Where I need to be....

Here we go again.......home owner issues.  A/C again.  Starting to really rethink owning a home.  Are the repair/replacement costs really worth the tax break?  When the girls are gone I'm starting to think I will live in a tiny apartment somewhere and get rid of the responsibility.  Not worth it.  I hate being a slave to my home.  I want to enjoy life and not worry constantly about a multi-thousand dollar A/C replacement, fence rebuilding.....I just can't afford the upkeep.  Big part of it is that my house is now 10 years old, so many of the things are needing replacement at this point.  The rest is that the kids are so hard on things.  The microwave handle is cracked....temper result.  Their bathroom has hair dye and burn marks on the sink vanity and on the door.  Doors with fist holes in them.  It all costs and not sure how it will get fixed to be able to sell it some day.  Just overwhelming.  I'm really starting to second guess this......on my own that is.  With someone it's easier.  Alone?  Sucks.

Where I'd rather be?  The beach more often.  Exploring Texas.  Having fun.

Rant/pity party done. 

And the skills keep improving....

There it is.....the faucet I just put in.  Slowly, I'm acquiring skills I never thought I'd have.  Plumbing 101 this time.  So....what happened is....leaky bad faucet.  Went to the store to get replacement stems...turns out they were $14 each and needed two, so I'd be out the door at $28.  Hmmmm not a chance when an entirely new faucet, more modern, starts at $24.  Sure, I have a double vanity, but it is soooo dated with the old acrylic handle balls.....I decided to go for it.  The lady (yes lady again) at Lowe's promised me it'd take 10 - 15 minutes. 

Fast forward to home.  Hmmmm, the cabinets in the bathroom are single openings, gotta wedge my body in there, my upper half needs to be manhandled to make it inside.  VERY squishy in that small space so my arm movement is restricted....but I made it work.  Due to sticking old stuff under the handles, it took me a bit longer than 15 minutes, but not long and not hard at all.  I have a second to do so that they match.

AND....now that I'm realizing....I have a leaky faucet at work.  I should go get one more and replace the work faucet.  Now that is a full service librarian.

Sunday Bloody Sunday.....

Well, that sentiment isn't right, its just when I thought about it being Sunday that song by U2 popped into my head simply because the word Sunday is in the title.  I'm pondering my day.....I was planning on going to see Sam Harris (Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape) at 4 pm down by the state capital, but it's going to take such a big chunk of my day.  The fact that I'm debating going to see him tells me that it's not a priority to me, so I'll take on my gardening and home chores instead.

As I type this I notice my bathroom faucet is dripping nonstop so there is my answer.  I've got to take care of this.  Sigh.  Homeownership.  Also expecting my garage door to give up the ghost soon.  The kitchen appliances could all use replacing soon.....the dishwasher in particular doesn't seem to work well, my oven runs about 75 degrees high.....and my loveseats are about 11 years old and ripped due to dogs sneaking on them when I"m not home.  First things first.  The faucet.....to Lowe's to Lowe's.....its off to Lowe's I go.....