Stain

Spent the evening painting a second coat of stain on the new baseboards. Hopefully they'll go up this weekend because I'm ready to see the den as a complete room again. This is my first attempt at staining and I think I did a pretty good job. Of course we won't know for sure until tomorrow when it's all dry. But it seems to me that they must mix the chemicals in the stain so that it's practically impossible to screw up. I mean, why wouldn't they?

Usually there's a reason
A friend mentioned spending the night with an ex recently. Said friend didn't sleep well due to a mixture of snoring and mind racing. I, personally, think the mind racing was the bigger reason. Not that my friend really wants my opinion but I'm going to give it anyway. Usually there's a darn good reason someone is an ex. The trick is to remember that reason in times like this. Be patient, there are good things in the future. Don't cheat yourself by thinking an ex is as good as it gets.

Quiet
The house is really quiet tonight. Just me and the dogs. Well, they're not all that quiet...Bentley was just crying about something. Kristen is out of town for the night visiting Marissa. (Happy birthday, Marissa!) Karen went out with a friend. All this peace and quiet makes me remember what it was like living alone. It's hard to believe it's been almost 2 years since I lived alone. It's just as hard to believe I had my heart broken two years ago. Time really does heal a multitude of wounds. If someone had told me a few years back that I'd be living with my sisters at age 25 I would have thought they were crazy. I guess the biggest lesson learned is that you never know what life brings. You just have to trust it's going to be good. And it is.

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