Hangin' PH Style

Day 1
Moved into house

Day 2
Put together bedroom and started to decide on drapery style
Decided that none of the drapes I already have will work

Day 26
Purchased 2 curtain rods

Day 194
Purchased curtains

Day 198
Returned curtains

Day 278
Let husband pick out and purchase curtains
Started fight with husband because I could not return curtains

Day 396
Borrowed sample curtains from Grandmother's stock

Day 428
Returned Grandmother's curtains

Day 464
Purchased curtains

Day 499
Stored curtains in closet with rods

Day 574
Cleaned out closet and found curtains and rods

Day 625
Brought out curtains and rods
Removed rod parts from box
Got box cutter from living room, used it and left it there
Returned to bedroom
Struggled with hardware packaging, returned to living room for box cutter
Returned to bedroom with box cutter
Knocked hardware in between bed and frame
Retrieved hardware
Sat for a rest
Attached decorative ends to curtain rod
Searched house for step ladder
Found step ladder in garage behind boxes
Returned to bedroom with step ladder
Sat for a rest
Got power drill from garage
Returned to bedroom with power drill
Got drill bit from living room
Returned to bedroom with drill bit
Took down dusty Christmas swag from above window
Held curtains up above window to determine placement of hardware on wall
Took 5 minutes to badly drill and strip first screw into wall
Got screwdriver from living room
Returned to bedroom with screw driver
Sat for a rest
Finished screwing in first screw
Decided to leave second screw for husband
Moved step ladder
Took 4 minutes with power drill & screwdriver to find there was a brick wall behind sheet rock
Let dog outside
Got nails from garage
Returned to bedroom with nails
Went to laundry room for the hammer
Found hammer in dining room
Returned to bedroom with hammer
Hammered nail into same hole
Removed nail and a dime-sized circle of sheet rock
Inserted a stabilizer and a smaller screw into wall
Decided husband could install second screw on this one, too
Moved step ladder
Hammered hole into wall
Let barking dog back inside
Removed nail and a nickel-sized circle of sheet rock
Decided husband could find nail on floor later
Inserted a stabilizer and a smaller screw into wall
Decided husband was already going to do two other screws, so a third one should be easy
Checked on barking dog in living room, found nothing amiss
Sat for a rest
Hung curtain rod
Realized curtain rod was slightly higher in the middle
Returned to living room with curtains
Got box cutter from bedroom
Returned to living room with box cutter
Removed curtains from packaging
Clipped on curtain rings
Realized I clipped half of the rings to the bottom of all 4 curtains
Returned to bedroom with curtains
Removed decorative ends from both ends of curtain rod
Placed curtains onto rod
Reattached decorative ends to curtain rod
Sat down for a rest
Saw that with curtain rings, drapes were too long and now drag on the floor
Decided that I did not like the style of the curtains or curtain rod
Took nap