I am kind of bummed ... I was really hoping someone would have an insightful comment on my last post ... I am just sick over the situation ... I mean we haven't moved in and already I am going to feel uncomfortable about the things I do ...


my mom ... who is an avid non-smoker and tries to get David and I to quit all the time ... thinks the woman's request is unreasonable ... I am sitting outside when I smoke ... kris wants me to tell the woman to "fuck off" which I would never do ... but she too thinks it is a crazy request ...


ohhhhh if only I knew what to do ... what to say ... and to stick to my guns ... or my butts as the case may be ...

We had a really productive day ... we finally got the counter with the sink installed ... it was quite hard and David did an amazing job ...


but we ran into a problem ... and here is where I need help and suggestions ... BIG TIME ...


as we were getting ready to leave our doorbell rang ... it was the woman that lives above us ... she asked if we would go down to the parking lot to smoke [down 4 flights] instead of smoking on our balcony because she has asthma and it is bothering her ... now we never smoke in the house ... only outside ... so both David and I were dumfounded with the request ... and really didn't say anything ... we didn't say yes or no ... she came in for a bit and checked out the work we had done on our kitchen ... David and I were both pretty quite ... I think cause we were stunned ... and then she left ...


now isn't that unreasonable???? we own the condo ... we go outside to smoke ... if our smoke bothers her shouldn't she close her patio door? ... it just bums me out so much ... kinda makes me not look forward to going over there ... or moving in ... I mean we haven't even moved in yet and someone is complaining ...


so please ... leave comments ... let me know what you think ... because I am just torn up about this ...

FYI ... there is no more Zsa Zsa Zsu ... so to the 3 people who signed up ... sorry ...


I was so excited when I read the idea and I couldn't wait to get a group together and trade CD's ... but either not enough people felt as excited about it as me ... or no one ever comes to my blog so the word didn't get out ...


it was just too depressing to see the logo on my site and know that no one was signing up ... so no music exchange club for this chick ... I'll just keep working on websites for people and remodeling my home ... :)

Gutting our kitchen and rebuilding it again is a bitch ... I know I have always dreamed of fixing up a house just the way I want but I don't think I calculated the work involved ... my legs ache ... my arms are sore ... my back hurts ... and shit I am feeling kinda old ... but it sure is looking beautiful ... I must admit I am getting a little bored with working on the kitchen and would love a new project to work on ... but David and I agreed we would finish one room before starting on the next ... and hey carrying all the cabinet boxes up 4 flights of stairs ... and building them all ... and the get up/sit down all day ... and painting ... I have lost 7 pounds in the last 2 weeks ... without even trying ... I guess that is my body telling me I need exercise ... I'll have to keep that in mind ...


So I had this old domain name that I got as a joke ages ago when Davie and I were living in NY ... we had the smallest space imaginable ... and eventually both of us weren't working so we were packed into the house together ALL the time ... I got a website to post our "house rules" ... as a joke ... cause whenever I asked David to do something he would say "that isn't a rule" or "I am loosing track of all the rules in this house ... you should jot them down for me" ... well we never got around to writing the rules ... just buying the domain ... so now I am using that domain to post our before/in progress/after pictures of the condo ... so if you feel like checking it out just go to Our House Rules


well dictator Dave wants to be out of the house early tomorrow in hopes of finishing the kitchen ... so I should try again to get some sleep ...

I found a link on Minimal Thought that has provided hours of entertainment for me, my boyfriend, my family and all my friends ... so I must pass it along here ... the site may appear a bit big when you open it but trust me ... well worth the read ... Redneck Neighbor ... please enjoy!!!!

well we are 2 hours behind the schedule we set for ourselves ... we wanted to go to the condo at 10 and start working because we have like 9 new cabinets to build and install ... but it is almost noon and we haven't left yet ... I am fine with that cause I am hurting today ... I feel like I worked out with a trainer yesterday ... so I am just waiting for my mom to call me back and then we are off to work some more ... woohoo ... I think tonight I will start posting pictures on a new website ... :)

so we have been on the hunt for new counter tops ... unfortunately it has been much harder than anticipated ... the Home Depot closest to the house didn't have all the pieces we need ... and since we are buying stock countertop we didn't want to just get part of it ...


today we decided to try Lowes ... we hadn't been there before so who knew ... one of the corner pieces we need has to be a right corner at least 8' 7" long ... but it appeared that Lowes didn't carry corner pieces over 6' ... I have learned with all this remodeling that if you have a question about anything kitchen related you have to go to the little kitchen area in the store ... so I went to Lowes kitchen area ... and patiently hung out waiting for the kitchen dude to finish his work with his current customer ... I stood back a few feet like I was at the ATM so I didn't crowd and took a moment to just relax ... after a few minutes he asked if I was waiting for kitchens, appliances, or something else [he mumbled so I wasn't sure] ... I said "I actually just have a quick question about the pre-fabricated kitchen counters" [i wanted to ask if they ever had 10' corner cabinets] ... he said "you'll have to make an appointment" ... I said "are you kidding me, in order to ask a question I need to have an appointment?" and he said "yes" ... that just pissed me off ... I was already jerked around by the cable company this morning ... I was getting ready to spend several 100 dollars in there today but to ask one fucking question I have to have an appointment ... I looked at him and said, "I live too damn far away to make an appointment and come all the way out here to ask you a simple question ... you have just lost all my business" ...


David was wandering around and I called out "David" ... we walked around the corner to see each other and I told him what happened ... he saw an employee standing in front of the pre-fabricated kitchen counters and said "excuse me do you ever have 10' corner counters?" and he said ... "oh you will need to make an appointment in the kitchen area for questions about kitchen items" ...


is that the craziest system ever????? what the fuck are they thinking ...


so we got back on I270 and headed out the the Home Depot that is twice as far from home as our regular one ... they did not seem to have a big collection of counters and I was just getting tired of looking ... I was about to say ... "lets get the hell out of here" when I wandered around the corner where the counters were and found EXACTLY what we were looking for ... the far away Home Depot had all 3 counters we needed ... they even had the backsplashes ... and end caps ... and everything ...


so woohoo we bought it all ... loaded up the car ... and then proceeded to carry these fucking huge heavy counters up 4 flights of stairs ...


they look beautiful ... I am happy I don't have to shop for them anymore ... and boy golly am I getting a good workout ... :)