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“Why is there so much water on our bathroom floor?” I remember screaming as I stood in the gallons of water sloshing over my feet at 5:30 that morning. A loose valve had sent the water gushing throughout our bathroom, bedroom, and surrounding closet. This forced splash, so to speak, into home renovation also coincided with the introductory stages of remodeling at the library where I work. We are anticipating our major renovation to our community branch in August when we receive an updated computer lab, new conference room, and more modern and compact seating for customers. Our branch’s renovation is already underway. We have received beautiful new office furniture to allow for a more compact space to organize our paperwork and supplies, and this is just the start to our improvements. While exciting, the period of renovation can also be an extremely daunting and exhausting one, particularly if you are thrust...