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The precise reason I loathe carpet. I feel like I lived half my life scrubbing it!
I know! We really debated about putting it upstairs, but I didn't think I'd like the wood in the bedrooms, and then we had the stairs to deal with. At least upstairs is low traffic and no one has shoes on.
Aarrgh! We have red clay soil here, and light carpets. It's a nightmare. Most of our main floor level is hard flooring thank goodness, but any carpet we have is yuk! Our living room has a bizarre carpet that is dark blue ( , but understood due to clay) with a light beige border. Weirdest thing I have seen. I can't wait to rip it out and replace it with hard woods.
Our soil is kind of sandy. We have hard-wood throughout except for the bathroom tile. We put down patterned area rugs and they catch the soil so it can't scratch the wood, and let the vacuum cleaner deal with the rugs. After a few years, we just toss out the rugs and buy new ones. MUCH cheaper than having them cleaned.
jk - enjoy your new flooring! I love having hard flooring in the main area of the house. Love it. I only wish we could have done it when the kids were little - so much easier to clean than carpet. It also reminds me to keep Macie's nails trimmed. If I can hear her clicking when she walks, it's time for a trim.
DH and friend just left to golf. It's very overcast, kind of foggy even today. But supposedly we're going to hit 90 later this week. Yikes.
House is clean, so I plan on spending today being a blob. Watching movies or reading.
House is clean, so I plan on spending today being a blob. Watching movies or reading.
That sounds nice! I wish we didn't have the graduation party to go to later on.
We listed some of our older things on craigslist yesterday to give away free - I use craigslist a lot. I gotta say, I know it gets a bad rap, but we have met some of the NICEST people.
We've got a lot to do before the flooring is put in! Two rooms need to be painted. I will get much joy from dripping paint on this horrible carpet.
We've got a lot to do before the flooring is put in! Two rooms need to be painted. I will get much joy from dripping paint on this horrible carpet.
At least you are doing that in the right order. I know someone who decided to paint (including seilings) right after new floors were put in. It didn't go well.
I know! We really debated about putting it upstairs, but I didn't think I'd like the wood in the bedrooms, and then we had the stairs to deal with. At least upstairs is low traffic and no one has shoes on.
Wood floors are best in bedrooms for people who have allergies.
Sleeping so many hours per day in a room with an allergen horder (carpeting) makes allergies worse.
We want to cut out soda, for a healthier diet and savings. I spend about $200/month on soda for the household. That's over 4 two liter bottles per day. It's amazing we're not fat.
Hubby has already stopped drinking Pepsi. He replaced it with ice tea---mixes it up by the gallon each day.
I don't like tea. I was thinking lemonaide, but that would be just as expensive or maybe more expensive than soda. Right?
I've tried the lemon or lime wedges in ice water. It's nice for a week, but then I get bored.
We want to cut out soda, for a healthier diet and savings. I spend about $200/month on soda for the household. That's over 4 two liter bottles per day. It's amazing we're not fat.
Hubby has already stopped drinking Pepsi. He replaced it with ice tea---mixes it up by the gallon each day.
I don't like tea. I was thinking lemonaide, but that would be just as expensive or maybe more expensive than soda. Right?
I've tried the lemon or lime wedges in ice water. It's nice for a week, but then I get bored.
Any ideas?
I know it isn't the healthiest, but we switched to the powdered drinks. We have this 2.5 gallon container in the fridge that is always filled with a drink. When anyone gets thirsty, you just open the tap and you are good to go. We started doing that when DD was about 3 so we didn't have to worry about her spilling an entire pitcher on the floor. We have a second container filled with filtered water. DD usually goes for the water.
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, but understood due to clay) with a light beige border. Weirdest thing I have seen. I can't wait to rip it out and replace it with hard woods.
It didn't go well.
