The house is only 750 square feet so upkeep is easy, but I have wanted to do remodeling work on it for awhile. I made a game out of the process. (I can hear Carlos now: "Of course you did.") I wrote down the names of all the areas of my house, including the outside, on small pieces of paper and placed them in a bowl. Picking a random area, I would work on that area until totally done and then move on to the next.
The first area I picked was the bathroom. Jason, Carlos and I stripped the old wallpaper and painted it. We also picked out new linens from Bed, Bath and Beyond. Months later, after my plumbing problems, I got stalled on the tile work and updating the sink.
I couldn't find anyone to do the work so I was stuck - and frustrated. To make me feel better, I bought myself a gift – a CD rack.
I pulled out all the shelves in my office holding the CD's, ready to move them to the new rack.
Then I thought that since most of the furniture was pulled out of the room, I should just pull out all the rest and rearrange the room.
Then I thought that since all the furniture was pulled out of the room, this would be a good time to paint the walls.
Then I thought that since it’s rarely used I should throw away the twin bed in my office.
Then I thought that since I now had so much extra space I should get an overstuffed chair and a new larger desk.
Then I thought that as long as I was painting the walls, I should get new carpet for the office. The person at Home Depot told me that the $199 installation charge was for any amount of carpet. Instead of paying that again when I replace my bedroom carpet, as I was planning on doing this summer, I thought that I should have that carpet replaced also.
Then I thought since I am getting new carpet in the bedroom, I thought that I really should repaint those walls too. (I am thinking a light yellow. I'm going this weekend to pick out a color. I hope to have the bedroom painted by the end of this weekend. It's a three-day weekend because Monday is Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday and so we're off work.)
And all that started because I bought a CD rack.
Once all this is completed, I’ll post before and after pictures.
