In anticipation of yet another wet weekend I got all the necessary bits and pieces in to do some much needed tidying up and running repairs. Nothing major, just loads of little jobs that I’ve been putting off.
First was to sort out Sue’s hair dryer. That was plugged into a wall socket behind a set of drawers, which is part of a pair linked by a vanity unit. In order to un-plug the old hairdryer and plug in the new one I had to dismantle the vanity unit. So a bit of forward thinking – replace hairdryer with an extension lead which is easily accessible for both lamp and hairdryer, then re-assemble the whole lot, cleaning as I go – job done.
That done, another job was to sort out the distribution of clutter in the various cupboards & wall units in the dining room and wardrobes in the master bedroom. All VHS tapes in one unit (not 4), all books together in the wall unit (from just about everywhere in the house), room found for linen that had sat in a pile in our bedroom for months. Loads of clutter and clothes binned for re-cycling.
When the Central Heating Engineer came the other week I had to make it possible to get to the boiler (in the back of the garage), so, one of my jobs was to do a proper job and I can now see the top of my workbench (not seen in at least 5 – 6 years). The garage is tidy and there’s room to move around. Next job was to fit some draught excluder to the door from the garage to the utility room. Why? Because the cat flap in the back door opens wide as every gale hits the front of the house and blows straight onto and through the garage. Should make keeping the house warm a bit easier too.
Then there was the sinks and baths. As seems to happen with time, the sealant between these and the walls had hardened, formed gaps, gone a bit mouldy, and so on. So it was out with the tools and remove the old stuff and insert new. This is never a favourite job of mine as I never seem to get a nice looking finish. But I’ve been watching all those DIY programs that litter the digital TV channels and thought it was time to put what I’ve learnt into practice. Mainly thanks to the Canadian Holmes on Homes series, it came out looking pretty smart. Smart enough for the whole family to comment on the finished article, so we’re all happy on that one.
What with that and a whole load of household chores the weekend was pretty full. Add in a night out for drinks and a meal (see Happy Birthday Fred) on Saturday. Some shopping for dog food for Sheba (Mum’s dog), sorting out the Sky subscription for Mum & Dad (took over a hour on the phone) and another trip down there when the TV remote packed up (the batteries had died). All in all, busy.
But the worst bit of the weekend was the sunshine! Dry, bright and mild all day! Why, oh why, can’t the forecasters get their forecasts right?
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