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Begging for Dollars

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Stacey on air

As much as I love working on my house and blogging about the projects sometimes real life gets in the way and it seems impossible to get anything posted.  A sweet friend recently told me “I miss you” and it occurred to me just how long it had been.

I wish that I could tell you I’m in the Caribbean kicked back in a beach chair sipping something fruity with an umbrella in it but I’m really parked in front of a microphone begging for money.  I say begging because it sometimes feels that way but really it’s more like ….

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Is it done yet?

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Refinished Drawers

After starting our re-finishing of the built-in cabinets/dresser in the master bedroom I was feeling really great about how it was going.  My plan to get this done in 2 weeks seemed doable. The stripping seemed to be getting the finish off and the sanding was revealing some really beautiful wood under it all.  YES, finally a job I could complete and have fabulous before and afters. WHATEVER! Then reality hits.  So the answer to is it done yet is simply a sigh of NO, not yet.  Unfortunately it’s always something and this time it’s my job slowing me down.

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