This is a warning....also, does anyone want to buy a house?

What a night! Every week brings with it a new set of challenges...problems...issues...a need for more MONEY! I have tried my very best to remain positive throughout this process, but I'm at my breaking point today. Our beautiful bathroom vanity was installed this week, that is great news, right? Not so much. It will be uninstalled tomorrow, of course  there is a "little problem", as the plumber put it. Something is wrong with the drain and now the vanity needs to be taken BACK out, a hole drilled in my beautiful tile floor and put back in, again. Why do these things KEEP on and on and on happening? I don't know how home owners ever get ahead. Please tell me your secrets??? The hardwood floors, the one that were supposed to be finished last week, are being sanded down as I write this post (thank you Lord) and will be stained Friday (maybe). Before I finish bickering for the night, let me share with you a fair warning about craigslist. I have been wanting a white slip covered couch for so many years. I LOVE the pottery barns ones like this one...

However, I can't see paying almost $3,000 for a love seat! So I had my heart set on a similar look at Ikea. Since the closest Ikea is over 4 hours away, I decided to search Craigslist to see what I might be able to find. I have read SO many blogs about these women finding these awesome couches and chairs for $150...$200. As my bad luck would have it, I found the perfect one! An EKTORP sectional for $200! I was so excited I could barely stand it. I asked the seller several questions about the couch; what condition it was in, were their in rips, was it sturdy, etc. She seemed to be very nice and very honest. #1 rule of Craigslist, keep an open mind AND be skeptical. I sent my husband and a friend of ours to pick up the couch today.  The drive was over two hours but I knew it would be worth it. My husband called me and warned me that there were some stains and tears but I told him I was ordering a brand new slipcover, so not to worry about it. He brought it home....this is when my breakdown occurred! IT IS DISGUSTING, like OH MY GAH...do people really live this way, nasty?! We wasted $200 on the sofa and $160 in gas...which means, we could have just purchased and BRAND new smaller couch from Ikea. What a complete disaster and total let down. Now I know...don't buy a couch on craigslist, gross! I think that is enough complaining for one night.. words of encouragement are greatly appreciated. I hope the next time I post, it will be filled with great news. For now, enjoy this precious little angel, my sweet "P"...