today Took a Lot Out of Me
Nov. 11th, 2012 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
multipurposegoddessSo, it got cold enough last night/today that it became really apparent that my furnace is not working right. I've suspected for a while that my ducts and vents might have gotten clogged, so I climbed up and took off the vent covers and checked them out and that actually looks okay. So I set about fiddling with the furnace itself and discovered that the glow that I thought meant it was basically worming was actually the electric igniter which seems not be igniting anything. I think the knob inside the cover that is supposed to control the gas flow is busted and has failed to closed. Which is not something I can fix myself. Which is pretty discouraging, especially as the idea of having a repairperson come into my house to fix it makes me cry (I have strangers coming into my house issues, apparently).
But the gas fireplace in the living room can keep that room plenty warm, and between the quilts and comforter I think I can get warm enough to sleep comfortably in the bedroom until I can get myself prepared to deal with an actual repair. And I've already got a space heater in teh bathroom, because the central heating never got it warm enough in there. So I'll manage all right.
And though I felt like I was accomplishing nothing all day, now I actually feel pretty good about what I did get done. I've started packing up H's clothes (which sounds more momentous than it is - I'm not deciding what to keep or what to do with whatever i'm not keeping, I'm just dumping everything into plastic boxes to go out into the shed (hey, it's good enough for dinosaur bones. This is what I learn from reading the Smithsonian magazine) - but is still kind of a big deal, I guess) and I did okay with today's Due Today stuff, so not too shabby. I am just aware of how damn much I have to do in all aspects of my life and it continues to be a whole freaking lot. But that's okay. It'll get done or it won't, won't change the way mustard tastes.
I talked to my sister and she will take my Volvo but not until next May, probably, so I should probably go ahead and replace the battery and blah blah blah little repairs that will make it pleasanter to drive occasionally meanwhile. And she's officially becoming a Buddhist, first vows today. Our family is so interfaith.
But the gas fireplace in the living room can keep that room plenty warm, and between the quilts and comforter I think I can get warm enough to sleep comfortably in the bedroom until I can get myself prepared to deal with an actual repair. And I've already got a space heater in teh bathroom, because the central heating never got it warm enough in there. So I'll manage all right.
And though I felt like I was accomplishing nothing all day, now I actually feel pretty good about what I did get done. I've started packing up H's clothes (which sounds more momentous than it is - I'm not deciding what to keep or what to do with whatever i'm not keeping, I'm just dumping everything into plastic boxes to go out into the shed (hey, it's good enough for dinosaur bones. This is what I learn from reading the Smithsonian magazine) - but is still kind of a big deal, I guess) and I did okay with today's Due Today stuff, so not too shabby. I am just aware of how damn much I have to do in all aspects of my life and it continues to be a whole freaking lot. But that's okay. It'll get done or it won't, won't change the way mustard tastes.
I talked to my sister and she will take my Volvo but not until next May, probably, so I should probably go ahead and replace the battery and blah blah blah little repairs that will make it pleasanter to drive occasionally meanwhile. And she's officially becoming a Buddhist, first vows today. Our family is so interfaith.