Do you know how much it costs to buy blinds for 8 windows? $500. I feel it was worth it. We spent a large chunk of our wedding booty so I could rip down the lacy curtains and those solid colored window coverings that look like movie projector screens from high school. Now, we have delightful honeycomb, cordless, cellular shades that are "attractive and stylish...an appealing way to dress up windows and filter natural light."
I like them because they can be adjusted to the precise height that I want, let in light AND air, and aren't made of cheap plastic. Plus, when I close them I am still invisible to the outside world, so I can continue to run around my house naked after GW moves out (or possibly before he moves out if I get really drunk and forget he's there). So I'm very happy with the blinds. But $500? That's so much money. That's half a trip to Peru. That's my portion of our rent AND cable AND cell phone for one month.
Other things are not very expensive when you would expect them to be. Like I just spent more on blinds than I will on a washer or a dryer. Think how long I will have my washer, how many wool purses it will felt, and it costs less than blinds. How do these things work? Who is in charge of the pricing around here?
I cannot help but remember high school econ class, where Mr. Rohrbach talked about supply/demand and diamonds/water. Then I realize I am full of crap and really just irritated that I spent half a grand on window coverings when I could have just slapped up some aluminum foil and been done with it.
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Aluminum foil? Are you afraid of aliens or something?
Anyway, I wanted to point out that your washer/dryer will cost way more than $500 over time due to the energy and water they use. I bet they'll have cleared the $500 mark after only a month or two of ownership, even if you get HE.
I would also like to know why DW is living in your house...but it sounds like a nice arrangement if you get free labor on home improvements.
What fun catching up on your Pittsburgh life after being away all week. Great pictures of the house and tales of neighborhood life.
oh my god, Mr. Rohrbach...
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What is it with window coverings? Honestly, if my mother hadn't helped me move into my NJ place and into here, I might well still have no curtains at all. Dee doesn't care about them either. Thank goodness.
I have an ongoing debate with Chris about the NECESSITY of ample window coverings....
(Also, I love honeycomb blinds)
Don't be annoyed about the money, you'll have them for a long, long time (I only remember my mom replacing the window fixings maybe twice in my lifetime)
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