Finally figured out where all the water that was in my hallway came from, yay! I couldn't find a leak because it wasn't leaking all the time...
When I fixed my running toilet by replacing the ball cock, I didn't know I needed to put Teflon tape on the water inlet hose threads (I followed the directions in the package, it didn't say ANYTHING about that!). This resulted in a leak every time the toilet was flushed, but only while the water was running into the tank.
March 26, 2013
March 18, 2013
Last week in my life....
Over the past week I finished reading "Friendfluence," which was an excellent book overall. There were some parts that were hard to get through, but overall it was an excellent read that provided a lot of insight into my friends and myself. I've loaned that one out to a friend, we'll see what he makes of it.
Nate and I had a date night, we went to Fazoli's for dinner, because that's where we always go when we head to Kalamazoo, then we went to Kalamazoo Valley Museum for a documentary film "The Music Instinct: Science and Song." I was afraid partway through that he was bored (it was a 2-hour movie) and I told him he could take out his iPod, but he didn't.
Nate and I had a date night, we went to Fazoli's for dinner, because that's where we always go when we head to Kalamazoo, then we went to Kalamazoo Valley Museum for a documentary film "The Music Instinct: Science and Song." I was afraid partway through that he was bored (it was a 2-hour movie) and I told him he could take out his iPod, but he didn't.
March 10, 2013
Books!!!
I've been stocking up on reading material, both with e-books and "real" books (you know, on actual paper). Now that I'm not in school, I have time to read and I am enjoying that very much!
Current reads:
Still working on Anna Karenina, which is a good read but slow going for me. It's not that I don't find it interesting, it's that I get confused on who's who when everyone seems to have three or more names! That one is an e-book, so I tend to read that when I'm out somewhere without another book.
Friendfluence by Carlin Flora is a hard read, but very interesting. It reads like a dumbed-down psychology textbook, but it's really interesting. I have read through the overview chapter, early childhood, late childhood, and I'm finishing up the teen section about friendships and their influence on us.
Current reads:
Still working on Anna Karenina, which is a good read but slow going for me. It's not that I don't find it interesting, it's that I get confused on who's who when everyone seems to have three or more names! That one is an e-book, so I tend to read that when I'm out somewhere without another book.
Friendfluence by Carlin Flora is a hard read, but very interesting. It reads like a dumbed-down psychology textbook, but it's really interesting. I have read through the overview chapter, early childhood, late childhood, and I'm finishing up the teen section about friendships and their influence on us.
March 6, 2013
It's been a while...
Wow, over a month since I posted. Sorry 'bout that! Life goes on and Saturdays escape me it seems!
Over the past month I've had issues with my water bill, accidentally shut off my gas (and thus my furnace, in the winter time, and then couldn't get it re-lit for almost 24 hours), had a toilet decide to run constantly, and read a few books.
It looks like maybe my water meter is bad. It was looked at yesterday and I was going to stop at the office today and find out what's up, but forgot until after the office was closed. Maybe I'll just send an email inquiry...
The gas and furnace problem were caused by me shutting off a valve I thought was water (due to the above-mentioned water bill problem, no way I used 11,000 gallons of water in a month!!). After 3 hours my house began getting decidedly chilly, and that's when I discovered exactly what I'd shut off. The water heater and fireplace pilots lit with no problem, no such luck on the furnace... The pilot is a ways back into the furnace, an aim-n-flame can't reach it, and it's also NOT where I thought it was. Apparently no place local carries the long fireplace matches either. I stopped and got some in town on my way home from work, walked into a house with a temp of 39 degrees (nothing froze, whew!) and lit the furnace right away. Much better than the 2 hours I'd tried to get it lit the night before.
The toilet is in the boys' bathroom, so I only noticed it running when Nate's here. It took me two weeks to go buy the part, and a few more days to install it. Because of the lack of water shut-offs under my sinks, I was a little worried there wouldn't be one for the toilet either. There is. That went easy and quick, and now is another thing I can check off my to-do list. Most of the home maintenance I have had to do/get done has been pretty easy stuff, and I'm lucky to have my dad close (and skilled) to fix what I can't. He's an excellent teacher too, and very willing to talk me through repairs when I need help but want to learn to do it myself.
For the books, I've read "Head Cases," an excellent collection of brain injury case studies written by a case manager. It's very engaging and an easy read, I highly recommend it. I loaned it out at work or I would tell you the author. After that I read "Mistaken Identity" about the two girls in the car wreck, one who was killed and one who survived but was mis-identified. Also excellent, explaining how the mistake was made and why it took 5 weeks to discover the mistake. I chose this one because I work at the facility that she was at when the mistake was discovered. I work(ed) with several of the people named and pictured in the book, but I was not employed there at the time. On to fiction... Two of the Kathy Reich's books that "Bones" is based on. Love these! They get technical sometimes, but the characters are very identifiable. Now I'm reading a book titled "Friendfluence'" about how our friendships shape us into who we are. It's very interesting but sometimes reads like a psychology textbook. I'm only a few chapters in, I'll let you know about this one. A couple people at work want to read it when I'm done.
I have a stack of books in my to-read, I have classics in my e-reader apps, and some on my Amazon wishlist... I love not being in school, I have a ton of time to read, cook, do home projects, knit, etc. It's nice not feeling like I'm gone all the time! It took a while to get used to, I've had assignments for so long! Now I give myself assignments instead :)
Over the past month I've had issues with my water bill, accidentally shut off my gas (and thus my furnace, in the winter time, and then couldn't get it re-lit for almost 24 hours), had a toilet decide to run constantly, and read a few books.
It looks like maybe my water meter is bad. It was looked at yesterday and I was going to stop at the office today and find out what's up, but forgot until after the office was closed. Maybe I'll just send an email inquiry...
The gas and furnace problem were caused by me shutting off a valve I thought was water (due to the above-mentioned water bill problem, no way I used 11,000 gallons of water in a month!!). After 3 hours my house began getting decidedly chilly, and that's when I discovered exactly what I'd shut off. The water heater and fireplace pilots lit with no problem, no such luck on the furnace... The pilot is a ways back into the furnace, an aim-n-flame can't reach it, and it's also NOT where I thought it was. Apparently no place local carries the long fireplace matches either. I stopped and got some in town on my way home from work, walked into a house with a temp of 39 degrees (nothing froze, whew!) and lit the furnace right away. Much better than the 2 hours I'd tried to get it lit the night before.
The toilet is in the boys' bathroom, so I only noticed it running when Nate's here. It took me two weeks to go buy the part, and a few more days to install it. Because of the lack of water shut-offs under my sinks, I was a little worried there wouldn't be one for the toilet either. There is. That went easy and quick, and now is another thing I can check off my to-do list. Most of the home maintenance I have had to do/get done has been pretty easy stuff, and I'm lucky to have my dad close (and skilled) to fix what I can't. He's an excellent teacher too, and very willing to talk me through repairs when I need help but want to learn to do it myself.
For the books, I've read "Head Cases," an excellent collection of brain injury case studies written by a case manager. It's very engaging and an easy read, I highly recommend it. I loaned it out at work or I would tell you the author. After that I read "Mistaken Identity" about the two girls in the car wreck, one who was killed and one who survived but was mis-identified. Also excellent, explaining how the mistake was made and why it took 5 weeks to discover the mistake. I chose this one because I work at the facility that she was at when the mistake was discovered. I work(ed) with several of the people named and pictured in the book, but I was not employed there at the time. On to fiction... Two of the Kathy Reich's books that "Bones" is based on. Love these! They get technical sometimes, but the characters are very identifiable. Now I'm reading a book titled "Friendfluence'" about how our friendships shape us into who we are. It's very interesting but sometimes reads like a psychology textbook. I'm only a few chapters in, I'll let you know about this one. A couple people at work want to read it when I'm done.
I have a stack of books in my to-read, I have classics in my e-reader apps, and some on my Amazon wishlist... I love not being in school, I have a ton of time to read, cook, do home projects, knit, etc. It's nice not feeling like I'm gone all the time! It took a while to get used to, I've had assignments for so long! Now I give myself assignments instead :)
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