"How are you today, did you find everything okay?" asked the checkout clerk.
"I'm great! Yes I did and how are you?"
"Just peachy!"
"You're itchy?"
"Bitchy? I didn't say bitchy!" she said, "I'd never say 'bitchy' to a customer!"
I laughed, "No! I know you wouldn't say that, I thought you said 'itchy'!"
"Oh, no, I'm not itchy."
"Great, well, I hope your weekend is just peachy!"
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Chuck tells me about the new marketing collateral he and his Administrative Assistant have been pulling together.
The company tag line is, "IT just got easier!" Sounds great, so far. The brochure continues to tout all the great things Capstone Works will do to manage your small business IT, like first, take an inventory of your business asses.
You know, Chuck, no wonder we're so misunderstood.
Are you on a tight budget? How do you save big bucks at the grocery store?
I recently read a nifty little book called "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches," by Jeff Yeager. He appeared on the Today show in a cheapskate smackdown with Stephanie Nelson of The Coupon Mom.
I don't know about you, but I tend towards Jeff's more spontaneous approach. I've tried the coupon thing and found that I'm just a little too disorganized to make it work. Plus, I asked my boys, and they said they'd rather shop with Jeff at the dollar store for hot dogs and sausages than get a bunch of Total cereal and asparagus with Stephanie.
I'll bet Stephanie is also into scrap-booking and has bound back issues of Martha Stewart's Living magazine in her library. Would Jeff blow his cash on that stuff? I think not.
Come to think of it, my makeup, hair and wardrobe are closer to Jeff's, too.
I've been watching a whole lot of HGTV and DIY these days and am fascinated by the short amount of time it takes them to renovate a room. We're in the midst of remodeling the boys' room - a project that has been in the works since before Thanksgiving. Now, 4 months and more money than we had budgeted later - here we are. Nearly complete.
Welcome to the Adams DIY network.
First, the room where it all started. A busted water heater necessitated the drywall repair, which meant new paint was in order. Water damage was also a great excuse to get rid of that carpeting. Too bad the water heater wasn't big enough to flood more rooms. The boys got to choose their color and to our great dismay, they chose black and orange. However wrong their color choice felt to me, though, I still bear the emotional scars of having no say in my own childhood room decor, so I relented.
Meet our lead designer and color analyst, Chris When asked how he has enjoyed the project, he had this to say: "Sure, working on Adams DIY has had it's rewards, but I've found real coin is in trading teeth."
Color coordination is important, but integral to any remodel project are its studly carpenters. Our two guys, Alex, "We're building a Man Cave, baby!" and Chuck, "I'm confident we can really turn this room around. I've watched years of Norm Abrams...how hard can it be? Let's see, it's cut twice, measure...no...measure once, cut...wait..." (Note: Perhaps this is why the project has taken 4 months and an extra 12 linear feet of crown molding.)
Have any doubts about the team? Let's let the results speak for themselves. Now, tell me these guys didn't come through!
I've been watching a whole lot of HGTV and DIY these days and am fascinated by the short amount of time it takes them to renovate a room. We're in the midst of remodeling the boys' room - a project that has been in the works since before Thanksgiving. Now, 4 months and more money than we had budgeted later - here we are. Nearly complete.
Welcome to the Adams DIY network.
First, the room where it all started. A busted water heater necessitated the drywall repair, which meant new paint was in order. Water damage was also a great excuse to get rid of that carpeting. Too bad the water heater wasn't big enough to flood more rooms. The boys got to choose their color and to our great dismay, they chose black and orange. However wrong their color choice felt to me, though, I still bear the emotional scars of having no say in my own childhood room decor, so I relented.
Meet our lead designer and color analyst, Chris When asked how he has enjoyed the project, he had this to say: "Sure, working on Adams DIY has had it's rewards, but I've found real coin is in trading teeth."
Color coordination is important, but integral to any remodel project are its studly carpenters. Our two guys, Alex, "We're building a Man Cave, baby!" and Chuck, "I'm confident we can really turn this room around. I've watched years of Norm Abrams...how hard can it be? Let's see, it's cut twice, measure...no...measure once, cut...wait..." (Note: Perhaps this is why the project has taken 4 months and an extra 12 linear feet of crown molding.)
Have any doubts about the team? Let's let the results speak for themselves. Now, tell me these guys didn't come through!
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has had it's rewards, but I've found real coin is in trading teeth."
Our two guys, Alex, "We're building a Man Cave, baby!" and Chuck, "I'm confident we can really turn this room around. I've watched years of Norm Abrams...how hard can it be? Let'
s see, it's cut twice, measure...no...measure once, cut...wait..." (Note: Perhaps this is why the project has taken 4 months and an extra 12 linear feet of crown m
olding.)
