Day 14 NaBloPoMo AND...500 posts!

In honor of my 500th post, I thought I'd tell you 500 things about me that you didn't know.

Kidding.

Instead, I will give 5 ways to stick to a budget while renovating a house:

1.  Say no to the gorgeous basket-weave marble bathroom floor.

2.  Choose ONE thing/room to splurge on (for me, it was the stove...my 8-burner beauty)

3.  Repeat the mantra: "More expensive doesn't always mean better"

4.  Continue to fall in love with the most expensive granite in the place, just don't buy it

5.  Open a window, and throw said budget out

WHO am I kidding???