Wow, what a week!

Went to do a job in Florida, New York. It was fun to be back east again. I love the oldness of the buildings and the way everything is built so close to the street... a very European feel.

The job itself was grueling. Lots of painting, no plumbing, freezing cold basement. Getting up the hill to the houses was like offroading... part of the drive was unpaved, very rutted and muddy.

We hotel hopped: Holiday Inn the first night, and B & B the next night, Comfort Inn for 3 nights, the model home for a night, Hershey relatives for a night. It was good to get back to my own bed and snuggle bunny.



The night I stayed in the model the generator went out at 2 in the morning. I almost freaked myself out imagining Freddy or some pyscho turning the generator off and breaking in to find me. I finally remembered that I had a very bright LED light on my keychain and used it to find a flashlight in my backpack. When it started to get cold because the furnace was off, I went upstairs to the Master bedroom and crawled under a duvet that musta weighed 50 pounds. Soon I was too hot. It was a miserable night. I finished the basement in semi darkness the next day. Got real fast at doing mountains with a roller!

Am realizing that I can get faster and looser with a lot of my mural stuff... at least for clients that don't want to pay much. And that I have to have a contract before I go on site. Otherwise they keep adding things to do, but don't pay anymore.

Hopefully there will be more jobs closer to home, in the near future.



Things I learned:

1. Always have a roll of TP on hand.
2. Never look into the depths of a portapotty.
3. Wastecans with a trashbag make good toilets.
4. If you don't have water- melt snow.
5. Always have a couple gallons of water on hand.
6. Keep a flashlight nearby.
7. Have lots of business cards with you.