When I moved into my house almost two years ago, I realized that I needed new blinds on the bedrooms. Industrious me went out and bought the much needed window coverings, which I proceeded to put into the closet for an opportune time to hang them. My family came and stayed in the guest rooms, but they didn’t care that the old blinds were grungy, so the new blinds remained in the closet. But………company was coming last week that I didn’t know quite so well. I returned from my trip to Georgia in a panic when I realized that, not only was it necessary to clean the house, but the new blinds had to be installed (immediately). Frantically I pulled the blinds out of the closet, measured my room in order to buy blinds for it and secured a good helper for the evening.
Blinds out of the box, tools assembled, instructions in a good place for reading and the drill to start the screw holes (thankful to Lindsey for teaching me the basics of home repair). But, unlucky as I am, the drill bit was the wrong size. Never fear, we will start the holes by nailing a large nail in the proper spot, ignoring the fact that 90 year old wood is very hard. In my knowledgeable way I suggested we measure one more time before drilling and…….sure enough, the blind was too narrow for the opening. It took a little figuring, but one of us came up with the brilliant idea of using the newly purchased master bedroom blind in the guest room because it was 3 inches wider. Brackets up, blind installed, with smiles on our faces I pulled the blind down to see how much light would come around the edges and…………………..it was a foot too short!
Note to self: when pursuing a project, find the correct tools and check them twice (not once), measure three times (not twice), and find four friends with adequate brains to do one job.