dear reader

i would like to reemphasize what i may have mentioned in an earlier post. building a house is a terrible,terrible idea. its an extreme form of torture, devised by whom i am not sure. but i loathe them. if presented with the opportunity, do not build a new house. ever. in fact, go ahead and see if you can just rent a hotel room to live in. that would be a)easier on upkeep and 2) probably cheaper in the long run. i actually work in an architect's office, so i probably shouldn't be touting living in a hotel room versus in a new home. but hey, we design hotels too. so i'm not too worried about it. plus i tell my coworkers every time they pass by my office door "this was a bad idea. why did you draw those plans for me? there should have been some kind of warning label on them." this results in them avoiding me a lot.

i used to take offense when people would make the offhand comment "oh you must be rich, you are building a house". we would think "um no we aren't". recently i have realized its because you NEED to be rich to build a house, so its natural that people have assumed this. i am no longer mad at the comment. i get where you are coming from now. too bad I'm not coming from a rich place.

be that as it may, the house moves on.

there are stairs. it will be nice to get upstairs now. you know without risking my life on scaffolding. if that is against some building code for me to be doing. will you please come arrest me now? because then i will have free housing. and somebody to cook.

bo says it's silly to have a seat in the shower. i'm sure she's right.
it's totally fine to be excited that your stairs are going to be pink. i dread the day she realizes they won't actually be that color. sorry mr. painter guy. you are going to catch hell.