Category: House & Home

Home ownership is fun (and expensive)!

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While I’m talking about things that not working properly, I might as well mention our home is falling apart. Not really, but two freaky things happened this weekend.

Friday night Joe noticed our master bathroom ceiling was wet and soggy. That is never a good sign. He went up into the attic and thank god, the roof was not leaking. Turns out one of the connections on the sewer vent pipe came loose so water was dripping on the insulation for god knows how long and had finally soaked through the drywall. So now Joe has to cut a hole in the ceiling and replace a section of drywall. Not terribly expensive, thankfully.

Then this afternoon, Joe was in the laundry room starting a load of laundry when the furnace kicked on and a big fireball shot out from the vent. Um, not good. It scared him, understandably so since he was standing RIGHT next to it. So now we need to call someone to come take a look at it. I hope and pray it doesn’t result in a lot of money.

I bet Joe’s so glad he has tomorrow off work, huh? I’ll be at work missing out on all the “fun”.

Happy Anniversary

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Today is our 1 year anniversary in the new house. I can’t believe a year has gone by, but it has, so I guess it’s not the “new” house anymore. There’s still more work to be done on it too, but it looks so much better than it did when we moved in. I love it here, especially on a day like today where the temperature is in the 70’s and it’s sunny out because it’s so comfortable inside and very bright.

Kudos to Walmart & Medisana

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Since I usually write about poor retail experiences, I thought it only fitting to write about the positive ones I’ve encountered as well.

Two weeks ago I ordered an audio stand from Walmart.com for $139.74 plus shipping and tax. After receiving it, I happened to notice that the price went down to $125.77. I emailed Walmart to see whether they would credit me the difference since it had been less than 30 days since placing the order, and not only did they do it without any argument, they also included the applicable tax, so my credit was just shy of $15. Just goes to prove it never hurts to ask.

There are a few spots where the finish is missing, though, but they are small and I swear you can’t buy any furniture that is perfect these days. At least Walmart’s shipping center had enough sense to use these plastic “corners” that they put on the box and then wrapped it in shrink wrap so that it wasn’t damaged in transit.

I’m pretty happy with the unit, too. It’s quite spacious and good looking. I’m just thrilled to finally have something so we could take the equipment off the floor! After all the problems I had trying to purchase a unit, I was starting to believe we’d never get one. But it turned out just like our house hunt: it took awhile and was frustrating, but in the end we spent less money and got more. So you have to wonder if there’s a higher power out there. Like the shopping fairy or something. ;)
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Dead like a Jetta

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God, do I love Fridays! On Monday morning when my alarm goes off, it’s the single worst moment of the entire week. In stark contrast, the moment I leave work on a Friday afternoon is the single best moment of the week. Even though at least two of my co-workers are asleep at this very moment (of which I am aware only because they told me they still follow the same sleep schedule regardless of what day it is), I am enjoying the freedom of knowing I have nowhere to go or any responsibilities to attend to for the next two days. After five days of “Oh shit, I better go to bed or I’m going to regret it in the morning” it’s nice to have a break from that stress. I’m just relaxing at the computer, reading some blogs which I haven’t had the time to do lately, and listening to Nine Inch Nail’s new album via someone’s radio blog (it’s pretty damn good too).
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