it's a marathon, not a sprint

I never said I would be quick about this whole living room update right? Good. Because it is painfully obvious that I'm taking my own sweet time with this room seeing as I first <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/08/and-your-time-startsnow.html" target="_blank">posted about it in August</a>. The beginning of August.<br /><br />So I could apologize for my laziness and give all sort of excuses as to why this little room is taking so long, blah blah blah. Or, I could just get on with it and given an update. An update you say? You are so positive, I knew I liked you!<br /><br />Now if you are anything like me, you will need a refresher on the original to do list.<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">1. <strike>Paint walls, ceiling and trim (not in that order)</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">2. <strike>Paint and recover chairs</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">3. <strike>Figure out room layout</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">4. <strike>Get artwork</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">5. Sew pillows and <strike>curtains</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">6. <strike>Clean rug or Get new rug?</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">7. <strike>Find/Make coffee table</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">8. <strike>Address window seat</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">9. Lighting</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">10. <strike>Paint 'other' items as needed</strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">11. <strike>Couch finis</strike>hing touches (half way done)</div><br />And actually, now that I'm looking at it, I have gotten a lot done. Go me!<br /><br />The walls have been painted one of my very favorite colors - Arrowroot by Pratt & Lambert. And the ceilings are a very pale blue (I can't remember the name at the moment) that seems to change color several times throughout the day, which I love.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxlQwPkTImRnGq8eYYB3Q7LZsVCoUdeiDDiCevv_Q-s-juKhzTXXr6DAcXSfmrE8D2eM_Ksgk6K9WQ3D20qt_aRHv7jvRNmKHnypz8VV7XNcUNVW0HCLoV24-qTv3iwwRtD_oy9X48D6T/s1600/LBDLRColor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxlQwPkTImRnGq8eYYB3Q7LZsVCoUdeiDDiCevv_Q-s-juKhzTXXr6DAcXSfmrE8D2eM_Ksgk6K9WQ3D20qt_aRHv7jvRNmKHnypz8VV7XNcUNVW0HCLoV24-qTv3iwwRtD_oy9X48D6T/s400/LBDLRColor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to the walls, I painted some furniture as well. If you saw my guest post at <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2012/10/pink-with-little-black-door.html" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a> a while back then you saw this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jt-0cCbwtXrusSAjioSrOnM1Js_wt6s5pJulFOM61bv_T6mA8yqeMr6KU90eVFa6nXdRF70ZiSU3OQ1g9cY0XMDTxYKHYk1rK0OTFAuieGxhW3NBJsr4rxMRXV6J9FwOzQbgb5RemTdT/s1600/PinkFurniturePagoda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jt-0cCbwtXrusSAjioSrOnM1Js_wt6s5pJulFOM61bv_T6mA8yqeMr6KU90eVFa6nXdRF70ZiSU3OQ1g9cY0XMDTxYKHYk1rK0OTFAuieGxhW3NBJsr4rxMRXV6J9FwOzQbgb5RemTdT/s640/PinkFurniturePagoda.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br />And I have a serious crush on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59201457/the-merchants-wife-on-pink-11x14-giclee" target="_blank">prints from The Pink Pagoda</a> as well. That little lady looks so good! And so does her hubs, hanging on the other side of the room.<br /><br />I'm still playing around with pillows and some other little things.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eN2P66LfFOb8CPMbuAJnjxdhi404Qge-UpWCVyhJ3q1Ww3uSWDDA1V-smba3Hsp7BOauT8h4POojSfBpEni91s109NjqCQyVceLO01ii_Lkr6ScrW-zFtdkKALprFRLxFPZCO-_C34rn/s1600/GardenStool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eN2P66LfFOb8CPMbuAJnjxdhi404Qge-UpWCVyhJ3q1Ww3uSWDDA1V-smba3Hsp7BOauT8h4POojSfBpEni91s109NjqCQyVceLO01ii_Lkr6ScrW-zFtdkKALprFRLxFPZCO-_C34rn/s640/GardenStool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;">But I do have some help arranging flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VS4DySGuvkthdT1KEomGz42v8r88OCzA8GTLPyiOJDzjrK_eJmmkAI3a9-YcPO40A8I2OauHJktAvIzPuKZ61-q0lD1y95mCAh5FZkdWarAYJY3BR5fmmtnWIt7rVuU_ccNmItOGnYzt/s1600/CoffeeTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VS4DySGuvkthdT1KEomGz42v8r88OCzA8GTLPyiOJDzjrK_eJmmkAI3a9-YcPO40A8I2OauHJktAvIzPuKZ61-q0lD1y95mCAh5FZkdWarAYJY3BR5fmmtnWIt7rVuU_ccNmItOGnYzt/s640/CoffeeTable.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;">Curtains were hung last night and the trim on a new seat cushion is complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLp-KMNBUL5rS84nE156qUoABjlhpF0ElAznAHfVY6y_cPABshR34IPhNJ-XzPWCrnX8KBXA319jFd-JCDA3rxh0F0hM0iX9wPFCnjQo94GuItQlggKD7oEXKCxTmL5F9p27J5_btu-hs/s1600/ChairSeat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLp-KMNBUL5rS84nE156qUoABjlhpF0ElAznAHfVY6y_cPABshR34IPhNJ-XzPWCrnX8KBXA319jFd-JCDA3rxh0F0hM0iX9wPFCnjQo94GuItQlggKD7oEXKCxTmL5F9p27J5_btu-hs/s640/ChairSeat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">Now I just need to clean the place up a bit and snap some pictures. Easier said than done in this gloomy weather. But progress has been made! I have not forgotten nor abandon the living room. It lives!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">Do you have any projects that you can't seem to get around to finishing? Any lingering lists? Want to come over and help me take some pictures?</span></div>

it's a marathon, not a sprint

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