And that is what the Hellers did. Short story long, they built a house

Mrs. Heller was sweeping. She liked when things were neat.

Duh, who doesn’t like it when things are neat?

But when you’re living in an apartment where too many little people share the same very small space, you can like when things are neat to your heart’s content, but you can’t actually have things neat, ever.

Fast forward a year. Mrs. Heller, who likes when things are neat but hates rhyming so she won’t, found a new house. When she saw the new house, she said, “We’re going to put in the least amount of work necessary to make this house pleasant to live in, and, of course, neat, and then we’ll move in and keep things neat always.”

Famous last words.

Mrs. Heller is not Mrs. Fine. She didn’t start her home renovations by purchasing a new doormat. She started by gutting out the entire interior of the house and breaking her promise almost before she was done making it.

“We’re going to do what we absolutely have to do first, and all extras will happen later,” was Mrs. Heller’s next famous line.

And that is what the Hellers did. Short story long, they built a house.