You never get a second chance…
April 21, 2008 |
to make a first impression… I am sure we have all heard that saying many times before. I was thinking about that as I walked outside and looked at my house from the sidewalk this afternoon. I can’t remember why I went outside, but I do know that my front porch looked like a lawsuit waiting to happen. There were so many shoes, toys, and junk someone was bound to trip walking to our door.
Even though cleaning the porch was not on my “must do” list I decided that it needed to be done. I didn’t want to be the house that everyone in the neighborhood talked about in hushed voices, if you know what I mean. I started picking it up, and 10 minutes later I was finished! Don’t you hate it when you put something off, and then when you finally do it, you are done in minutes, and the difference is huge?
The front of your house is the first thing people see (usually) when they come to visit. Is it inviting? Can they get to the front door without running an obstacle course? Take a few minutes and straighten up your porch today. You won’t regret it!
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April 21st, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Ugh…you are so right. My porch always gets messy. (I like how you put “lawsuit waiting to happen.” Yeah…that about sums it up.
We’re in the middle of scraping and painting our house…so right now it looks TERRIBLE. I’m kinda embarrassed by it..but what can you do? (besides continue to scrape and paint…)
But…at least I can have the boys put their toys and stuff away!
April 21st, 2008 @ 5:34 pm
Looks good. Our porch constantly collects “stuff”. I so wish we had a mud room.
Gonna go checkout your contest now!
April 21st, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
My front porch is scary, I can’t wait until it is a little warmer and I can paint it and add the wicker chair I redid
April 21st, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
Hello,
Thank you for your visit. My patio seems to be the clutter catcher for us. We go in and out the back door.
Ypur porch looks good.We are debt free too.
Hugs,
Elizabeth
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