Revolve

It was my birthday yesterday.  I’m now a bit older; yet I feel less wise.  For some reason age and wisdom don’t seem to run parallel courses; at least with me.  If they did I’d be brilliant, but that’s not the case.   I’m just glad I’m friends with people that are infinitely smarter than I.  And the best part is they are primarily chicks so thanks Nikki, Ieva, Cathy, Spring, Betty, and all the rest of you ladies for keeping me on the up and up for all these years.  I’ve only gotten this far because of yinz. 

More of the Same

As I reported last week I'm full-on in the throws a significant electrical project in my house.  This weekend brought on more wiring, more drilling, more crawling through insulation, more second guessing myself, more investigation of existing conditions, and best of all spending more money.  Thankfully, I have the day off tomorrow so I'll continue with this wiring habit I've developed and maybe even tear out a wall or two.  On the upside, I did get in my first road ride of the year and had all the free salad I could eat so I guess it wasn't all bad.

Escalation of Parts

This weekend I decided to tackle a few much needed projects inside my house. The weather was finally cold so being outside was not in the program for me. I have many grand plans for work that I would like to accomplish in my home but this weekend was going to include a few simple electrical projects. Of course, as these tasks usually go for me, this one simple item turned into much more of a production than I expected.

My plan for this weekend was to increase the number of lights in my hallway from zero lights to two lights. It’s a dark space and I like being able to see what’s in front of me. I mapped out what I needed to do and made a list of items to buy. I have several other enlightening endeavors in other areas of my house that I intend to work on in the near future so I decided I would buy some of the supplies for those projects as well. Also, since I was going to the home store I figured I’d pick up a few things to assist with another project or two I intend to do at some point. I mean why not, right?

 

Well, to make a long story short, I made two trips to the home store, hemorrhaged piles of money, and ended up spending about seven hours installing two stupid recessed cans in my stupid hallway. The project is not completed as there is no power to the lights yet. I managed to get insanely frustrated, yelled many profanities (loudly), and covered myself in insulation from (literally) crawling around in my attic. Of course, I now have some really cool plumbing tools that maybe someday I’ll get to use.

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