Thanks guys. I'm a fairly private person and the only people who can vouch that I was at home getting work done would be my girlfriend, my parents, and my closest friend, though he's been gone a lot and we don't speak every day. Listing my parents or girlfriend as a reference would be REALLY cheesy (and unprofessional) in my opinion, so that leaves my buddy.

I like the "working on our house" tip. We do own a condo and it has been needing some work anyway.