Shopping

Even on vacation I couldn't help go into the BIG hardware store and look at stuff. It's not like I have never wandered a home improvement store and oohed and aahed over doorknobs, cabinet handles, model kitchens and sinks. But I usually wasn't in the bathroom fan section trying to find something that looked nice. You don't know that you have an opinion about how a bathroom fan looks until you have to buy one! And nowadays-- do you want the plain jane or the one with strobing LED lights that plays music from your phone?

No, I'm not kidding. You would be amazed at the innovations in bathroom fans.

Always on the hunt for tile...one of the biggest regrets was that I yielded to temptation and bought tile in another part of the state, and too soon for the bathroom to be completed. By the time that we realized the tile was not enough and also the wrong color, it was past the point of returning it and past the point of traveling back. If you have a small half bath that needs a creamy subway tile you know who to call...

And then I traveled home, back to smoking country.