We have a slightly different problem in our house, namely my husband. I voice a house thought out loud, and he immediately researches it on the internet…for hours…sometimes days…weeks ~ hence his nickname is “Anal Ed”.:-) Once all sources have been discovered, read, printed & dispatched back in to internetspere, we begin. Trip to Home Depot [or Louws..whatever gives the best price..also thoroughly researched before leaving the house!],for a few hours.

Admittedly we both love Home Depot and can wander the aisles for hours, seeing all sorts of stuff we are in desperate need of but didn’t know existed! Oh, and I love the SMELL!! [I have been asked a few times if I needed medical assistance due to my "heavy" breathing of the smell!] Finally we leave with our goodies and are just so pleased with ourselves.

And that is were it ends…..I have door knobs for the kitchen cabinets aquired in 2007; paint for the dining room [its hideous green right now]aquired in 2006, which I no longer like; stacking system for the laundry room aquired in Dec 05, picture frames aquired in 2008……….oh and a complete 3rd garage filled with boxes in from our move from CA in 2005 ~ no doubt there are all sorts of goodies in there, also all in their original plastic!!:-)

Well that, and the fact we have wood paneling on 2 of those walls. Ugh. I really should pay people to get the paneling off the walls, but I keep telling myself we will eventually rent this place out & then it would not be worth it (then again, I just keep telling myself, as reality is a bit different!).