Sometimes you just have to take things into your own hands.

Because of set backs, my nice professionally designed sign won't be ready for at least a few weeks. At first this really upset me. Then it just made me mad (at myself and my poor planning). So I did what I typically do when I get mad, I did something about it.

On Saturday afternoon I started pulling the old vinyl letters off the existing sign. (I must have been pretty peeved, I did it with my thumbnail!) I got one side halfway cleared when I decided to call it a day. On Tuesday I came in armed with razor blades, a heat gun and a load of determination. In less than an hour I had all the old lettering off. It is still a mess because the Plexiglas is discolored and there is residue from the old letters but at 30mph it is barely noticeable. After a quick break to warm up and regroup, I tackled putting up my own letters.

I layed everything out on my ruled cutting mat in the back room to be sure I had enough letters (I ran out of big M's, oops.) Then I took my metal yard stick, level, masking tape and dry erase marker and lined everything up and slapped those puppies up there! (no actual puppies were slapped in the making of this sign!)

It isn't perfect, but it is better than nothing.