Had a nice time with our older son and DIL when they visited for a few days. We went out for dinner with them and the local family and had some long meaningful conversations.
The plumbing work is all done and paid for. The hole they made in the wall behind the washer is fixed but we don’t have matching paint. Oh well, it is behind the washer!
As far as we know we are down to our two most expensive projects - landscaping and earthquake retrofit - plus some little things we can do ourselves.
Eventually we will address some other large projects including the chimney’s soft mortar and earthquake bracing, assessing/adding to insulation in the attic, and some sort of air conditioning for upstairs.
Does anyone use a portable AC unit? Not familiar with them but wondering if they are worth it.
The landscapers doing the hardscape worked for 3 days and made a lot of progress. Progress also on setting up drip irrigation in the front yard. They will all be back this coming week.
Those are all nice things and progress, but most important I think is that I am definitely feeling less overwhelmed and stressed than I have in 6 months. Moving is hard work physically, but also was (and still is) stressful in many ways for us. While stress can be motivating it certainly has its downsides including for me weight gain and shorter tempers for both of us. The pup however seems to be joyous through the whole thing.
Our youngest son has a portable air conditioning unit and it keeps his living room and hallway nice and cool. I think it all depends on the size of the area you wish to cool down.
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We used to have portable air conditioners and liked them better than central because you don't have to cool rooms you're not using. The trick is to read the fine print and believe it when the unit tells you how many square feet it can cool...or not.
ReplyDeleteWe use the window units in our house as we have no central air or heat. Right now we have 5 units. they are the smaller room size so work for our house. home depot or lowes has them. We keep the thermostat at 77 or so depending on the heat of the day and where the sun is hitting the house. Our PGE bill hasn't been outrageous so it's worth the comfort. Oh be sure to get one that has the thermostat digital setting that way it comes on and goes off automatically. We never run the units past 7pm even when it was 100 outside during the day. We open all the windows by 8pm.
ReplyDeleteYour Week 34 update is refreshing! It's inspiring to see you tackle family matters, plumbing, and even landscaping while keeping overwhelm at bay. Keep up the amazing work! DNA Honest Plumbing
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds like a fulfilling week! It's wonderful to see you balancing family time with home projects. Keep embracing each moment! DNA Honest Plumbing
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