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By heather | May 7, 2009
Alternate title: Kitchen Remodel – a tragedy comedy mess in 3 acts 3 weeks who the hell knows?
First rule of remodeling – it will always take longer than you thought.
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| April 21, aka Before…knotty pine oh how I hate you. |
Lesser known rule of remodeling – potty training while remodeling a kitchen is one of the dumbest ideas ever, since your aggravation level is already high and tolerance for more messes low. Also, when you have to wash bottles in the bathroom sink because the kitchen sink is in the front yard, make sure to clean the sink first since you have been rinsing pee-stained underwear and shorts in there for the past week.
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| Cheeks! |
Second rule of remodeling – plan for the kitchen to be non-functional for a few days while the countertops are built and installed.
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| sink? what sink? |
Lesser known rule of remodeling – eight straight days of rain storms, hail, and tornado watches will always begin the day after the kitchen becomes close to non-functional when bringing kitchen back to fully operational status will take a lot of work that is best performed outside. Like sawing. And glueing.
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| messy, messy, MESSY |
Third rule of remodeling – set aside time before starting to clean out the cabinets and store things in a safe out of the way place.
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| I’m kind of getting used to not having to open doors to find things, and yes I WAS raised in a barn, why do you ask? |
Lesser known rule of remodeling – if you are too lazy to clean out the cabinets and put things in a safe place, you should not be surprised when you end up with sawdust in your vodka.
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| fiber, that’s all it is |
Topics: home improvement | 4 Comments »
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May 12th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Well done! I have left you something at
http://thehumbleyogini.blogspot.com/2009/05/lemonade-award.html
Enjoy! Om Peace,
Janaki
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May 12th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I’m laughing, laughing, and laughing thinking about the last 4+ years of renovation here… non-stop dust, doing dishes out of the bathroom sink, wondering if we should be worried about saws left out on the floor with children crawling about the house.
Good times, eh?
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May 12th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Well, where’s the freaking after shot! I LOVE the potty training picture. Priceless. (and…are you going to paint your window panes white?)
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May 13th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
We have the same kitchen floor! Only yours is cleaner.
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