Our friend Cindy is coming for a 10-day visit, and it will be great to see her.
House guests, like the proverbial dinner party, also have a way of focusing one's attention on the long-neglected list of home improvements. There's no better way to get things done around the house than to have a hard-deadline.
The list was extensive: a refurb of the front bathroom, with new paint — lilac walls with white ceiling and trim — and new fixtures; strip and refinish the closet door in the den; a new faucet in the kitchen; a new refrigerator; carpet cleaning; and a myriad of lesser tasks. We got almost everything done. It wasn't without stress by any means, but it was needed — not for Cindy, but for us — and I'm very glad it's over.
