June 18, 2011 - my first blog ever. Why the hell am i doing this? Cause thinking random thoughts and running back and forth to post on facebook is getting really tiring. No one may read this, but at least Iwill have all my thoughts down in one place. I am laughing out loud at some of these thoughts. Some would say.. "she's just not right.."...some would be right
So today really isn't day one of the what started as a kitchen and is now getting a whole lot bigger remodel. It really started months ago with a conversation w/ my friend Tracey about how much I hated my cupboards and that they were falling off the walls. Months and $ thousands $ later, today is clean out day for the cupboards. I may go back and regale you with stories of granite warehouse visits - cabinet hardware choices - lighting discussions - toilet discussions and oh I am so sure there will be at least one entry about the cursed VANITY (i know you are ALL SICK TO DEATH of that discussion) - but for now, we will aim our laser beams on cleaning out 15 cupboards over a weekend - go get some coffee or some wine, your going to want to be comfortable.
I have a lot of stuff. No really. Seriously. You name it, I got it. And I have had it for a long time - I have junk drawers and junk cupboards that really had a vast amount of wierd crap in them. I really was kind of looking forward to seeing what was in them - turns out it really wasn't all that interesting. But there were some highpoints....
- 8 gluesticks
- 13 packs of gum
- 6 bottles of sun tan lotion, all under SPF 15 which means it is really old!
- 4 bottles of misc bug spray - apparently i once spent a lot of time in the DEEP WOODs
- 5 ear buds to misc headphones - we got a lot of headphones in this house.. but really, where is #6?
- Patrick's baby cup - silverplate i guess, with his birthday 6-5-90 - i haven't use that thing for 21 years, I wonder if he would like it for his apartment? Can he take it to Afghanistan??
- a walkman for tapes - cassette not 8-track - thank GOD! a walkman for radio stations - we have had 8 ipods in this house since they first came out - what the hell are these doing around?
- a 35mm film camera - anyone got any film?
- batteries, lightbulbs and cords - I know i look for these things all the time, why didn't I look there
Then there is the spice cupboard. Now that was an experience. Based on all I have seen, it might be a miracle that some of you never got sick eating things I have made. Turns out Jello has an expiration date, even as far back as May 2002. Turns out, somethings actually came from Buffalo in 1983, through Raleigh to 1995, and yet managed to survive in Huntersville till 2011. Turns out powdered milk turns a really wierd color of yellow over the years. Turns out a letter opener is ideal for prying dried crap out out bottles..
