When you're tearing out (or should I say gutting) your kitchen, you gotta have somewhere to cook. You gotta have somewhere to put the frig. (thank you Larry for my new pantry where I can at least store the food.)Why not the formal dining room or a portion of your living room? With the removal of dining room table chairs and a push of the dining room table and buffet table to the long wall - you have a makeshift kitchen. All you need is a microwave, a toaster oven, and crock pot, a coffee station and an electric skillet and you have all of the conveniences of home (besides, I've already named at least four items the pioneer woman never had!) We do have a Huntsmen stove in the basement family room, so I'm sure we'll be cooking some soup on the stove at some point before the new room is completed.
And, like the pioneer women, I'm going to need to haul water, or haul dishes to the water. I'm not a fan of washing dishes in the bathroom, so Larry has hooked up a slop sink in the basement laundry room for us to wash dishes. I have an idea that over the course of the next few months, paper and Styrofoam (don't freak out, those of you who worry about the landfills) will be common stock in our house. I already hate washing dishes and I'll hate it even more if I have to carry dishes hither and yon.
I'm having a hard time writing this post, especially since I'm already dreading cooking with small appliances and hauling water. We may be eating out more often than we do now, but I'd rather spend the money on new things for my kitchen, rather than eating out.
Don't worry, I'll have more tales for your to read, some exciting, some mundane, but all an adventure through the joys of a kitchen remodel! You just never know what makes it to the "Best Seller List" these days!
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