As 2016 begins to wind down, it’s time to make sure that goals for the upcoming year are ready to go. I follow a vlogger on YouTube by the name of Monica Church, and she posted a vlog in the last month or so where she made a To-Do list and put each item on a sticky note and then put it on the wall. The goal was that by the end of the week all the sticky notes would be off the wall. This got me thinking about how I can organize my goals for the upcoming year.
A few days ago, I came across an idea on Pinterest. The idea was to cover a wall with corkboard so that I could attach my goals to the board, making it so my goals are front and center all the time. After visiting the craft store and amazon.com, I realized that this project might be a little expensive on the budget that I am working with. So, I would have to come up with a new plan. That’s when I started to think of using a whiteboard. Buying a large whiteboard was going to be WAY more expensive than corkboard and would be difficult to figure out how to hang it without it crashing to the floor. So, I kept looking for options. Then I saw a great pin using whiteboard paint. There seemed to have mixed reviews on different brands of paint, and the application looked like it could be a little daunting, but I was willing to take a chance. Now being a homeowner, I love that I don’t have to ask permission to paint something or just try something crazy. If it doesn’t work, then who cares? I can just try again!
I went to Michaels Craft Store and bought a can of Rust-oleum Whiteboard paint and got right to work. It retails for $29.99 but since it was not on sale I could use a 50% coupon with it and got it for just over $16 with tax. After measuring a ridiculously large space for this project, I taped it off with ScotchBlue tape (which was a disaster, if you look at the lines up close. Next time I’m going back to Frog Tape.) After reading the directions a few times, I mixed part A and part B and started to paint the wall. Once the two parts of paint are mixed, you must apply to paint very quickly (the can says 1 hour, but other reviews say you need to finish the project within 2 hours.
I went to Michaels Craft Store and bought a can of Rust-oleum Whiteboard paint and got right to work. It retails for $29.99 but since it was not on sale I could use a 50% coupon with it and got it for just over $16 with tax. After measuring a ridiculously large space for this project, I taped it off with ScotchBlue tape (which was a disaster, if you look at the lines up close. Next time I’m going back to Frog Tape.) After reading the directions a few times, I mixed part A and part B and started to paint the wall. Once the two parts of paint are mixed, you must apply to paint very quickly (the can says 1 hour, but other reviews say you need to finish the project within 2 hours.
The paint goes on like milk. It’s very thin and drips all over the floor. I waited 20 minutes to paint the second coat. The wall was not dry at all and I hesitated to paint over a wall that was not dry, but I did as the can said anyway. After the second coat, it still looked like crap. Painting over a dark wall, I expected some resistance from the paint. At this point I remembered that I had a ceiling fan, so I turned that on and walked away for another 20 minutes. I came back, repainted a third time, fourth time, and finally a fifth time. The can of paint covers 50 square feet, and I’m guessing that based on my 5x6 foot square, it probably covers a maximum of 4 coats if you are using the maximum area. It takes three days to cure, but I’m planning to give it at least four days just in case.
I am excited to start using to board to track goals and progress with health, exercise, and racing goals. When I got my acceptance letter to join the Base Performance Racing Team in 2017, I knew that I would have to step up my training. My whiteboard wall will be ready to start write on by New Year’s Day! The next thing I want to do it attach a wooden boarder around it to make it look a little neater. Plus, since the ScotchBlue tape let me down, I need to do something to clean up the edges. The plan at SOME point (Spring break probably) will be to repaint the workout room anyway.
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This is one place in life where I am doing everything I can to keep myself from failing. Set big goals and set some small goals to make sure that you are staying on track. That is the main thing that I have learned in my many years of failing at things that I want to accomplish. If you have any questions about my whiteboard (planning, painting, or how to implement it) please comment below in the comment section. I am hope that this inspires you to take chances on yourself. If I have learned one thing in the last couple years, it is that sometimes you have to leap before you look!
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This is one place in life where I am doing everything I can to keep myself from failing. Set big goals and set some small goals to make sure that you are staying on track. That is the main thing that I have learned in my many years of failing at things that I want to accomplish. If you have any questions about my whiteboard (planning, painting, or how to implement it) please comment below in the comment section. I am hope that this inspires you to take chances on yourself. If I have learned one thing in the last couple years, it is that sometimes you have to leap before you look!
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