Enough Lollygagging

OK, I've covered the major issues that warrant a remodel. There are tons of additional things that need help, but they aren't major enough to mention...

...Like the bowed counter that is pulling away from the sink and letting dishwater leak on my oatmeal: manageable.
...And the chipped back splash tile, squeaky floor, leaky faucet, and faulty plumbing: totally livable.
...And having no light switch, no light over the sink, cabinet doors that won't stay closed, etc.: not even going to bring it up.

In fact, enough lollygagging. It's time to roll.

Wife and I packed everything up and moved it out of the kitchen: dishes, table, flyswatter--everything. (OK, everything but the curtains.)

We've budgeted, we've planned, we've researched.
I've mapped out our steps from A to Z.
We've identified the must-havs and listed the can-do-withouts.
Corners have been cut, money saved, sleep lost.

The only thing left to do now is to take a big swig of sweet tea...and grab a crowbar.

Bummers Part 2: "Sooo..."

I like the word "so," but I much prefer it with extra o's. "Sooo..." gives you more time to think before bringing an obvious problem to light. I've used it a lot while standing in the kitchen, scratching my head, identifying kitchen bummers.

"Sooo..."

"...there's no vent hood?"
Nope, sure isn't. And to keep spaghetti steam from dripping off the bottom of the cabinet we have to pull the stove out farther than normal. This makes it hard for Wife to reach the plates.

And the shiny cabinets and walls? That's probably fried fish vapors. Eew.

"...the microwave is always on the table?"
Sure is, which would be really cool if we ate TV dinners. I could heat it up, pull it out, and eat it, all from the seated position. But we don't, so it isn't.

"...we only have one counter outlet?"
Yep, and the stove cord must be stretched over the counter to reach it. In the shed full of stuff that came with the house I found an adapter that allows one outlet to accommodate six plugs. I chipped the mud dauber nests off of it and installed it, so now we can leave the stove plugged in, add the coffee maker and four other appliances, and trip the breaker all at once.

"...the fridge covers the back door frame?"
Yes, and it just misses the door itself by about 1/4 in. If I forget to tuck my elbows upon egress I end up raking all the missionaries' pictures off in the floor. Bummer.

"...we have zero drawers?"
Count 'em: zero. To keep silverware, cereal, and the like off the floor we use a particle board nightstand that we rescued from Paw-Paw's trash. Wife and I brought it over to this house from our first apartment, which also had zero drawers.

Thanks Paw-Paw.