Sunday, January 14, 2007

a home for obsessives

I have discovered a home for kitchen obsessives like me. I was still searching for the mythical sink and came across an online forum where I could ask if anyone else knew where I could find it. Here is the link: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/kitchbath/. I posted my question and had an answer by the end of the day from several folks, including one person who offered to share her spreadsheet of sink choices with me (and I thought I was obsessive--it would never occur to me to make a spreadsheet--maybe it just means I am obsessive and disorganized.) Other people just told me where to look online, and I found the sink I wanted at a good price. So the sink question has been settled, but now I am obsessed with checking the forum. It is interesting, in a time-wasting sort of way. Some posts teach me something I did not know about kitchen planning/materials. Some posts have pictures of cool kitchens. Some posts have funny stories. Some posts make me glad I am not totally renovating my kitchen, just changing a few key elements. Many of them make me doubt that I am obsessed...I seem pretty normal compared to people who are REALLY obsessed with their kitchen renovation.

Although, after checking for new posts several times a day, I realized that not only am I obsessed with my own kitchen, now I am also obsessed with other people's kitchens as well. Maybe this is not such a good thing. Of course, if I post often enough, I can also get other people obsessed with my kitchen...there's plenty to obsess about, and there's always room for guests in the kitchen, even virtual ones. Come on in and join the party! Obsessions all around!

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