So much for that New Year’s resolution to blog at least once a week. Oops. Ok, I’m back on the wagon. Not that wagon, but the blogging wagon. At least for now.
I have a lot to report about the kitchen, but am going to wait on pictures until it’s all the way done. For the most part, I’m really happy. There have been a few problems, some of which I’ve already recounted here. A new one, though, is the countertops. We opted for quartz and they’re really beautiful. Apparently, though, they’re also very heavy. This means that they had difficulty getting the largest piece (one side of the kitchen) into place without damaging the walls. So, in an effort to leave our walls intact, Carlos (our countertop man) chipped the countertops. He thought it would be ok because the tile backsplash we were going to install would cover up the problem. But I wasn’t planning on tiling the side walls. During my efforts to get this resolved, I was labeled “demanding” in an email from the Home Depot to Carlos. I don’t think I was supposed to receive that email. In any event, instead of the tile — which we hadn’t decided on and were thinking we might do ourselves — we’re just going to have Carlos come back and install quartz backsplash on the wall. I’m not in love with this idea but I think it makes the most sense. Ok, I’ve already changed my mind. Here’s a picture.
Wall
You can see where the former backsplash was. It was the same as the countertops — white tile framed in a light wood. I really like the look of a smooth countertop with tile being the only backsplash (as opposed to the countertop creeping up the wall). But I started to worry about a couple of things. One, the cost of the tile. It’s not cheap. Two, who would install it? Would we? The web makes it look easy, but I can’t imagine it is. Three, if we did it ourselves I worried about several things — the mess, the outcome, the probability that it wouldn’t get done. If we hired someone to do it I worried about cost. And, again, when were we going to get around to hiring someone? I really started to worry that we would have this amazing new kitchen that would never be quite finished. So, Carlos is coming back and I hope to have a finished product soon.
In the meantime, the old fridge is on the curb waiting patiently for the city to come pick it up. My neighbors, however, have not been so patient. I have gotten a phone call and hostile emails with CAPITAL letters telling me what an eyesore it is and how it needs to be removed. Well, what can I do? We bought the $35 appliance sticker, put it on the fridge, have the fridge on the curb and have contacted the city to tell them they missed picking it up (they assured us last week they’d come and get it). It still sits there. I don’t know what my neighbors expect me to do. If they are so upset about it, I don’t see why they don’t contact the city to complain as well. They continue to complain to me as if I’m deliberately preventing the city from picking it up. I’ve really had it.
On an unrelated note, a friend of mine is attempting to write a novel. More specifically, she is attempting to write a 50,000 word novel in March. She has invited others to join her in this adventure. I admit that I’m considering it. Unfortunately, I don’t really know where to begin.
Maybe it could start off like this, “My friends want to talk about Project Runway but ever since it moved to Lifetime, I don’t watch it. Frankly, I forget what day it’s on. Could I get a reminder?”
life and puppies 