In case you didn’t realize, I have thrown in the towel on the whole water experiment.  I decided that I was too lazy to have gallons of water refilled out of town when I had zero changes in how I feel, look or act related to my choice in water.  Add to that the fact that the woman giving me the water told me that the oxidation reduction potential of the water (one of the supposed benefits) only lasts three days, so I would have had to refill two plus times per week.  Annoying!  I just can’t make that level of commitment when I have a tap in roughly 40% of the rooms of my home.

Speaking of, we’ve committed to some projects at the house, keeping me away from the computer.  For my part, I decided that the fireplace in the living room absolutely must be painted, because I just could not live on any further with black grout on dark, semi-whitewashed seventies brick.  What really happened is that after years of bitching and moaning and serious and constant badgering, I have worn my husband down.  Besides which, we have five… yes, FIVE different shades of brick in this place and losing our least favorite certainly won’t hurt anyone.  As all improvement projects tend to go, it’s turned into a snowball.  The brick is now AWESOME, but it makes the wall color look weird, so I am trying to repaint the walls.  I never, ever, ever pick paint correctly the first time, so this is a ridiculously unnecessary multi step process teetering far too close to becoming a chemistry experiment than necessary.  I’m considering asking if I could just set up a cot at the home improvement store so that I could just stay.  These additional steps could be easily avoided with a bit of planning, which is not my strongest area, obviously.  I promise that once I have the colors tweaked, the tarps off of the floor, and the room put back together I’ll post some before/during/after shots.

My husband, on the other hand, is working on the basement.  He is inspired by the band jams that my son has now organized for Monday nights, and has begun the long process of finishing the previously partially finished basement.  Step number one included getting the fish tank set up, which was absolutely a non necessity.  Whatever!!!  We have yet to commit to some fish, but the water is moving through the system.  He has since started adding insulation to the concrete walls to try to warm the place up, funded by the money made on ebay selling off the skimmer that came with the tank.  Way to go Craig!!  Left to me, it was all going on freecycle.  It’s amazing the difference a 2″ piece of extruded polystyrene makes to the touch!  I am very excited and looking forward to making a great space down there.  It will double the usable space in the house.

Note to self, remove all beer from the basement fridge, asap.