Shit happens...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Perspective
I've been sick with an upper respiratory infection for three weeks. I am exhausted. I have a sore throat. I am coughing up stuff that looks like it comes from a horror movie. I bruised a rib during said coughing. I have been to the doctor twice, and I head back again today. I am doing my best not to complain about my situation too much, but I know that my husband is probably tired of hearing me moan and groan about it all.
I was feeling fairly sorry for myself yesterday, and then it dawned on me that this is nothing. This is nothing compared to what some of my own family and friends have endured. This is nothing compared to what thousands upon thousands of people with chronic illnesses go through day in and day out. The exhaustion, the fear, the isolation ~ it all must be so overwhelming difficult to handle.
It could always be much, much worse.
I was feeling fairly sorry for myself yesterday, and then it dawned on me that this is nothing. This is nothing compared to what some of my own family and friends have endured. This is nothing compared to what thousands upon thousands of people with chronic illnesses go through day in and day out. The exhaustion, the fear, the isolation ~ it all must be so overwhelming difficult to handle.
It could always be much, much worse.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Bathroom Surprise!
After we had that beautiful tile installed in our main bathroom, we decided to upgrade some of the fixtures and clean up the baseboards and trim. And so we did, and it went swimmingly.
Shortly after, we had a plumber come out to the house for two different problems. The first one was easy - our hot water pressure in the sink was barely there. We had gotten used to it and lived with it that way for a long time, and it was finally time to have it repaired. The second problem was that our bathtub faucet was leaking. It started slow and continued to get worse. We thought we needed to replace the handles, as that will usually take care of it. So we watched a few online videos about how to replace the handles. And then Mike took the decorative handles off, and it looked nothing like we saw online.
The plumber informed us that he needed to break out some of the tile and replace the entire set. No problem. He'd use a stainless steel plate to cover the area between the two handles, and while it wasn't perfect, it would work.
Instead, we got this:
When he got in there, it was a mess! The former owners installed tile right onto drywall so there was mold growing on the back of the tiles. The line up to the shower head had to be replaced too.
And so a lot of dollars later, we have this:
And it'll likely stay that way for a while until we can pay for new tile. When we have guests over, we just pull the curtain shut. The joys of being a homeowner!
Shortly after, we had a plumber come out to the house for two different problems. The first one was easy - our hot water pressure in the sink was barely there. We had gotten used to it and lived with it that way for a long time, and it was finally time to have it repaired. The second problem was that our bathtub faucet was leaking. It started slow and continued to get worse. We thought we needed to replace the handles, as that will usually take care of it. So we watched a few online videos about how to replace the handles. And then Mike took the decorative handles off, and it looked nothing like we saw online.
The plumber informed us that he needed to break out some of the tile and replace the entire set. No problem. He'd use a stainless steel plate to cover the area between the two handles, and while it wasn't perfect, it would work.
Instead, we got this:
When he got in there, it was a mess! The former owners installed tile right onto drywall so there was mold growing on the back of the tiles. The line up to the shower head had to be replaced too.
And so a lot of dollars later, we have this:
And it'll likely stay that way for a while until we can pay for new tile. When we have guests over, we just pull the curtain shut. The joys of being a homeowner!
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