responses to comments...

Meems - thanks. You're sweet to me.

Sticky - the carpet color can go, not a big fan at all - that was what came with the house...
you should see our bathroom countertops... oooooo - nice...
the bedding is negotiable, the pictures are actually for the bathroom, but I just hung them there b/c there were already nails there, the curtains must stay - I waited too long for them.
It's hard to imagine a finished product with so many variables, but I do see an end in sight...

Seph - yes, I do like the bedding - but a girl is always up for a change in the bedding department.
The wall color has got to go. I think it's hard for me to imagine the yellow as being serene. It's funny, I have enjoyed that color before. It's just not the right color for this bedroom... or in combination with that carpet, which much to my consternation, will be harder to change than the paint color...
There are beginning to be too many parallels in our worlds now. It's getting weird.
My birthday is Nov.7. No wonder we both love autumn so much. It's our season.
but I can only dream about being 25 - it is a distant thought...

Kj - you're too kind. but thanks. I can't wait till it's finished. painted and the right stuff hung on the walls...

crys - I'd say we're much better. I still sound funny and scratchy but the fever's been gone for long enough to say it's safe.
Plus, who knows when we'll all be well at the same time again? :)
We'd love to get together - tax season is closing in on us... dun.. dun...dun...

Jac - yes, the only thing is - I don't take time to enjoy whatever gets done. I just move on to the next major obstacle. Maybe it'll work out to where we can stay at this house a while after the work is done - the last house nearly killed me and then we moved... This one is my dream house, in whatever shape its in...