LolaGeek

Hey, I made a new category on the blog for reviews, and added everything from 2008 that falls in this category. Not movie or TV reviews, they’re still in their respective categories, but reviews of products and services. Speaking of which, read today’s previous post about this drain cleaning product, it’s fascinating.

So speaking of the house … after meeting with the second handyman last Friday (the first one e-mailed me his estimate a few weeks ago, I wrote back with additional info he asked for, and I haven’t heard from him since), I still hadn’t gotten an estimate. This morning he sent me an e-mail. No “Hi,” no “Dear whatever,” just “When can we do your work?” Um… did I miss something? He still hadn’t told me how much it would cost. (And anyway, turns out my uncle could probably come over in a couple weeks and do most of this stuff for free! Or the price of a pizza.) So then he called me later this morning and was like, “Didn’t you get my PDF attachment?” No, obviously I didn’t. So he just told me his estimate over the phone (certainly more reasonable than the first guy!), I confirmed with GG, and I just wrote back to him and told him we could go ahead with the work on Friday! Operation “Spruce Up the Bathroom” is underway!

In landscaping news, the estimate we got to put in a brick paver patio from a guy who came over on Monday was way high. I have another paver guy coming on Thursday, but I also called a decorative concrete guy (still haven’t heard back yet), because concrete is apparently significantly cheaper than doing pavers, and if you stamp and stain it, it looks just like bricks or stones! (But – it can crack.) Anyone have any opinions?

I’m wearing a skirt to work for the second time ever! (The first time being last Wednesday.)