New Year's resolutions

LOL...I don't know about the "tasting something so many times, they do end up liking it," because no matter how many times I try spinach or oatmeal, I still hate them both...but I'll eat raw spinach in salad drowned in dressing and hard oatmeal like in a frosted cookie or granola bar....but don't put raisins in it and no matter how you make regular oatmeal....it's just too slimy. LOL

Yes, taking one bite of everything is good. And supposedly once a child has tasted something so many times, they DO end up liking it. Cara, maybe one bite of the one they don't like, too? In the long run, I think it will help them.

I always told mine that he had to take at least one bite of everything, no matter what it was. He didn't have to eat any more of it, but he did have to take one bite of it. It was amazing the things he did end up eating. That way he never did get to "pick" the things that he only liked and knew he liked and was made to try new things regardless....and at 14 yrs, he still has to do it. He still grumbles a little, but not near as much and gets the idea, knowing that there is a possibility that he'll find something he'll like a lot.

This paint is only an accent wall. At this time it's mostly covered up by the TV and the DVD's and the TV stand and ....this and that and...LOL. Really you can't see much of the wall, but what you can see is quite bright, which may be made brighter due to the darkness of the furniture. The only other color that we have in the house at this time (really) is in our bedroom which is in purple. One color on the walls and a darker color for trim. My husbands idea....saying it was for me...I had to laugh. I don't mind it, it was funny how he did it though.

I love the bright colors at other people's houses! Terra Cotta, purples, even lime green. This sunflower must be so cheerful in person. We had a hard time selling our last house and when we finally beiged everything up it sold. It was also early spring so I guess that's the selling season. Maybe I'm in trauma from having a house on the market for 17 months. Incidentally there were also two insane barking dogs next door (they moved in after we left and we didn't realize how bad they were because we had moved 5 states away). I mean actual insane--they were rescued abused greyhounds and they were berserk. I can't believe it sold at all. I shouldn't really blame the paint which wasn't that bright anyway. You would have liked my son's blue room.

I love your color. Painting is something I enjoy. It's inexpensive and changes the feel of the whole room. Is it just the one wall as an accent? What colors have you put with it? Wallpaper is fun to put up, but a huge pain to take down, so now I stick with paint.

I'd call it "buttery" on the walls. This uploaded with gray in it, that's not actually there. I can see how you would call it sand, though on the computer. My husband only said one thing: not yellow. Well . . . but it's warm and inviting, so it actually does look yellow on the walls. He's okay with it, though. And the other one is a pea soup green in real life. I guess I was hungry when I picked the colors!

Okay, I can see some color with this one. Like a sand color is what I'm seeing. I'll show you what my husband put on our walls, its a ..... bright sunflower gold color. The rest of the house was so bland, he wanted some color. Our bedroom is done in purples. I'm like you though, LOL, the bedroom is a mess so that will have to wait for a picture.

They are pretty mellow, but I like them. It's similar to some colors in my house. This one looks kind of gold, and I think that's a current color. In Architecture magazine recently, the majority of the interiors they showed had some sort of gold-toned walls.

What color is it supposed to be? It looks rather grey.....for a color. LOL I was expecting something rather brighter, but I guess if you aren't used to color, it's a start. ::grins::

We all need more gratitude. You can't be happy without it.

Great idea!

I do find myself thinking in general terms. Be nicer. Smile more. Be more patient.

I can't put a picture here, so I'll post at the top.

What color?