Comments on: The Dilemma http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/ "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." Benjamin Franklin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kristie http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Kristie Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:30:54 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-942 I hate the memory foams... but I need a soft pillow top bed... we love our Serta. It was well worth the money spent, but that was over 2 years ago and it has been peaceful since! I say the patio door, baseboards, and the bed are my top 3. I hate the memory foams… but I need a soft pillow top bed… we love our Serta. It was well worth the money spent, but that was over 2 years ago and it has been peaceful since!

I say the patio door, baseboards, and the bed are my top 3.

]]> By: The Writer Bee http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-939 The Writer Bee Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:34:27 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-939 @Es - You're forgetting that I have a memory foam BED. I hate it. Loathe it even. I need a super-firm bed...basically a little softer than the floor. That's what I need. The memory foam is great for a lot of people, but not me. And I feel like I've given it a fair shake but still hate it - 2 years running now. @Es – You’re forgetting that I have a memory foam BED. I hate it. Loathe it even. I need a super-firm bed…basically a little softer than the floor. That’s what I need. The memory foam is great for a lot of people, but not me. And I feel like I’ve given it a fair shake but still hate it – 2 years running now.

]]> By: Es http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Es Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:56:45 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-935 I made a list before reading your list and my order went like this (I only did top 3 and then I stopped): 1) kitchen floor 2) baseboards 3) patio door. I think you can do a lot of the gardening/landscaping stuff yourself. Really. Wait till late winter/early spring and just block off 1/2 day Saturdays and tackle it. We did a TON of stuff to our place really cheap because it cost no money to cut down dead plants and only nominal money to put in new ones. The railroad ties and stuff are all also fairly inexpensive and can be done by yourself with a friend to help. Anyway - you just never know what God will do and the biggest most important room in a house for selling and just overall value is that kitchen. Get the floors fixed so that Chena doesn't mess the subfloor stuff stuff up to the point of no return in terms of pet damage etc. Kitchens bring values to home more than anything. Then baseboards make it look nice and the patio door sounds like an issue that will have to be fixed no matter what so might as well get to it. And there is my 2 cents! :) Have you ever thought about geting a memory foam bed topper? Our bed sucks but we bought one of those (a few hundred as opposed to a few thousand) and it saved the day. -s I made a list before reading your list and my order went like this (I only did top 3 and then I stopped): 1) kitchen floor 2) baseboards 3) patio door.

I think you can do a lot of the gardening/landscaping stuff yourself. Really. Wait till late winter/early spring and just block off 1/2 day Saturdays and tackle it. We did a TON of stuff to our place really cheap because it cost no money to cut down dead plants and only nominal money to put in new ones. The railroad ties and stuff are all also fairly inexpensive and can be done by yourself with a friend to help.

Anyway – you just never know what God will do and the biggest most important room in a house for selling and just overall value is that kitchen. Get the floors fixed so that Chena doesn’t mess the subfloor stuff stuff up to the point of no return in terms of pet damage etc. Kitchens bring values to home more than anything.

Then baseboards make it look nice and the patio door sounds like an issue that will have to be fixed no matter what so might as well get to it.

And there is my 2 cents! :)

Have you ever thought about geting a memory foam bed topper? Our bed sucks but we bought one of those (a few hundred as opposed to a few thousand) and it saved the day.

-s

]]> By: The Writer Bee http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-934 The Writer Bee Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:40:48 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-934 What I didn't mention about the kitchen floor is what its current state is... It had a bad hardwood flooring job done to it previously which was torn up with the installation of my new floor throughout the rest of the downstairs. When the old floor was removed, what remained was sheet linoleum which someone had actually laid the hardwood on top of (bad BAD idea). Some of the linoleum came up when the hardwood was removed, but some remained and all of the paper backing and glue remained. The kitchen also belongs to Chena during the day and if I don't get home in a reasonable time, she will pee on the floor. The paper backing from the linoleum plus the glue and pee make for a really horrific smell. This is partly why I have made a bigger priority out of the kitchen floor. Just for background. :) What I didn’t mention about the kitchen floor is what its current state is… It had a bad hardwood flooring job done to it previously which was torn up with the installation of my new floor throughout the rest of the downstairs. When the old floor was removed, what remained was sheet linoleum which someone had actually laid the hardwood on top of (bad BAD idea). Some of the linoleum came up when the hardwood was removed, but some remained and all of the paper backing and glue remained. The kitchen also belongs to Chena during the day and if I don’t get home in a reasonable time, she will pee on the floor. The paper backing from the linoleum plus the glue and pee make for a really horrific smell. This is partly why I have made a bigger priority out of the kitchen floor. Just for background. :)

]]> By: Amy http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Amy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:51:10 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-933 I agree about the door and the bed being the top priorities. You only get one back...take care of it! :) I agree about the door and the bed being the top priorities. You only get one back…take care of it! :)

]]> By: Kristin http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Kristin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:31:50 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-932 I fully agree with the patio door being #1, especially since it will ruin the new floors. Also, I would put a bed at #2. You've been very uncomfortable and unhappy for awhile now and the last thing you need to is be unrested and have more chiropractic trips because your bed is messing up your back. Plus, it's not the most costly thing, so it's easier to do. After those two, maybe you should do your best to get price quotes for all the other items, then compare that to your refund total and your remaining credit card debt and have all that when you meet with Shanna. I fully agree with the patio door being #1, especially since it will ruin the new floors. Also, I would put a bed at #2. You’ve been very uncomfortable and unhappy for awhile now and the last thing you need to is be unrested and have more chiropractic trips because your bed is messing up your back. Plus, it’s not the most costly thing, so it’s easier to do.

After those two, maybe you should do your best to get price quotes for all the other items, then compare that to your refund total and your remaining credit card debt and have all that when you meet with Shanna.

]]> By: Jim L Best http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Jim L Best Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:48:53 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-931 I would get a new bed! Dr. Swenson, author of book Margins, say that it is your most important piece of furniture. http://www.amazon.com/Margin-Overload-Syndrome-Learning-Within/dp/1576833291/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231775242&sr=1-6 I would get a new bed!

Dr. Swenson, author of book Margins, say that it is your most important piece of furniture.

http://www.amazon.com/Margin-Overload-Syndrome-Learning-Within/dp/1576833291/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231775242&sr=1-6

]]> By: Dorie Morgan http://www.thewriterbee.com/2009/01/12/the-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Dorie Morgan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:19:04 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=1074#comment-930 Ooh... such good questions! Baseboards will definitely be cheaper because you only have to pay for materials. And Brian will be able to give you a better idea about cost when we come over. We'll get Brian to look at the patio door too. Not paying labor will help those costs considerably. Personally, I would put the baseboards and the patio door up above the kitchen floor on the list. Afterall, you spent the money on hardwood floors, why let them be ruined so quickly and if your townhouse was not insulated properly, why let your warm air escape faster through the baseboards? But talk to Brian about it. He is much smarter than I am when it comes to maintaining and improving homes. Ooh… such good questions! Baseboards will definitely be cheaper because you only have to pay for materials. And Brian will be able to give you a better idea about cost when we come over. We’ll get Brian to look at the patio door too. Not paying labor will help those costs considerably.

Personally, I would put the baseboards and the patio door up above the kitchen floor on the list. Afterall, you spent the money on hardwood floors, why let them be ruined so quickly and if your townhouse was not insulated properly, why let your warm air escape faster through the baseboards?

But talk to Brian about it. He is much smarter than I am when it comes to maintaining and improving homes.

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