I'm so glad Teppy is around to calm us down from all of our medicine fears. I'm terrified of every new pill I take, so I am especially glad you're there, Teppy.

Speaking of knowledgeable Buffistas, I wish I could show all my paint samples here so everyone could help me choose. I doubt they would scan properly, but my meatspace people are not helping.

Why can my dental surgeon's office not contact my insurance company directly? The surgeon's office sent a letter to me (at my parents' address -- I have no idea why they even have this address) asking me to contact the insurance company to get the Explanation of Benefits, and have the insurance company send it to me, so that I can send it to the surgeon's office. This is remarkably inefficient.

sj, what I've found really helpful in the past is to tape all the chips up to the wall and leave them there for a few days. You can get a sense of which ones catch your eye in various lights. It won't be quite the same if you aren't able to do it in the new place, but even so it should help you narrow down the choices.

Thanks, brenda. I'll try that. Our new bed quilt just arrived link so right now I am trying to match the paint colors to the lighter of the two blues in the flowers.

sj once you narrow it down to a few choices you might want to get some wood about 12x12 and buy small samples of paint and pint the boards to get a better idea of the colors.

My dad did this &we thought he was being weird and obsessive but it really helped him pick a color.

What paint are you using, sj? The probably have the colors online. Also, most stores that sell paint these days have the magic color matcher machine, so you can just take in the quilt.

Happy paint picking, sj!

So, if I'm going to meet with someone at an environmental nonprofit about volunteering, I should still dress professionally (knowing I will likely outdress them) and bring a resume, justincase?

sj, that's a lovely quilt.

Choosing paint colors is fraught with difficulty. I still haven't found the right green for the upstairs bath.

I didn't think of that. They do have their color chart online. I don't have time to point out all the individual shades I am looking at though because I should already be gone. I want a yellow for the living room, a pale blue for the master bedroom that would go well with the quilt I just linked to, a taupe for the smallest bedroom, and a pale lavender to go in the guest bedroom. I haven't decided about the bathroom yet. I want to find a shower curtain before I decide that color. The kitchen is completely tile at the moment, so I won't be painting in there unless we decide to gut the whole thing.