I’m so bored!  Justin has been in school now for about 3 weeks.  I’m supposed to be substituting in the elementary schools, but school just started last week and apparently not too many teachers take days off the first few weeks of school.  Weird, huh?  So, even though I technically have a job, I have yet to start working and that makes me feel like the laziest, bored out-of-my-mind person in the world.  So, to keep myself busy, I’ve started a new hobby.  Furniture painting!!

It all started when Justin was telling me about this cool idea he had to build himself a stand to put his computer on while he was doing work in his chair.  I knew he didn’t have time to actually go out and make something like that, and since I don’t have a life I decided to take on the project by myself.  So, I went out, bought the wood and became Allison the Carpenter for the day.  It wouldn’t have felt like a true creation by a female if I had just bolted some pieces of wood together, so I decided to paint it! 

Ok, so not the GREATEST thing in the world, but I was addicted!  Hmm….I wonder what else I can paint??  Apparently it can be dangerous not having a job or any friends.  What was once classy wood furniture becomes a playgroud for the crazy girl with a paint brush.

After a few days, though, my need to take a paint-saturated sponge to something had faded….until last weekend.  I had been wanting a desk for a while now, but seeing as how I haven’t been working since I got here, I didn’t really have the money to buy one.  And since, I have no money I decided to go shopping this weekend at Goodwill.  Makes sense, right?  Well, lo and behold, I walk to the back of the store and there is a beautiful desk made out of solid wood just waiting for me to take it home.  Most of the desks in there were priced at around $40, but this one didn’t have a tag on it.  So, I track down the manager and ask her what the price is.  Putting on a desperate face, she looks at me (I think she felt sorry for me), and she prices it at $20….SOLD!!!

Now, I have the desk and it’s wonderful…but let’s be honest.  Wouldn’t it be even MORE wonderful if it was painted like a frickin’ circus?  Of course it would!!

So, what do you think I did yesterday for 5.5 hours?  That’s right, painted my nice lil’ wood desk so that it is bright enough to blind…well, a blind man.  what??  ok, moving on.  Here it is…

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It was so much fun!  I think I’m just gonna start a business with it…So, if you need any wood furniture custom painted, just call me!!  I’ll ship it to you