The weather is too hot outside, so it is giving me plenty of projects to do indoors. I’m starting small and inexpensive with improving the upstairs bathroom. I often joke that showering is my only hobby, so I decided to replace the shower head, and re-caulk the tub too.

Our old shower head was getting pretty gross, due to the very hard water that we have. With a little elbow grease and trusty pliers, I got the old one off, and a new low-flow model on. I hope this project will help out the water bill a little too. The new shower head only cost me $5.00, and a few blisters (yucky old shower head).

I also gave the tub a thorough clean just like the ladies over at How Clean is Your House. I also scraped out all of the old caulk too. I waited until the shower had time to dry, and for Dylan to take a nap, and I re-caulked the tub, walls, and all of the seams around the outside too. The shower looks brand new, and a tube of caulk only cost me $2.88!

So far my project has only cost me $7.88, and has made for a much nicer showering environment. Now I just need to get to painting and I’ll be all set 😉

Today the power kept flickering off and on in the dining room. I checked the fuse box, and everything seemed to be normal, but by 4:00 p.m. the power went off completely in the dining room. Everywhere else in the house has power, thank goodness. I’ll be calling an electrician tomorrow to see what the problem is, I hope it isn’t anything too serious.

After many long discussions of which to choose. We settled on 3, so far. My favorite is the utility room flooring, it looks so industrial. Now all that is left is to decide on paint colors, that might take a while.

O.k. I have a big decision to make. We are doing some home improvements around here. We are installing new flooring in the kitchen, utility room/ bathroom, and upstairs bathroom. I’m excited about the projects, but choosing just one sample is giving me trouble.