How Do You Measure Success?

Tweet

The forecast for today was rain. There is nothing we can do outside if it rains. We need to make a trip to the city to look for flooring. The local options for flooring had been inspected, and, while we could find flooring that we liked....we didn't care for the price. If we liked the price....it didn't come in a colour we wanted. This morning we headed to the city 45 minutes away. Our first stop was Home Depot. They had a great selection. Two of the flooring options were in the price range we were hoping for. One was in the colour we wanted (or were willing to settle for) and one had a very dark finish (not at all what we had in mind). We counted the boxes....they were two boxes short. The sales person quickly checked....two hours farther down the road they had enough....so that would add four hours....or we could head home and 45 minutes in the other direction. Nice idea....but bridge toll would add $50 to our costs. I had discovered a family business when researching flooring about five minutes from Home Depot. Let's see what they have. They had at least three styles that fell within our price range.....all in a colour we would be happy with. Success meant....the colour I really wanted.....the style both hubby and I liked....and even better....enough below budget we could go out for lunch. We are very happy shoppers.