You Might Be Renovating If... (3)

The front entry is almost done (!) and will be posted soon. In the meantime, here are a few more signs that might indicate that you too are in the midst of a renovation.

This reno runs on wine (and whiskey)


• If you buy dust masks, sand paper, masking tape, and wine in bulk. 

• If you dog has cost you more in doggie day care fees than you have spend on the materials that have necessitated such an arrangement.

• If you have multiple interesting bruises from unknown origin, and have slapped yourself in the face no less than 4 times by dust mask elastics breaking.

• If you've been working on house projects so long that you're re-sanding/re-staining/re-painting a room that you've already done this to in the past 3 years.

• If you're happy that your friends will paint/clean/move furniture or otherwise work for booze.

You Might Be Renovating If... (2)

More homegrown hilarity...

If you've ever cooked like this!

• If the only reason you didn't have to eat take-out today was because you own a barbeque and a plug-in electric burner. And if you don't have to order take-out tomorrow because you were able to store your left-overs in the fridge on your back deck.

• If you've had to upgrade to shop towels on your paper towel dispenser.

• If you eat no more than two meals a day, and no less than two bottles of wine.

• If you loose all distinction between your 'good clothes' and 'work clothes', and refer to your good pants as those that you can find with the least paint/saw-dust/wood filler on them.

• If your dog understands the muffled commands you issue through your dust mask. 

You might be renovating if...

A la Jeff Foxworthy and his bit about rednecks... I got to thinking that there are some signs that are indicative of life with a renovation project.  Here are a few (I'm sure there will be more to come!) and they all stem from actual personal experience.

• If you look forward to the morning newspaper delivery - so you can mask off for painting, mop up spills, and pad your dining room table.

• If you hand wash your dishes and place them in your dishwasher for storage.

• If you own 4 different power sanders, 8 kinds of levels, and his & hers pry bars.

• If you finally understand why nice little breakfast cafes have oatmeal and yogurt on the menu. And you've ordered it for take-out. More than twice.

• If you no longer know what day of the week it is, let alone the date, but refer now to 'the day the wood is delivered', 'the day we can put furniture back on the floor' and 'the day for tile shopping'.