Friday, August 05, 2011

this saturday i'm grateful for... handsome tradies


When people say they packed everything but the kitchen sink, I now understand why. Because, without it at home, things get out of whack. The whole kitchen centres around the sink and running water. Where else do you peel your vegetables, wash your hands, do the dishes?

During our third week of renovations, we now have no kitchen. Or benches. Nothing. It's all been removed (except for my lovely polished floor!), and my dining room table has become the whole kitchen. So this week I'm super grateful for...
  1. The kitchen sink. And even though it might be another week or so before I have any plumbing in my kitchen, there won't be any taking for granted on running water ever, ever again.
  2. Handsome tradesmen*. Isn't it nice to appreciate something beautiful every now and then? When our electrician and his lovely apprentice started in our kitchen this week, it made me smile and appreciate youth in all its beauty.
  3. Playing the glad game. Call me Pollyanna, but lots of comments have come my way about how positive I've been considering things are a little 'unhinged' at home. Yes, renovating is hard. Yes, it's inconvenient. But just think about how great it will be when it's all finished. A little pain for a whopping gain. So worth it.
What are you grateful for? Join in the gratefulness here.

* I would have posted a picture of the cute electrician, but my stepdaughter said it might be considered stalking. You'll just have to take my word for it.



20 comments:

  1. yeah a little hotness appreciation, so good sometimes right? Also love 'playing the glad game' - such a good way to be. x

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  2. Cheeky!

    I only ever get balding plumbers, unsparkly sparkies and obese carpenters... but they do a good job. x

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  3. he he he
    Eye candy, another benefit of renovating.

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  4. Oh the kitchen sink!! It brought back a shudder of a memory of spending the first 3 years of my married life WITHOUT ONE!!!! Do you remember how I had to do my dishes in the laundry trough and get all my running water from there as well! On the bright side, think how much more you will appreciate having a whole new kitchen oh so soon and it wont take 3 years! LOL!!

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  5. lol, there has to be a perk to renovations!

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  6. We are in the building trade and handle renovations and the like, I don't mind heading out on site at times, it definitely has it perks ;)

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  7. Exciting stuff, i have dual sink fantasies, i like the big old laboratory style ones, a little nod to my short days as a pharmacologist before mothering 4 babies, love Posie

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  8. A bit of eye candy never hurt anyone ;)
    I never realised just how much we take our kitchens for granted...so looking forward to the BIG reveal.

    x

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  9. great things to be thankful for!

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  10. Nothing wrong with a little Pollanna!! And nothing wrong with a *little* stalking...as long as it's lookie and nooo touchy :-)
    Cheeky girl!!
    have a great weekend
    xxxCate

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  11. So so true. Last week we had road works outside our house and at about 4:30pm they broke the water main. No water for at least 4 hours. Losing it without warning that night made me realise how much is dependent on it. I was lost.

    I hope you cope with your time without the kitchen sink but I am sure that you lovely renovations will be worth it .. (including the perks of renovation)

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  12. With a title like that how could I not pop over!!! Noise :) I was just were you are about 6 months ago. Life with no kitchen is hard hey. So glad you've got a good attitude to it all - because with kids it really is tough. Still can't wait to see the photos of the new kitchen!! Cazxx

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  13. Oh a big reno project, how exciting! I can't wait to renovate our place...only have to wait about 5 or so years...! As for tradies, nothing wrong with a look and appreciation from a distance..in fact that reminds me, I really should get the paver back to lay some more bricks down the side of the house...

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  14. Oh yeah, I hear you on appreciating fellas who are handy and handsome. My husband is pretty clever at that sort of stuff himself, so we don't have much opportunity for visiting tradesmen. But not too worry - he's pretty easy on the eye anyway, and saves us a stack of money.
    We built a 'kitchen' for our camping set-up which included a sink, and everywhere we went we got the 'you even brought the kitchen sink' joke. Like, about a thousand times.

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  15. i am blesses to have married one of those hot tradies... mmmmmmmmm

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  16. Nothing wrong with a bit of looking at the tradies! Makes having no kitchen a bit easier to handle! :)

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  17. I want a picture of the tradies!!! ;-)

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  18. Oh don't mind the odd tradie myself! ... guess thats why i married one :)

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  19. Great to have a nice view to make you smile!
    And might go towards justifying the labour rates!
    :-)

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  20. Hi Kymmie..keeping the finishing line in sight always makes the journey easier to bear..it's goin' to be good I can tell.

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Thank you for your thoughtful and positive words and taking the time to comment. Love Kymmie. xx