Wednesday, November 12, 2008

I won't peek behind your toilet, if you don't peek behind mine!

No, I have not lost my mind. I've just been watching too much HGTV. Sadly, since becoming a stay-at-home mom again, I've discovered that daytime television is not so good. So, I watch HGTV and "ooh" and "aah" over all the nifty home renovations.

Well, today I drank a little too much of the kool-aid that HGTV was servin'. I decided that the cabinets and base boards in my half bath were looking a wee bit sad. Jason had painted our lovely half bath immediately upon moving into this house but the small details (cabinets and base boards) were too much to ask of my not so patient husband. Ever since I became un-pregnant, I've wanted to tackle the job. The experts on HGTV claimed that with a simple coat of white paint old sad cabinets could look new and beautiful. I'm now up to my 3rd coat of paint on those babies and they are kind of looking better.

But the true revelation of the day came while I was standing on my head, contorted into a position that I know is illegal in some Bible belt states painting base boards behind my toilet when it hit me...EDITING!! The "experts" on HGTV have a little something something called editing. They stop those cameras, let little elves sneak in, paint behind the toilets and then holler "roll 'um" and we see a beautifully painted bathroom, including the real estate behind the toilet.

What did I learn? I learned to make a deal with all you lovely friends who will cross the threshold into my half bath on the first floor of my house. And that deal is...I won't peek behind your toilet at the bad paint job in that area, if you don't peek behind mine. Deal? Deal.

3 comments:

Erin said...

Sistah, you have a DEAL! Remember- you're talking to the one who holds to the belief that the dust on my furniture is serving as a protective coating! ROFL!

Hugs-
EM

Mark said...

Now THAT was funny.

Speaking of the wonder of editing, I noticed years ago that they never go to the bathroom on Star Trek. I mean, even (or especially) out in space, a body gotta go potty.

momof6 said...

Deal here, but I want to extend the deal to almost the entire house at times, LOL!