Making it stick!
I was busy yesterday hanging a few pictures around the house. I seem to be more motivated to use my hammer now that I have my own Ladies Tool Kit -(This is not your ordinary tool kit! This is a 57 piece set of pink tools in a hard pink case!! They also have a soft case version. I love having tools that are my own….not Mikes! The case is cute enough to have handy – I don’t have to hide it away in the basement. That means my tools are always within reach…no more wooden spoons, high heeled shoes or butter knives for my jobs.) ! I love pulling it out to tackle my own projects!!
You know how one project seems to lead to another? I decided to straighten and re-wax all of the pictures going up my stairwell. I’m sure most of you are scratching your head right now and thinking “what is re-wax?”. I use Museum Wax (sometimes called earthquake wax) to keep all of my pictures straight. I have only ever purchased on .50 gram jar of this amazing stuff and I have had it forever. You only need a teeny tiny bit and you can reuse the wax. I don’t live in an earthquake zone….I have kids. Kids can recreate the effects of an earthquake just by walking up a flight of stairs.
BTW…I just I finished reading Running with Scissors by By Augusten Burroughs. This is an extremely weird book…the scary part is that it is a memoir! Has anyone read this? If so, did you find it disturbing? Have you seen the movie? Just wondering.
Monica replied:
I have read Running with Scissors. I, too, found it to be extremely disturbing. For that reason, I have decided not to see the movie. It’s just too creepy for me.
January 24, 2008 at 9:22 am. Permalink.
Cheryl replied:
Disturbing is the right word for Running With Scissors. I am sorry you read the book. They ususally leave so much out with the movies so I can only imagine what kind of bizarre, deranged, inane info was added. As you can tell I did not like the movie but like a bad wreck you can’t turn away from, I had to watch the hole thing.
January 24, 2008 at 2:13 pm. Permalink.
Jessie replied:
I just finished reading the book a few weeks ago too. I did find it deranged, but also found myself laughing out loud a couple of times. It’s scary to think that it was a memoir and the guy really went through all that!
January 24, 2008 at 2:51 pm. Permalink.
Ashley replied:
Running with Scissors is very strange. It’s also very controversial. Check out this Januaruy 2007 Vanity Fair article. Evidentally it’s not the memior that Burroughs claims it is.
http://www.vanityfair.com/fame/features/2007/01/burroughs200701
January 24, 2008 at 3:12 pm. Permalink.
katyshops replied:
Wow..thanks for your input on the book..I’m so glad to see that some of you have read it too…I just couldn’t stop!! I am now trying to go back to Eat, Pray, Love. I have been trying to read this book for a few months now…I just can’t get into it. Any thoughts….?
January 24, 2008 at 3:28 pm. Permalink.
Claudia replied:
Katy,
I read Running With Scissors last year and was disturbed & fascinated at the same time! I never recommended it to anyone, but I always wanted to talk about it with anyone who did read it. Haven’t seen the movie, but thinking about putting it in my Blockbuster queue.
I’ve haven’t read Eat, Pray, Love but I saw the author on Oprah talking about it twice. She seemed kinda “new age” religion. Very existential.
January 26, 2008 at 2:07 pm. Permalink.
LuLu replied:
Does the museum wax stain the walls at all? I’ve been using the blue stik, but eventually some kind of grease comes out of and leaves a blobby stain. If this wax doesn’t stain, thank you so much for the tip!
January 30, 2008 at 10:51 am. Permalink.
katyshops replied:
LuLu..I have not had problems with my wall staining. Occasionally I have to use a teeny-tiny bit of mineral oil to get all of it off. I have never tried blue stick so I can’t compare.
Katy
January 31, 2008 at 9:46 am. Permalink.