Who knew grout would be so much fun?
Well, we had a blast last night at the Do-It-Herself workshop at The Home Depot, where I was representing LittlePINKBook.com, a daily tip sheet for working women, to which I am delighted to contribute.
Naturally, I was clad in pink for the occasion. Whoever said pink clashes with orange was so wrong.
Anyway, Home Depot gave us a great welcome.
Truly, you couldn’t help but be excited because the employees were totally pumped. We were welcomed warmly by a veritable HD cheerleader — “Smile for Atlanta!” she said, snapping our picture. A fabulous hostess, she offered us a wonderful range of junk food in the way of chips and soda — ok, there was some “green tea” ginger ale. Regardless, it felt like a birthday party, maybe even mine.
At first it was just me and another lady, in a “You Suck” t-shirt. Don’t let the shirt fool you, though. She was awfully nice, even took that first picture of me.
But slowly, slowly people gathered around or looked on. One man came up to ask where he could find the Do-It-Himself Workshop. But no such luck. Our teacher, Mario, who had to fend off others trying to nab our refreshments, told him to come back for the general workshops, held each and every Saturday. So back off dudes, the Do-It-Herself party only happens thrice a year. This was ladies’ night at the HD.
In fact, when the supervisor, Erik, welcomed us, he teased us that we’d have gloves and all that so we wouldn’t be dirty for when we went back home to our husbands. 🙂 Sigh. still working on that one.
It was all a ton of fun, and there was plenty of joking around as we got our hands dirty. I mean, look at our teachers. How could you NOT have fun with these guys?
That’s Mario, to the left, and Erik on the right, in case you can’t make out the writing on their aprons.
Our project was to tile a floor and wall. We worked with a board and grout and tiles and the spacers you use to get everything coordinated and just so. After we sandwiched in each square of tile, it was time for the level to see if the flooring looked even. I was very pleased to see that my level was perfect.
The best part, however, was that it was truly fun. And we all had so much fun together. One of the ladies asked me if we were coming back this Saturday.
Meanwhile, check out our finished product!
Turns out it’s not so hard to Do-It-Herself. It just takes a little gumption. But we ladies already knew that.
