Painting 101

So we're in the middle of our remodel and I can't hardly stand to go see the house. The paint that is painted looks beautiful. The colors are amazing. But it stresses me out to see the mess - and everything that is half-painted. The paint situation is so bizarre. Our house is pretty small and everyone has said, "That house should take two days to paint." We're into two weeks. Now, I'm not a professional painter, but the few times that I've painted, I started with taping things off in one area - say one wall, then painting the edges first then rolling the walls. Evidently, this is not the way professional painters do it. They roller paint everything they can, in every room and then go back and do the edges . . . which means that every room in the house is 1/2 done. There isn't one wall that's completely painted. And all of our stuff is shoved into closets, tarped in the middle of rooms, piled into the garage, etc. NOT that I'm complaining - it could be a lot worse - we could be doing the painting ourselves. Or, we could be sleeping in our camper in the winter, or we could be sleeping at the house amidst the mess! And the painter is SO good natured, we can hardly be mad at the guy, he's so nice. So I have to just roll with it and not get stressed. It will get done and we will move back in . . . eventually! And when we do, it will be so awesome and beautiful!