That is me in the tedious procedure of renovating the bathroom. I absolutely am in agreement that all this hard work and exertion is totally neccessary in spite of everything still being in working order. I am sure it will be good when its done but all this turmoil is nothing short of a headache for me.

That is just like her she is always ready to try and get ready for something, update, to improve upon. By way of example, all the vitamins she has been making me take. Recently she started making me take lycopene along with a whole lot of other supplements, but I tried to tell her that I eat a lot of French fries and therefore I get all my lycopene benefits from ketchup. Needless to say that didn’t help my situation. “When do you eat French fries? “I had to think fast. To her knowledge the only place I ever eat is at the house. I could feel the classic “why do I buy groceries if you’re going to eat fast food” rant coming on when I told her about the new bathroom.

That did the trick as she immediately perked up and was in a great mood for the rest of the day, it was nice to see her so jovial although it would be nicer if it was not going to end up costing me a few thousand.. I startet the process of shopping around for plumbers first using the oldest methods, the Yellow Pages I called a few plumbers to ask for a free quotes. Most told me to sod off. But I scheduled two guys to visit and they each gave me an estimate on new tiles and fixtures depending on the style. My next idea was to sign up for Angie’s list, a great place to read reviews of contractors. From here I came across a well reviewed contractor that gave free estimates and a coupon for being an Angie’s list subscriber. When I spoke to him, he was happy to honor the coupon and gave me an estimate $300 cheaper than any of the other guys. I was so happy that I didn’t search any more people, I hired them right away. I have never seen anyone working so promptly in my life, they seemed to just race through some of the tasks that other contractors would have spun out for ages. the place was finished and looking great in no time and my new shower was worth all the inconvenience and expense alone, it is amazing.

I dont see the point, It will be nice to feel like we are living in a hotel but I am not a hotelier. I do not need to be pampered, I don’t need to have an electrically warmed tile floor. I don’t need a clear curved glass shower door. I don’t need a bathroom mirror with iPod integration. But I will concede that those things are nice perks.

I admit it, the bathroom is great.