Upcoming Events  Saturday, January 10, 2009  You must DESTROY to
rebuild.  It's hard to tell whether the people who are
volunteering with me are having fun or not. They say they like
the work, but am I just torturing them? Are they waiting until a
convenient time when they can duck out? I will say, though,
there is one activity that is fun for everyone. Regardless if a
person is young or old, silly or serious, I have yet to hear of
a person who does not enjoy demolishing walls. One volunteer
describes it as her "daily zen." The handling of a crowbar,
hitting it with as much force as possible against the plaster
walls relieves stress levels and erases worry lines. Perhaps
instead of botox injections, the stereotypical trophy wife
should look to this activity to keep the life in her aging face!
Step one to rehabbing a house is getting over the fact that you
have to do more damage before things can be improved. It seems
counterintuitive; doesn't destroying walls bring you farther
away from the finished product?