If You Buy A House Some Carpet...

Here's a secret. Lean in. Closer, so Mrs. Beasly can speak to you...

Our house has carpet which is used to be is off white and is 18 years old. The same age as the house. Another secret? Off white is a HORRIBLE color for carpeting when there is mud outside your house 8 months out of the year and dogs and children in your house 100% of the time. Just my humble old opinion, of course.

Since we got a bit of a tax return, and since one never knows about the economy we are reinvesting it into the domicile--in the form of sandy colored, flecked, puke/pee/poop resistant carpet. Have you ever had the pleasure of putting new carpet down? It's a blessing, yes, but also a curse. For the furniture--it must be moved. And the clutter...oh.my.goodness.kill.me.now.--it must be thrown out/organized.

Can I have a big Snoopy "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!".

And also...if you buy a house some carpet--you must paint the dirty, scarred, paint-worn walls of the rooms intended for said new carpet. By the time I'm rolling and patching and brushing the walls in our upstairs, I'm going to have guns as taught and sexy as Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab. Well...not really...his having the advantage of testosterone and all. But still. Painting is a work.out.

I never knew contact lenses could get paint spatters on them.

But I'm not the complainer type. Oh...nosiree. I am strapping on my big girl bra and hiking up my big girl underwear and rising to the task. For I know it'll be wonderful when it's done.

Lessons? OH...yes.

1. Don't be lazy. Do not let your house fall into poor stepchild syndrome. We have taken her for granted, and now we're paying the price.
2. Have I mentioned...keep up on the house? Do little jobs before they become big. And realize that once you start home improving one area, the other areas will fairly beg to be redone as well. Gee, the walls and floors look great...but look at those shabby counters, bathrooms, cupboards...Take advil.
3. Give thanks for provision for new carpet. And realize that the true treasure for which we work is in heaven.
4. Give thanks for the opportunity--albeit a painful one--to regroup and declutter and start fresh.

And that is all.

P.S. We're having the carpet laid on Thur and having Easter Brunch on Saturday. Have a nice day.