High-Steppin' Preppin'

In high school, my senior English teacher used to call the over-achievers "high steppers". Well, this prepping job definitely counts as an over-achievement. Let me tell you.

If the builders of this house were slackers on drywalling upstairs (and they were - you can see almost every seam), they are even worse downstairs. The exiting paint job isn't the best, either. Add to the basic flaws the fact that this bedroom has seen at least three boys living there for the past 5-7 years (previous family and mine), and you can imagine the state of this poor room. There are knife marks, coloring projects, and just basic bumps and scuffs.

It took me a complete week - granted, not a full 40 hours, but any moment I could spare - to sand and clean and plaster and sand some more. Oh, and definitely caulk. Now it is done.

Better yet, it's even primed. Yahoo!!!

Of course, Sophia had to color on the wall after it was primed. Thanks for the help, dearie. This goes in the category of "three steps forward, one step back".

Next, color. Be very afraid.