School Is In

I do most of my thinking in the shower. I do most of my bathing in there too. I'm a real multi-tasker. If I could finish painting my bedroom from the shower, I would. Come to find out - painting walls really is a cure for the snow-day boredom. I guess I should say "painting wall". But that's one wall closer to a room completely painted. Really, it's all Candice Olson's fault. Reruns of Divine Design can really kick start a match-lighting ceremony under my rear. I literally jumped off the couch and sprang into action and had one coat on the chosen wall within about 15 minutes, not including edging and windows. But, by the end of the day yesterday, I had the whole one wall complete.

More importantly, this brings up the topic of budgeting. I see Candice do all sorts of great things with these undisclosed, but probably giant, allowances for the spaces she is redesigning. And I'm sure things would go much more smoothly for me if I weren't the type that is willing to hunt down exactly what I want for exactly what I want to pay no matter if it takes me weeks. Are the home-owner people on HGTV just rolling in it, or turning a blind eye to what something truly costs? I might develop an extra mental disorder [to complete my already disorder set of 6] if I had to think of all the things I could have done instead with the extra thousands left over had I just done the work and bargain hunting myself. This project I'm working on will fit comfortably within the $1,000 I've accumulated over birthday and holidays - and that's including the bed - which - by the way - was twice as much from Pottery Barn for the SAME BED. And bedding? Tuesday Morning, people. TJMaxx. Target. They all have CUTE STUFF. Work it. Is it worth it? Missy Elliot [don't go listen to that song if you haven't already, Grandma - it's nasty]. But now I have to yell "Lllaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss!!!!!!"

Okay, I feel better. And I do believe you get what you pay for. But not always. You can get away with A LOT of things on the cheap. But by cheap I mean inexpensive, not poorly made. Still, if you want a good parachute, you'd better shell out the cash money, honey. You don't really get the chance to learn that one twice.

And, I really should be vacuuming. So, that's all for today's lesson.