a far and distant land
Mar. 28th, 2025 07:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanTuesday was the last day I had booked off from work. It ended up being an ice-cream-for-dinner kind of day. I had plans to catch up on housework and instead my brain said "NOPE. You're taking the day off."
Yesterday I got the forms I needed for the last of the tax info, so that's now done. Once I hear back from them I can sort out whatever balance there might be and close the bank account.
Today I tried to put the bathtub plug back together but it no longer seals, so that's a trip to the hardware store. I also scrubbed the layers of paint, crusted drywall mud, and hardened caulk from the bathroom sink and emptied out the cupboard underneath - more stuff to go in a box for the ex-housemate. Cleared some more boxes out of the cold room, evicted some more spiders, started sorting tools into labelled boxes.
Hitting the shed or anything at all to do with the yard will have to wait until next week - it's supposed to be freezing rain all weekend. Traditionally we get one last snowfall in April (and Torontonians are shocked and appalled at the treachery of the weather every single time) but for the last two years it's just been rain instead. So maybe this is it for winter. Who knows any more.
Appointment was made for the water tank to get swapped out on Tuesday morning, so before I do anything else tomorrow I need to remember to clear the path between the basement door and the current tank. There are several stacks of flooring in the way right now and it's not super heavy but it's awkward and floppy to carry. I'll stick it in the apartment and worry about what I'm doing with it later.
I am very tired of ALL THIS but also... it's kind of exciting to be getting closer the end of it. I can see progress every time I touch something.
Yesterday I got the forms I needed for the last of the tax info, so that's now done. Once I hear back from them I can sort out whatever balance there might be and close the bank account.
Today I tried to put the bathtub plug back together but it no longer seals, so that's a trip to the hardware store. I also scrubbed the layers of paint, crusted drywall mud, and hardened caulk from the bathroom sink and emptied out the cupboard underneath - more stuff to go in a box for the ex-housemate. Cleared some more boxes out of the cold room, evicted some more spiders, started sorting tools into labelled boxes.
Hitting the shed or anything at all to do with the yard will have to wait until next week - it's supposed to be freezing rain all weekend. Traditionally we get one last snowfall in April (and Torontonians are shocked and appalled at the treachery of the weather every single time) but for the last two years it's just been rain instead. So maybe this is it for winter. Who knows any more.
Appointment was made for the water tank to get swapped out on Tuesday morning, so before I do anything else tomorrow I need to remember to clear the path between the basement door and the current tank. There are several stacks of flooring in the way right now and it's not super heavy but it's awkward and floppy to carry. I'll stick it in the apartment and worry about what I'm doing with it later.
I am very tired of ALL THIS but also... it's kind of exciting to be getting closer the end of it. I can see progress every time I touch something.
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Date: 2025-03-29 09:14 am (UTC)Late March we always seem to get a heatwave that comes out of nowhere. Like now,
It sucks.
It happens each year and its always a surprise.
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Date: 2025-03-30 12:45 pm (UTC)This makes it all worth it doesn't it. I'm really glad you're seeing the light at the edge of the forest.
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Date: 2025-03-31 05:13 pm (UTC)Yes, I came here to say this, too. And no one there to fuck it all up again? Priceless.
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Date: 2025-03-31 05:14 pm (UTC)Uhoh, I said something out loud again. :D