Phones and Paint

I have had phone issues all week.
Here are a couple of examples.

When I came in yesterday morning I saw the light blinking on my phone telling me I had voicemails. (landline) I dialed my phone voicemail number and instead of it connecting me to my voicemail to get my messages it dialed a customer.
When someone answered and it wasn't my automated voicemail I was shocked.
But here is the weird part.....it was someone that did leave me a voicemail at 8:30p the night before.
This woman must have thought I was a nut job. She said she left me a message but I hadn't even listened to them yet. How could I have called her? Weird isn't it?

Then this morning I called a customer back. I can see the number on my phone that I am dialing.  The number that I dialed was correct. It connected me to someone else. A former customer from the summer. What the hell is going on?

All so very weird isn't it? I would have thought I dialed incorrectly so I looked at what was on the phone screen and I see I dialed correctly so how the hell did I get a customer from months ago?  I felt like a fool trying to explain why I called them. Ah, thank God it's Friday.
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I have now painted the 3rd floor - every room, door and trim.
I have painted the 2nd floor - every room, door and trim.
The 2nd floor staircase leading there, the hall and my office is gray.
The gray looks good in different light. Sometimes it takes on a blue hue which I neither want or like.
I am so frustrated but not buying new paint or doing it over again. I just can't.
Here is the hall  - don't judge. Yes, that is a ladder. Yes, that is a long handle for painting the walls and yes, the new carpet won't be here until Tuesday.
But it looks gray here - especially as you can see the blue that goes up to the 3rd floor.

Now this is the open office on the other end of hall.
Same color - but next to the draperies it looks blue.

I wanted to cry. Rick looked at me and said, You want to do this over again, don't you? Honestly, I do, but I just can't right now. I am exhausted and over it. I also am not looking to buy new drapes either. Screw it all. I'm so tired of this remodel. This better sell this house quickly next year!! We so want to move to one floor. We old folks are tired of the stairs and the damn dog won't fetch our stuff for us. I asked her to get my glasses last night and she just tilted her head. She is no Lassie. Lassie would fetch my glasses from the well for Jimmy or me.

So we have the 1st floor left to paint. Not all of it. I am keeping the dining room and powder room the same as they are now. And not the trim until we have the ceiling fixed. But the open kitchen / great room area is being painted.  But I am out of gas. I remembered a young man who gave me his card when I was walking the dog this summer. He was painting my neighbors home and I asked for his card. I decided to ask him for an estimate. Rick kept saying they will charge $1000's. I said then we can't do it, but lets at least ask.
He did such nice work for Kathy that I would like to just see what he says. We already have the paint and got it for less with your discount. This way it will be completed when your sisters arrive and I won't have to stress about getting this done.

He came this morning at the time he told me he'd be here. Imagine that.
I saw him outside my office window sitting in his vehicle because he was early.
I went downstairs and opened the front door and waved him in. He was so nice and he is doing the whole thing for only $400. I have 12 ft ceilings and a big kitchen / living area. I was blown away at his price. I would normally think his work was bad because it was so low but I've seen his work in 2 neighbors homes, so I am hiring him.
It kills Rick when he knows he and I can do it. Rick will have to deal with paying someone. Rick never does anything but the high parts I am iffy to get. I will not hang over the 2nd floor with the ladder in such a way that we could fall. And being short it is so difficult for me. So I made him do the open areas where he could plummet to his death. I have great insurance on him so if he falls, we're covered. ...tee hee
He taught me how to paint and damn it I'm good at it so I do it all. I think that was his plan all along the damn sneaky bastard!

And I leave you with this message -