One evening around midnight Bubbie and I were confounded over a chirp in the hallway. I had assumed that Hubby took the battery out of the carbon monoxide detector years ago when we got a new combo detector hooked into the home alarm system.
Apparently not. Since I didn't have a 9V handy I just removed it for the night so we could sleep. And it got me to thinking about all of the little things I have had to resolve over the last four years. I have learned how to do far more than replace batteries and light bulbs and I am still learning. I would love to pass on what I know to my kids, who were also never taught some of these things. After all, Bubbie panicked a little, thinking it was alerting us to a problem.
This is what ChatGPT suggested when I asked it to redecorate my laundry nook. It looks very similar to what I already have!
I shopped my house and found these two baskets which originally held DVDs in the den bookcase. I pulled that small plant out of the front room. And I bought a reed diffuser to gently scent the area. Once I repaint (using the same basic color) and remove the door track hardware, I will call it done.
But as of right now, the part to fix the washer is on order and will not get installed until next week. Its a good thing I have three weeks' worth of scrubs to wear.
I am still loving dinner salads with a nice glass of kombucha. This is on regular rotation in my menus because even if I am back to cooking, I don't want to do it every day.
Sometimes, you have to let someone else do the cooking, and that's OK.
Even if it means you sit quietly in your car at a park, or an abandoned carwash next to the food trailer for breakfast tacos. Its all good!
Physical therapy kicked my rear this week and yet I still found time for my walks. Its hot, humid, and fairly terrible. But I feel strong and heat acclimated and no way am I going to stop pressing on. And I have even done my exercises at home, though I am sore.
Hooray for a dear friend and her helpful hubby who gave up some of their Wednesday evening to help me with the switch to the new disposal. Even though I want to be as independent as I can be, its helpful to be shown how to do something. Its like being taught to work a puzzle and it feels so good to learn these things! I know I will not always be able to get it on the first try, but I am willing to learn and I think that philosophy will help me in many ways.
Happy August!
Gina
6 comments:
I’ve frequently thought it would be great if we had access to a class on how to maintain and fix your home. That plus YouTube would go a long way.
Another week of accomplishments, Gina. Honestly, I am very impressed by all that you do. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are good and bad. There are seven of them in my house. I think that’s overkill. They are so sensitive that when I would open the windows in the fall, they would go off because of pollen. I finally pulled the battery out of four of them and only have three active. This house isn’t that big. I think that will suffice. Your salad looks delicious by the way.
Why do fire and carbon monoxide detectors only seem to have dead batteries at night? I am home all day and the only time our batteries start to die is usually when I am either falling asleep or already asleep. The laundry room/closet area is looking really nice. I cleaned ours up with baskets and bins a few years ago but we store ALL our cleaning supplies in there too so I can only make it look so pretty.
I like what you've done with your laundry nook!!
The part we probably need for our washer plus the amount for the service call was so high we decided to go for a new washer. I told son#2 he could choose it since he does a lot more laundry than I do. ( We share the washer and dryer. Plus he does the laundry for the 4 of them). I'm curious to find out what we'll get.
Gina, I'm always so impressed by what you accomplish each post. I remember watching my mom and helping her figure things out, after my dad passed. It wasn't easy, but we prevailed and it did teach me some valuable DIY skills and how to be a troubleshooter. Of course, good friends are always helpful! And why is it that those detectors only go off in the middle of the night and the 9 volts are always the ones missing from the extra battery stash? They seem to be universal issues! Haha! Happy Week my friend!
I don't use Chat GPT I would not have thought to ask for decorating advice!
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