NaBloPoMo: Full Circle

We've come full circle here at the Casey Compound. About a year ago, we started talking about putting in bamboo flooring. Then, once we looked into it, we realized how OMG! freakishly expensive it is and we changed our minds. Then we settled on staining the concrete, which I maintain would look bitchin'. And we proceeded to rip up the linoleum, rip out the old carpet, and put lots of smelly goo on the floor to get it nice and smooth for staining. And that goo had, oh I don't know, a million chemicals in it. And a thought started worming its way into my conscience: "This can't be good for us." But I pushed that thought away and tried to concentrate on how bitchin' the floors would look once we were done. But that thought kept coming up, as I looked into all the chemicals we'd need to bring into our home in order to get said bitchin' floors. And I couldn't push that thought away. So I talked to John The Wise about it. And John said he thought it would be okay. But that thought of mine somehow wormed its way into John's conscience, too. And a couple days later he told me that he didn't think the chemically-laden staining process was a good idea. So instead? Instead we're going with bamboo. More specifically, we're going with eco-friendly bamboo floors and recycled underlayment. And I can't wait to see the results.