Happily, it's a small project. I'm ripping up the carpet in the hallway, and bleaching the sub-flooring. Then laying down backerboard to walk on until I can afford tile. The hall's not very big. I would put it off, but have already made dog-boarding arrangements, and my little dog (who's now an angel) used the hallway as a bathroom, so the quicker I can get that carpet out, the happier I'll be. And on Thursday, I'm heading over to Casshigh's house to play in her daylily garden (and figure out how to use her new camera). But those are the only non-negotiable projects on my list for this vacation.