Showing posts with label help me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label help me. Show all posts

3.12.2008

Migrane????

I have a really bad head ache. It's around my temples. Both temples. I began writing my post for today with lots and lots of hints for the Val Quiz, and these aches and pains hit me. I've actually been dealing with them off and on for a week now. It started one night in bed when I got shooting pains going through my temples. Ever since the areas have been sore to the touch. Right now I am experiencing shooting pains again and really sore tender temples. Pain is worse when I move my head. A little pain in the front of my head. Do you think this could be a migraine? It's a little scary. I feel it going down into my left cheekbone, too. Can anyone help me? I can't post my post right now. I'm going to lay down. Neil should be home soon. I thought I have had migraines before but if this is a migraine I can tell you that I have never had one before.

10:00 pm update -- I looked online some and in some books and I really do think it was/is either a migraine or sinus infection. Either way I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I am feeling almost 100% better now at the moment. Took about 4 hours for me to get over whatever it was and feel better. I can panic really easily, but also I really didn't know what was going on. Anything dealing with my head region freaks me out. Thank you everyone for your quick responses.

8.03.2007

Foto Friday (and I need your expertise!)

So this probably will not be a photo that you find enjoyable or soothing to the eyes, but I need your help.

The previous color of the walls in our new kitchen was a mustard yellow. I painted it a butter yellow. But as you see in the pictures, there were some troubles. And this problem area still sits unfinished because we aren't sure what to do.

There is a clear caulking that runs along the backsplash wall and the countertop. It's impossible to paint over. You are probably wondering why I would paint over it, and my answer is, because you can see through that clear caulking to the (what I think is ugly) mustard yellow. It's not a nice site to see my nice fresh butter yellow and then the mustard yellow along the edges because it makes my painting look incredibly sloppy and just . . . ewww.

I tried painting over it. The caulking absolutely resists the paint. I tried painting over it 3 times and it then began to take to the paint a little bit. But when I took the painter's tape off, it pulled up the paint along the edges because the paint was just not taking to that caulking like I thought it was. And now it looks terrible.

I got so frustrated with the darn thing that I just said screw it and I just pulled the tape off in a rage of frustration because I was tired of looking at the tape. Now I'm tired of looking at, what appears to be, a really crappy paint job. And if you know me, I'm very articulate when it comes to my painting. I'd call it a compliment if you called me anal with my painting.

So what can I do? We bought a scraper, but I'm scared to do it. I am afraid I'm going to ruin the bead board (which I so love). Anyone have any idea at all? If you can help me solve this problem, you'll be my new BFF.

See what I mean??