Not so pretty things...

I love pretty things!  I love organized things, too!  I used to say that I love "expensive" things, but that was years ago.  I'm proud to have grown up quite a bit since my younger, snottier days.  I do love pretty things, though, and I find a lot of joy in making things look pretty, particularly my home (whether it be owned or rented).  I guess you could say I'm a DIYer, but it started out that way out of necessity, not desire.  When I moved into my condo at 24, I had grand visions, but not a grand wallet.  I updated and renovated and learned along the way. Now I'm too stingy to pay someone to...oh.... paint my kitchen. Really I'm just a fool.

Now 8 years later, I'm re-doing my kitchen in my rental house in Hades.  WHY I would put time effort and money into a shotgun rental house is beyond most people, but I enjoy it becuase I want it to look pretty. For no one else but for myself.

So, on top of the growing To Do list for work, I am rapidly increasing my To Do list for home.  Last week I decided that even though there isn't anywhere that offers recycling services in Hades, I couldn't stand throwing away bags of garbage every week.  I'll collect my recyclables and drive the hour and a half to the next city every week to drop off the recycling. Today's side track home project was figuring out how to organize my recyclables in my tiny mud room/pantry/only hallway area/storage room/entry into the backyard without spending any money... Not one penny.. The result isn't pretty, but its organized... Oh well...

Oh yes, and I DO drink enough wine on my own to constitute a bag for "Bottles"