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sistawendy) wrote2022-06-07 06:31 am
sistawendy) wrote2022-06-07 06:31 am
house update
Closet: fixed yesterday evening. I'm just hoping it stays fixed. If it doesn't I may run crying to gfish for some fabrication of metal parts.
Washer & dryer: arriving tomorrow. It occurs to me that I'll be able to do laundry without carrying it through an exterior door for the first time in nearly twelve years, not ten. Decadence!
Blinds: arriving a week from tomorrow. That will require some furniture moving, but nothing likely to hurt me. No longer shall I be the naked window neighbor.
It is with some relief that I've managed not to overflow my trash bin the last couple of weeks. Between IKEA shrink wrap and worn out stuff, that was a concern.
HVAC quirk, found in the instruction manual: I have two of those newfangled wall units, each with its own remote control, one in the bedroom downstairs and one in the living room. But they're both connected to the same heat pump on the outside of the house. In that scenario, you can't cool with one and heat with the other; only the first one you turn on will run. This makes sense, but it took me days to discover. So, I actually use the remote controls and now I'm much comfier. The loft, where I work, is easily the warmest part of the house and needs the services of the living room wall unit.
I broiled Copper River sockeye last night in the new oven, and I had it all to myself because the Wendling was too tired from work to have dinner with me. It's quite possibly the best fish I've ever prepared. I'm sold on convection ovens.
Edited to add: I've recently discovered that on a clear day like today, I can see the top of Mt. Rainier from the loft peeking above neighboring roofs. Happiness.
gfish for some fabrication of metal parts.Washer & dryer: arriving tomorrow. It occurs to me that I'll be able to do laundry without carrying it through an exterior door for the first time in nearly twelve years, not ten. Decadence!
Blinds: arriving a week from tomorrow. That will require some furniture moving, but nothing likely to hurt me. No longer shall I be the naked window neighbor.
It is with some relief that I've managed not to overflow my trash bin the last couple of weeks. Between IKEA shrink wrap and worn out stuff, that was a concern.
HVAC quirk, found in the instruction manual: I have two of those newfangled wall units, each with its own remote control, one in the bedroom downstairs and one in the living room. But they're both connected to the same heat pump on the outside of the house. In that scenario, you can't cool with one and heat with the other; only the first one you turn on will run. This makes sense, but it took me days to discover. So, I actually use the remote controls and now I'm much comfier. The loft, where I work, is easily the warmest part of the house and needs the services of the living room wall unit.
I broiled Copper River sockeye last night in the new oven, and I had it all to myself because the Wendling was too tired from work to have dinner with me. It's quite possibly the best fish I've ever prepared. I'm sold on convection ovens.
Edited to add: I've recently discovered that on a clear day like today, I can see the top of Mt. Rainier from the loft peeking above neighboring roofs. Happiness.
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Hmm, we're in the middle of Pride Month, and your first comment is about a closet. chuckles evilly
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It’s just barely enough space for me. If Ms. Right moves in, she’ll have to wear either my clothes or none, but I’m OK with either.
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Congrats on the incoming washer and dryer, and on the Mt. Rainier siting! From three of our upstairs rooms, if we stand tall and peek over local terrain and roofs, we can see the easternmost Rocky Mountains. Not a practical feature, but it makes me happy.
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