Does anyone know how long it should take for two painters to paint two rooms and a set of stairs? We’ve reorganized our lives around the painting that’s taking place around the house. They’re supposed to paint the kitchen, living room, foyer, and stairs up to the second floor, along with a couple of things outside.

So far, they’ve done a lot of patching and no painting of walls. And while I’ve been informed that “slow painters do a better quality job”, I’m still wondering when we’ll be able to move back into our own house.

Perhaps we should just continue packing the remaining rooms, too. But the thing that’s mostly messing with our routine is not having access to the TV.

Everyone will say that less TV is good for you, but most of those people either already have a lifestyle that doesn’t involve TV (and so don’t remember so well what it’s like to go cold turkey), or would never consider doing it themselves.

And the fact that all of my novels seem to be in boxes isn’t helping, either. My brain is feeling starved for entertainment, and I think my demeanor lately is greatly associated to the lack of TV, and possibly all of the other stresses one might experience when access to two vital rooms of your house have been curtailed.

I’m about to stop at Barnes & Noble to pick up a book of some kind. It’s been a while since I’ve bought a book other than because I’ve wanted to read that book. Hopefully I can find something good.