One week - one project

There has been much exchange about my excuse for work. I am to return on August 24th, but the conditions are not clear. This is because the doctor says one things and then the speech therapist says something else and the nurse who wrote the latest excuse wrote something completely different. I called the doctor and talked to the nurse. That was aggravating, as it was if we did not speak the same language. I am to get another note for work, but who knows what it will say and whether or not it will match what I have understood. I am beginning to wonder if I understand what people say to me. The post-surgery experience does not match the pre-surgery explanation that I heard from the doctor. I guess it is a wonder we humans are able to communicate effectively at all. Witness the health care fury on which I already commented.
But one week left at home by most information I have undersstood means I must tackle a home improvement project. I've been sitting in the living room alot lately and noticed it is looking tired. This, of course, calls for paint. Oh, just what I need, excite the old color choice phobia. The reason the living room looks tired is because it is painted in pale greys, one on the walls and an even lighter color on the ceiling, that have reached the point that they simply appear nondescript next to my fabulously bright pink kitchen with my colorful tiled floors. No need for color phobia for the living room as my floors lead the way. The kitchen tiles have slate grey, rust and gold colorations and the hardwood floor in the living room is a darkish red oak color. I have been wanting to do the living room ceiling a darker color, but have been fearsome. Ah, but this is easy. A warm medium grey for the walls, meaning it contains red/brown and a cool medium grey, meaning it contains blue/black for the ceiling. Warm colors on the wall make the room feel warm and cool color on the ceiling means the ceiling won't feel cavelike, even with a darker color than what already exists. Don't forget the stair wall that is slate grey with shades of dark grey. And I found the perfect grey color when I did the windows in my bedroom: Silver Screen, bright cool medium gray. I can repeat a color that I already like, and since it is cool, it will go on the ceiling. That leaves finding a warmer companion color that will complement the pink kitchen and the floors. This is so much easier than anything I've done to date. A walk to Home Depot and the choice is obvious moving from the cool grays to the warmer greys and I land on Ancient Stone which looks prefect with the Musical Mist kitchen color. No need for color choice anxiety. If only getting a doctor's note that says what it needs to say would be so convenient! Maybe I won't go back to work on the 24th! No such luck! Actually, I am enjoying this R & R - not nearly as much pain as the last two surgeries. I only have to wait and see if I will be able to sing again.