In Which Reality Hits

This weekend I spent a lot of time shopping.  Finally with a plan in place I was hoping to go out, rack up on some great finds just as Sally said and make rather large checkmarks next to my to-do list.  No such luck.  I didn’t buy a thing.

And then today I priced out a few things like the mirrored doors and mirrors for the bathrooms and I’ve determined that mirror must have a little gold in it because the quotes I got were ridiculously high.

It’s not that we don’t have the money, it’s just is it ever wise to spend that much money on a purely aesthetic upgrade?  Maybe I’m too cheap but I just can’t do it.  Not to mention the fact that I may not have a job this time next year.  If anything, I need to be saving even more.

I know there are a few quick hits we’ll do right now.

• I’ve had the kitchen counter-top on the list for years now and now that I have a color pinned down and it’s a relatively cheap project, I’m going for it.
• The bathrooms really do need new tile to replace the stained linoleum.   Scott tiled our washer/dryer room for about $50 and it looks fantastic.
• I’d like to say I’m going to paint the bathroom since that’s cheap too but do I still want it all red without the mirrors?
• I want to do the lighting and I would when one of them is $100 a piece but when you add 6 or 7 of those up, it’s a little overwhelming.

I don’t know, I guess it all sounded grand on Friday and now, well, it still sounds grand.  More like a few grand.