Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
Barely dented it
At least, that’s how it feels. Yes, there are a number of emptied & collapsed boxes, and the kitchen is almost serviceable (or at least it will be, once I find our flatware), and I’ve unpacked and broken down all of those big boxes where they hang clothes — what are those things called? But I haven’t managed to clear a room yet, and I haven’t found our bedding.
Add to that, our problems keep multiplying. We gave away our old gas dryer when we moved from Oregon, and wouldn’t you know it, this place needs a gas dryer. Our old electric dryer won’t adapt. Either we would have to get an electrician to change out the wall socket, or we would need a new (gas) dryer. Our dryer is 12 or 13 years old, so who knows how long it has to live. And I know how much electricians charge. They’re worse than cosmetic surgeons. So I went with the cheaper option and bought a new gas dryer.
Anyway, I’m thoroughly wiped. Dehydration will kill you in this climate. I won’t drink the tap water (it’s heavily chlorinated) and two sodas, decaf though they may be, will not cut it. So I got dehydrated, my allergies have been bugging me all week, and the air quality today was miasmal. And if miasmal isn’t a word, it should be.
Goals for tomorrow: move the tarantulas; find our bedding; finish the kitchen; take receipt of the new gas dryer; wash and dry all the bedding. That’s not so much, is it?
Have I mentioned how much I hate moving?
D.
A suggestion: if you hate the tap water, buy one of those stands that holds a bottle of water. It makes it much more likely that you’ll stay hydrated if you have a decent source of water. We have one, and it gets used heavily.
I do like those water stands . . . and Sparkletts does seem to have a superior product. Right now, we use Brita filters, and I tend to refill a 22 oz plastic bottle with filtered water. Just I haven’t been too good about doing that lately.
I must have accomplished more yesterday than I’d thought, because today I was able to bring the place up to “livable” status. Workable kitchen, beds and bathrooms all work as intended. I even managed to install the gas dryer, which was a bit more complex than I’d thought it would be (required yet another run to the hardware store for the right hose).