E! and The Shower

I got an E! That’s E-tastic!

Thanks to One Project Closer for deeming my blog worthy of such a rating. I’m flattered and really quite Excited about it.

Part of earning an E is having to share ten sites that you think deserve an E of their own. This is difficult to do, because there are so many great blogs out there and I don’t want to overlook anyone. But, here it goes. I tried to pick blogs that haven’t already been ‘E’ed, but I may be re-‘E’ing a few on accident. My list includes both remodeling and non-remodeling blogs.

No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner – I have to start with my girl, Sandy, who has a fantastic site devoted to all things ‘cupcake.’ She’s witty and clever and is the current champion of the Iron Cupcake Challenge, a baking challenge I was lucky enough to enter as a proxy baker and took home second place.

Baltimore Row House – I like Corey and his blog because a) he’s wise enough to call the woman he shares his life with The Queen b) I can completely relate to his remodeling experiences and c) his photographs are amazing. When I have walls, I would like to adorn them with his prints.

Renovation Therapy – this blog cracks me up. I love the dry sense of humor and the wide range of topics that are covered.

The Blah, Blah Blog – meet Julie, the woman I proxy baked for. Her blog is HI-larious and it’s near impossible to not get sucked into this one. She’s a great writer.

Conversation with Myself – I’m new to this blog. Cheri, my office mate, recommended it to me and she was right, it’s a highly amusing glimpse into ‘Kritta’s’ life.

This D*mn House – NV has been busy with her own home improvement projects and I love reading about them, as well as her charming Yorkie, Ozzie, and his feline brothers.

What Geeks Eat – because I want to eat everything I see on her blog, she writes well and lives in my state of Wisconny. Can’t help but like her.

For Your Entertainment – My friend John introduced me to this site. If you like to laugh, you’ll love this blog. And if you like to laugh and like animals, you’ll REALLY love this blog.

This Old Crack House – First, I love the name, as it is frequently how I refer to my own house. Not because it IS a crack house, but because it looks like one. Gary draws you in with his home remodeling stories, but I especially like his posts about the artifacts he’s found in his home and the research he’s done on the original owners.

The Petch House – because he can fix his home and be funny at the same time. Me likey.

And now I have an awkward and embarrassing statement I need to make. That beautiful shower Joey and I worked our butts off to use…the one with shiny new tiles and not one but TWO showerheads…the one that stares quietly back at us whispering “WTF? I don’t get you people” because we HAVE NOT YET USED IT!

I don’t know why, you guys. I don’t know why we can’t do it. Okay, okay I do know why. It’s because we’re chickens. We’re the wusses of the home remodeling world and the shower is the friendly, yet unapproachable, beautiful girl in high school you always wanted to ask out, but were too afraid too talk to – too scared that your hopes of love would come crashing down when she looks at you and says “Really? You think YOU can build a shower that actually works?” and then trots off looking for Blake, the quarterback of the plumbing team, who builds the most pimped out showers in school. Damn you, Blake.

I think we’re just paranoid that something is going to go wrong with the shower and we can’t mentally handle a problem like that right now. Besides, there’s a sea of tools blocking our path to the shower as we try to finish the master bedroom and there’s still a light fixture and a bit of trim to install in the bathroom. Maybe when the master suite is truly 100% finished, we’ll feel ready to venture into the unknown that is the new shower. For now, I’ll continue glancing shyly at it while trying to gather the courage to go introduce myself.

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