Comments on: Work in Progress, Except for the “Progress” Part http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tracy http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Tracy Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:34:57 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=126#comment-109 honey! ditch the iron! who has the time or the concern? i had a lot of fun trashing the heck out of my ironing board and my iron lives a happy solitary life in my linen closet buried under old towels. honey! ditch the iron! who has the time or the concern? i had a lot of fun trashing the heck out of my ironing board and my iron lives a happy solitary life in my linen closet buried under old towels.

]]> By: honestyrain http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/comment-page-1/#comment-108 honestyrain Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:33:17 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=126#comment-108 once you've spackled you're like, what, half way there? the rest is nothing. spackling is the bitch and you've managed that. and the furniture. ah, what furniture. put the kid in bed with you. leave the ironing board where it is and fuhgetaboutit. once you’ve spackled you’re like, what, half way there? the rest is nothing. spackling is the bitch and you’ve managed that. and the furniture. ah, what furniture. put the kid in bed with you. leave the ironing board where it is and fuhgetaboutit.

]]> By: Kelly http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Kelly Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:11:38 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=126#comment-107 Our ironing board lives in the "walk-in" closet of our bedroom ("walk-in" because it's the width of the door and clothes and tiny tiny tiny). I've seriously considered getting on of those fold-down-from-the-wall sorts and decorating the outside part to look like fancy expensive art or something. ;) Our ironing board lives in the “walk-in” closet of our bedroom (“walk-in” because it’s the width of the door and clothes and tiny tiny tiny). I’ve seriously considered getting on of those fold-down-from-the-wall sorts and decorating the outside part to look like fancy expensive art or something. ;)

]]> By: cate http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/comment-page-1/#comment-106 cate Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:37 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=126#comment-106 Our ironing board is always out. It's in front of the counter of our kitchen (our condo has the kitchen and living room as one room, essentially separated by previously mentioned counter). It's been out so long that it's basically a permanent extention to the counter. Each time I finally clean off the counter of mail and junk I put the board away. And I get proud of myself. Then I wake up the next morning to see that my husband has taken it out and put it right back where it was because he clearly played some aggressive sport in his shirt just so he would have to iron it and take out the board again. But at least I don't have to iron for him. Our ironing board is always out. It’s in front of the counter of our kitchen (our condo has the kitchen and living room as one room, essentially separated by previously mentioned counter). It’s been out so long that it’s basically a permanent extention to the counter. Each time I finally clean off the counter of mail and junk I put the board away. And I get proud of myself. Then I wake up the next morning to see that my husband has taken it out and put it right back where it was because he clearly played some aggressive sport in his shirt just so he would have to iron it and take out the board again. But at least I don’t have to iron for him.

]]> By: Laura GF http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/10/work-in-progress-except-for-the-%e2%80%9cprogress%e2%80%9d-part/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Laura GF Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:38:43 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=126#comment-103 Seriously, you do not need to do a thing with the nursery right away. At least as far as the baby is concerned. You could tackle the project months from now. The only problem is that months from now you will be a) sleep deprived, b) spending every waking moment with the baby, not a paintbrush, c) completely apathetic about the nursery because, hello -- when you have not actually showered for three days straight who cares about a perfectly matchy nursery? Or possibly d) all of the above. You are fabulous and it will all work out. Could you enlist someone else to do the primer and basecoat? Possibly in exchange for babysitting? Because that would be the best of both worlds -- you would not have to paint, you would get practice time with a baby, and your friends would have time away from the baby (which seriously, I would paint a room right now just to have a wee break) and the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Winners! Seriously, you do not need to do a thing with the nursery right away. At least as far as the baby is concerned. You could tackle the project months from now. The only problem is that months from now you will be a) sleep deprived, b) spending every waking moment with the baby, not a paintbrush, c) completely apathetic about the nursery because, hello — when you have not actually showered for three days straight who cares about a perfectly matchy nursery? Or possibly d) all of the above.

You are fabulous and it will all work out. Could you enlist someone else to do the primer and basecoat? Possibly in exchange for babysitting? Because that would be the best of both worlds — you would not have to paint, you would get practice time with a baby, and your friends would have time away from the baby (which seriously, I would paint a room right now just to have a wee break) and the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Winners!

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