Storing Home Paint

Saw this idea on Pinterest a while back. We have had cans of old paint in the garage forEVER, and they get yucky. Who even wants to open them to touch up something?

Well, here is the answer. Keep mason jars full of paint with the paint info on top or on a side label. Note where the paint is used. Kitchen walls- Sherwin Williams 5402 "Precious Pink" or something like that.

Here are the paint leftovers from the kitchen/utility/breakfast area remodel...

Hmm. It's sort of Nine Shades of Gray, isn't it? (That's probably about right for me. Fifty would be a stretch and would require a basement.)

Anyhoo...

That way:

1) You can store them indoors neatly, for easy access and to keep them more fresh than they are in the heat and cold of a garage. Try storing them in that useless cabinet above the fridge! That's what we did.

2) You only keep what you need for touch ups. You don't have to hang on to 3/4 of a gallon of touch up paint. It's easy to open up and grab a small brush and do your touch ups without having to deal with prying off a paint can top and all that.

3) If you need more paint down the road, you have the info to buy, or you can simply paint a new sample to match.

Ta da!

Saturday 9: Mr. Boombastic (1995)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song is a rather shameless come-on by an accomplished ladies' man. Do you enjoy flirting? 

I'm rarely flirtatious, but it can be fun, depending on the situation.

2) Shaggy sings that he's like a turtle coming out of his shell. Do you think turtles, snakes and lizards make good pets? Or would you prefer a companion animal that has fur or feathers?

They're just a different type of pet. I do prefer the more cuddly, furry variety though.

3) He also sings that if you don't feel like driving, you should hand him the keys. Are you comfortable letting others drive your car?

Sure.

4) He tries to woo the girl with the promise of a bubble bath. Do you enjoy relaxing in the tub? Or do you view baths and showers as simply part of your hygiene routine, like brushing your teeth? 

I'm not big into baths, but I enjoy taking a long, relaxing shower every now and then. I'll take a bubble bath, but it's more of a hassle than it's worth, most of the time.

5) Born Orville Burrell, Shaggy took his stage name from his shaggy hair. Using your hair as inspiration, what would your stage name be?

Rebellious

6) Sam admits she hadn't thought about this 20+ year old song in years, until she heard it on a Chase Bank commercial. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, check writing dropped more than 50% between 2000 and 2010. Who received the last check you wrote?

kitchen general contractor

7) Which would you prefer to receive in a birthday card: a $25 check or a $20 Target gift card? 

$20 Target gift card!

8) Sam's mother refuses to pay bills online. All the news stories about data breaches scare her. Have you ever been hacked? If so, did it take long to get the situation resolved?

We haven't ever had an online account hacked. We've had our credit card stolen a few times. It takes a call to the credit card company, and the time to receive a new card in the mail, and the time to re-do all your online account payment info and auto-charge bills.

9) In 1995, when this song was popular, Michael Jordan "unretired" and returned to the Chicago Bulls. Tell us about a decision you made that you wish you could undo.

I wouldn't change any of the big decisions. I do wish we would never have tried to repair our gutters, and just gotten new ones. Over $1000 wasted having them cleaned and "fixed." Grr!