There are days when I think to myself, “What am I doing?, this job is too demanding for a little thing like me, that ladder is too high, my tendinitis is flaring up…blah blah blah…” Regardless of the hard times that come into play in my profession as a house painter, I LOVE MY JOB! I love my clients! I love all of the beautiful colors that I get to paint everyday and making peoples homes help them feel happier about there nest. I love watching a space transform with the most inexpensive of changes that has the biggest impact…PAINT!
I may not be out there changing the world like our new president, but I am out there making homes better, more beautiful and inviting places to be. And that in itself makes me love my job even more. Shout outs to Mister Obama up there… he does not know this but the very day that picture up above was taken was my 26th birthday. I turned 26 on July 21st 2006, (see lower right side of upper picture) and on my birthday two years ago our new President was painting a house for the Habitat for Humanity Program in New Orleans. Our President was volunteering his time doing what I do best, and this makes me feel even more connected with what I hope will be even greater changes for all of us and our country in the four years to come.
This little coincidence or piece in time reminds me of just how small the world really is. Painting is something that President Obama did with his spare time to make a difference in peoples lives. How very lucky I am to get to do this every day!
If you would like to volunteer your time painting like Obama you can visit: http://www.habitat.org/
Congratulations to Obama from little ol me, with paint brush in hand!
LULU
