Addiction: The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.
When I found myself Tivo-ing every episode of on the HGTV channel and looking at MLS listings 2-3 times a day, I had to ask myself: Do I need help?
Stage 1: Denial. Of course, I don’t need help. I just need a house to work on. For the past year I have been somewhat ruefully/somewhat jokingly telling friends that I got married and moved in with my mother-in-law. Jokingly, only because although it does not sound ideal living with in-laws, it has been great living with Liz’s mom. How could you possibly complain about free room and board, great home cooked meals and a beautiful place to stay in a great neighborhood/suburb? (more…)
The men in my life have a problem, an addiction more like, and unfortunately the only cure seems to be knocking down walls and looking at paint samples. Fortunately salvation is at hand because we are getting ready to close on a new home in only 2 short weeks.
I first knew we had trouble when about a year ago, after things had been quiet and drywall dust-free for about six months, Thor and Matt (my husband and brother-in-law respectively) started getting…antsy. Suddenly all they can talk about is doing something new, what was left to do around the house (we’ll call Rice Street from here on out), and the answer they came up with was nothing. Now, let me add that this is not entirely true. There were still walls to be touched up with paint and knobs to be put on cabinets, but in the mind of a Martin these little things are completely ignorable (probably why nothing has been done) and definitely not enough to feed the rehabbing beast. (more…)