Tuesday, 14 September 2010 -- Day 268 (281)

Mom always said, "Sometimes you have to make a bigger mess to clean up a smaller one."  Man is this true right now.  We've started ripping up the carpet so now there's not a single room in my house that isn't affected by the mess.  I know that home improvement takes on a life of its own w/ one project leading to another and then another.  A new roof leads to new windows, which leads to new trim, which leads to new baseboard to match the window trim, which leads to new carpet, which leads to new furniture, which leads to window coverings, which leads to insanity.  Some people may like making all the decisions necessary in home improvement....I don't.  And what I really don't like is not having Mom to help me make those decisions.  This is the first major home improvement project I've taken on w/o Mom to help clean up the mess.  She also said that when faced w/ a big mess, Mari, you just start in one corner and work your way around, and before you know it, the mess is gone or at least more manageable.  She taught me how to work hard and organize and clean so I know that a month from now I'll be sitting on a new snuggler under new windows and shades on new, lush carpet.  Hope God lets her take a glimpse at it when we're all done.