So the 8 foot closet in my room was cut out to make a lovely "foyer" area but my inability to read architectural plans caused me not to realize this until the damage was done. Fortunately, we gained a large closet under the stairs and it is to this closet that my husband decided to move all the clutter in our room. Clutter now exists in a large closet. I have to admit the room looks better but it doesn't solve the problem in the long run.

Back to Friday. Embarassing moment of my life when neighbor asked me to pick up her kids as she was running late and they had never seen my home before. This time there were actual holes in the floor and wall, no kitchen sink, no kitchen floor for that matter, my bedroom door was a sheet of plastic, the little kindergarten boy walked around fascinated while the older girl was too polite to comment. I tried to explain that it was temporary but it has been so long that I lived in a house that was remotely normal that I fear I am getting used to the state of the house as it is. I took them upstairs to view the "after" and there is literally nothing up there so it looks nice, open and airy.