overly optimistic

I’m afraid we were overly optimistic about painting today. We did 13 hours of prep work, with a short break for loading 2 truckloads of yard waste for hauling away. We tried using a paper tiger (scores the wallpaper) and a un-adheasive solution for getting rid of the wallpaper. I wasn’t impressed, and in many places, it was much slower than a traditional steamer. We did patch some nasty holes in the plaster, and anticipate getting to the painting tomorrow. Right…