A slight case of overblogging

After a busy weekend last week I decided I fancied a nice long weekend to follow, so I've taken today off work. So obviously I've decided it's a good idea to get round to doing some painting. We bought a couple of testers probably a year or more ago, and tried them both out a few weeks back and decided which we wanted, so yesterday morning before work I nipped into Homebase and bought a tin of paint. So far today I have:

• Removed all the items from the mantelpiece and hearth
• Moved a nearby DVD case and small table
• Hoovered where the furniture was, and the cobwebs from the nearby walls
• Had breakfast
• Found the tarpaulin and paint sheet from the shed, and taped them to the fireplace
• Started taping all the edges with masking tape - until I ran out of tape
• Painted the first coat anyway, leaving plenty of space at the edges where there's no tape
• Washed the brushes and roller I used
• Taken photos of several stages, and of some things in the garden
• Had a cuppa and stuck a spud in the oven for lunch

My plan of action for the rest of the day is:

• Wait for my Ocado delivery (between 12 and 1) ✓
• Have lunch ✓
• Go out and try the Post Office, Garden Centre and Waitrose for more masking tape ✓
• Hopefully not have to go all the way into town for tape! ✓
• Apply tape to the bits I've missed so far ✓
• Paint a second coat ✓ - yay!

The first coat should be dry by about 2:30, so this even gives time for a third coat this evening with Mike's help maybe when he gets home from work. And then we can have a quiet weekend in the bits that remain :)

Addendum: not sure it won't need 4 coats though - and it's not looking very even. Will have to see how it looks after the third has been done and has dried overnight.