posting as incentive

incentive to get this project done. it has been just over a week and a half since I started this task and for various reasons it has taken me much longer than it should have.
I like painting... I like that instant gratification of having a change right before my eyes. but my back has been a terrible enemy of mine. and I have had to put everything on hold here and there while waiting for spackle to dry and then to sand it down ~ and waiting for my back to calm down.

but the thought process is as follows...
if you all know how horrible my bathroom was and is, then I will be pressed to save myself from embarrassment and finish this thing!

this picture was from a week ago. there is a difference from this point... it hasn't been sitting there looking so awful the entire time because couldn't stand it anymore and I painted a couple of walls already. and this cabinet has certainly seen better days. I won't be able to replace the whole thing like I would love to do, so we will have to make due and I'm hoping that the darker color paint will be helpful in hiding this monstrosity.

after sanding, and sanding, and sanding....
please ignore the cobwebs. I swear I'd had them cleared away!

anyway, by sharing the pictures of this train wreck, I will have no other choice but to finish every last lick of painting that needs doing. Hopefully by tomorrow I will be able to share a much more improved bathroom.