The wind has been incredible the last few days. The tar paper is coming up off the half-finished back entrance to the basement. It'll be good when that's finished.
The house is much colder. The wind is pressing all the warmth out. I donned my thrift store long underwear. It's a little itchy, but I'm warmer.
The wind is so loud The Child dissolved into fearful tears earlier today. She's afraid of a lot of things, but loud noises have never been one of them. She curled up in my arms this morning for ten minutes, something that rarely happens anymore. I feel terrible that she was so scared, but the cuddling sure was nice.
Yesterday was not a good day for tightwadding. We had a house showing, which meant blazing lights and open blinds. Feh. I spent the whole day picking up and cleaning. I try to keep the house company-ready at all times. Not because I'm a clean freak, but because once I get buried under the weight of too many messes, I give up entirely. If I stay on top of it, housekeeping is easy. So perhaps the showing was good timing. We were close to the tipping point.
I drove by during the showing. I'm a creep like that. The couple did not look impressed. That might have been the 60mph gusts of wind in their faces, though.
Today I am working on a curtain to hang between the kitchen and the rest of the first floor. When that's up, I'll close the radiators in there and hope it helps the rest of the downstairs stays warmer. Old houses have their charms, but heat efficiency isn't one of them.
I'm fresh out of new ideas. I feel a cold coming on, and my head is all fuzzy and yech-feeling. Most of the time, I never actually get sick. I spend a few days fighting it off, and then it's gone. I think this one might actually stick around.
So, nothing new to report. I'm just making myself write because once I stop too long, it's hard to get going again. Time to go back to curtains.
Do you have the Tightwad Gazette? Just curious. (Thinking ahead to Christmas...)
ReplyDeleteI don't. I've been meaning to get to the library and see if they have it. Next trip, I'll remember.
ReplyDeleteWait, are you someone I know? The Christmas comment just registered in my brain.
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