On Holiday

I'm officially on vacation. Well, I actually have a bit of work to wrap up today that I didn't get to last week, so I'll take care of that and then be done with work for two weeks. Two weeks!

Work has been complete chaos for the last few weeks, so it's not really registering that I don't have to do things on a strict schedule now. For instance, I just caught myself anxiously thinking, "Okay, I have to put in a load of laundry, then walk Ernie before it gets too hot, then make a list of things I need to get at Lowe's. Oh! Don't forget to call the chiropractor to make an appointment..." Sheesh! I want to smack myself and say, "Settle down!" It may take another day or two to get in vacation mode.

The first half of vacation will be spent re-doing the half bath on my main floor. I've been living with a Pepto-pink and teal bathroom since I bought the house over a year ago and I can't take it anymore:
Gross, ain't it? So far, I've replaced the ridiculous wooden toilet seat and done all of the prep work for painting: took down the ugly cabinet and mirror, removed the hardware from the walls, took down the hideous floral border, puttied the nail holes, etc. Now it's time to prime and paint. My colors are Oregon Coast and Wild Hawk. Geez, I sound like Julia Roberts' character, Shelby, in Steel Magnolias, talking about the color theme for her wedding:

Shelby: My colors are blush and bashful.
Shelby's mama: Her colors are pink and pink.

So, this week, I'll prime, paint, put up a new shelf, mirror and lighting fixture, add a few accents and voila! No more Pepto bathroom.

Then I'll go to PA to spend a few days with my folks, before heading to Cape May with Ernie next week. I'm looking forward to lazy days at the beach, swimming, reading, napping as necessary.

Ah, I'm already feeling more relaxed just thinking about it....