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wow, this looks really cool! I don't get ppl saying they'd paint the brick... why install it in the first place if you don't like it? Why would you install brick only to paint it over? Very unique and innovative reno, good job!

Trying to think of a witty comeback... I got nothing. Shocked speechless. By the unexpected quote, not by the duvet covers.

Why such a large house on AT?

Scandinavian seaside cottage... current fave

RuthieatCommunityForklift, I've never heard what you describe as being ocd; rather I've heard it as being add or adhd, and alternately unfocused and then hyperfocused. And yes, I fit this description to a "T". I know "how" to clean, I just won't do it. I usually let things get really bad, then I'll do a major clean, then it starts to get bad again. I've tried most all the systems out there, basically nothing works for me, and I seem to have no ability for day-to-day maintenance. Only when it's really bad do I attain some clarity of what to do about it (crisis mode?). Wish I could figure out something that would work for me :(

@Monica Woods, thanks for an awesome link! I am one who hates, hates, HATES to write thank-you notes (although I am genuinely grateful). Maybe this will help. I will typically do anything to get out of writing thank-you notes, including buying a lavish gift in leau of a note, but usually just never get the thank-yous done. I wish our culture would come up with a more user-friendly custom than thank-you notes, I really do!

Along those lines, anyone else have thank-you note alternatives to try? Every thank-you note I've ever received always seemed so blah and impersonal, I'd just as soon not receive them, too; a heartfelt verbal thanks would warm my heart & save you the trouble of coming up w/ something to write :p