All together now: Hi Melissa.
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| Courtesy of HGTV.com |
I know I am not alone. I know that because I have close friends who share the addiction - One set in particular, who were SO excited to have to stay at the hospital overnight because the hospital has cable...
thus, HGTV.
I totally can empathize! Breakfast in bed AND HGTV - time for baby #2!
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As a fellow American with no cable I had the same joyous reaction when I realized that some of my favorite HGTV shows were on Netflix!
This was great because it had been so long since I had the joy of watching those handsome brothers work their magic.
But it was great for other reasons too:
First of all: no commercials!
There was no waiting to see what the conclusion would be to that budget-blowing, dream-destroying cliff hanger they left me dangling from at the end of that segment.
Thirdly and primarily - the option to FAST FORWARD!
I am a results kinda girl. I do not like the process. I do not find joy in the journey. At least not where there is a big finish-line to look forward to!
I WANT TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
I prefer the end result over the process.
So my binge watching of HGTV shows means I can watch an entire season (or 4) in a matter of hours. I am not ashamed to admit that I start it... fast forward all the work and drama and get right to the good part: the reveal!
BRILLIANT! Thank you, Netflix!
But this character flaw of mine is not limited to home improvement shows... sadly.
I am living a home improvement show... and I cannot fast forward. I can't see the end result. This is no 30 minutes episode... this is weeks and months of
How are we gonna do that?
Can we take out this wall?
What does that even mean?
I have no idea what to do with that space?
That's gonna cost HOW MUCH?
Every night is a cliff-hanger it seems.
I have to and am trying my darndest to come to grips with the fact that - Greg and I are not Drew and Jonathan. Nor are we Chip and Joanna Gaines. We are not "Addicted to Rehab" and our house will not be HGTV ready.
Don't misunderstand, I love them all and if they knocked on my door to help a sister out I would squeeze them until they burst, bake them cookies and hand them my putty knife to finish up that wall paper.
But reality states that I cannot do all that they do on those shows... and they make it look easy, but it ain't always so.
I know I'm not the only wife walking through houses with her husband and saying things like
"We could totally take this wall out!"
"Why don't we just put in a beam here, and create an open concept"
"This kitchen is perfect - once we gut it, re-design it and add an island"
Husbands everywhere cringe. I thought Greg was gonna kill me.
I watched too much HGTV.
But this is the DIY, renovation-obsessed culture I find myself surrounded by while working on this renovation.
I search "bathroom remodel" and this is what I get:
Uh... I was looking for real-life... like for the average person. Not Beyonce. Thanks.
Man oh man, you could bathe in those sinks. Just sayin'
This is why I really appreciate blogs like: "Thrifty Decor Chick"- why is it so great? Because her projects are real.
And also... her kitchen isn't WHITE WHITE WHITE. I tell ya, search "kitchen remodel" on pinterest and it's like a white wash. Since white cabinets are not an option for me I have to do some serious digging to find other options. TDC has almost the exact same color cabinets as us! woot
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| Credit: Thrifty Decor Chick |
I've been following her kitchen remodel and it's been so helpful. She didn't take a million dollars and make her kitchen completely unrecognizeable She did it piece by piece, slowly, in an affordable way for normal people, like me.
So part of the growing process of this Moad home renovation has included me coming down from my HGTV dream cloud and realizing... we will do what we can with what we have. Because I'm pretty sure Greg is gonna hit me with that 2 by 4 he is holding if I so much as utter...
"But the property brothers do it..."
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