from the old house. I wanted to freshen it and and get rid of that tea green.

It's not a room we can afford to renovate for a few years, but also we don't NEED to, as it's functional. We have big plans, but for now, we'd like to concentrate on the rest of the house and, I don't know, maybe have a restful summer? Like crazier things could happen.

I don't like painting but I wanted to take some pressure of Jamie. So whilst he was at work I put on some banging tunes and danced and wiggled and covered myself, and some of the walls, in paint.

I get soooo bored doing a job like this that I get half way through one section and then go start another.

Then after two coats cutting in I realized that I should just paint the fucking window and inner door frames the same color as it'll all be eventually removed anyways so why should I bother?

One thing we will keep is this bathroom mirror cabinet. It's actually very practical. I love how it reflects the spotted eagle ray print I bought from a local artist and surfer. Ahki Illustration has so beautiful works - check her out here. The rays are local to this coast. They fly under me whilst I'm surfing. I nearly got her whales but the rays took my heart.

The other photo is of Point Addis from a photo I took of Point Addis myself when I was 16. I developed it in my Dad's dark room. It's kinda faded and retro and I love it. There's a lot of pictures back at the old house I won't hang in this ne ... Time for a huge change.

I also got some wooden handles and a bath shelf thing to warm it up and contrast the white. I also put them on the cupboard in the toilet. I painted over this, and hinges, because they are shitty old hinges and the whole cupboard will go eventually. That wall is half built - plaster goes on it next week.

Absolutely love this live version of Ganja Smuggling by the way. God knows what the electrician thought of this middle aged chic and her musical taste.

I still want to paint over the tiles to make them 🤍 white but Jamie isn't convinced yet. It'll only be a temporary solution but I think it'll look fresh as.

Eventually we will have a separate bath and shower 🚿 but for now this will do.

After two coats I was kinda done. My whole body hurts. I gave the walls round the sink and extra coat so I could put some plants on the bench and my spotted rays on the wall and call it a day. There's still patches to be done near the ceiling I couldn't reach and I didn't do the ceiling as my arms hurt and I couldn't quite reach. However it's a massive improvement and at least we have one decent room.

I may paint like a possum on meth but I can sure transform a room.

With Love,

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