Dear Me of the Future,

The next time you decide to paint, remember that preschoolers and/or toddlers will want to help. This is not advised. Be advised that they do not understand how to dip just the tip of the paintbrush in the paint and will, instead, drip a big long trail of paint all down the wall and the newly painted baseboards… and on the hardwood floors… and on themselves. There will be plenty of time to teach them how to paint, like when they’re 17. Remember that. 

Oh, dear me of the future… Next time remember the phone number to good friend Joe, who paints for a living. He’s faster, more skilled, and has far fewer (OK, no) children begging to help. Call that number first next time.

love,
the me of 2007

This entry was posted on Friday, September 14th, 2007 at 7:14 pm and is filed under Domestic Engineering. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.