Ms. Handyperson

This took me longer than it would have a regular person that does these sorts of things for a living BUT at least I know how to do it.

I put in a new bathroom fan/light fixture.  Well, it is not completely done, yet.  I have to go back up and find the two wires for the fan part and hook them in.  I only saw two wires at the time and figured that perhaps the fan and light were both connected to them.

I was wrong.  shocker.  LOL

BUT I got the old one out, hooked up the vent tubing and the other two wires, got it mounted and put together.  The I put the rest of it together underneath.

The next step...hook up a timer switch to the thing in place of the regular switch.  Wiring is not so bad if someone has had something hooked up in the first place.

I could not put in the soffet vent like I had planned.  Turns out that neither bathroom exhaust fans had ever been vented to the outside.  I could not put in the soffet vent because it was too difficult to get to so at some point I will have to put in a roof vent but...I did not have the energy left to do that.  So, for now, I ran the collapsible vent tubing to the roof heat vents.  I am sure it will help pull the air up through better than what was in place before...which was nothing.

I will say that once I had been up there and worked on this project, I have some respect for Evil Spawn.  Perhaps not a great deal...but some.  He put in a new fan/light in the livingroom for me before he left.  I have appreciated that thing ENORMOUSLY!  Now, if only I could figure out how to run new wiring I would put one of those puppies in my bedroom.

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In other news:  My son landed his first fulltime job.  He was hired as a reporter/anchor for an iHeart news/talk radio station in Cincinnati.  It is an hour drive from here so he will need to move.  He has 2 weeks before he starts and he said he would like to not have to move until after the holidays.  I pray the winter is not so terrible.  If it gets too bad, he may find himself bunking at my younger sister's on the couch a few times...she is only about a 15 minute drive from where he is going to be working.

They are giving him the company car to drive, a cell phone and a laptop.

So, in a few months, my house will be less 2 adult residence.  Brittany was not happy to hear that she will be moving again so soon.  She is nervous about it...he is nervous about it.  I just told him (and her) that I am not that far away and I can be a lifeline.  BUT they will be fine.  The biggest thing is to work out a budget and stick to it.  She will also have to find herself a new job.

I am also going to be talking with a financial company about a part time job for extra money.  I need to pay off some debts and feel better about my future.  Once TJ and Brit move out, my utility bills and grocery expenditures will be lightened.  My Time Warner bill will be lighter too.  I am going to cut the cable off.  Bethany and I hardly ever watch a show when it is on and if I want to, I have a really great digital antenna hooked up to the TV in the family room.  I am going to subscribe to Hulu.  We already have Netflix.  My oldest sister and her husband log into my Netflix and watch it too. Bethany, TJ and Brit all watch it. I am the one paying for it and I hardly EVER watch it.  LOL!

I do not sleep well at night. I will fall asleep and sleep soundly for about 2-3 hours then wake up and I have to roll over and go back to sleep.  If I sleep for 4-5 straight hours, there is no going back to sleep.  But if I wake up 2-3 hours later, I can usually get back to sleep and get at least 6 hours sleep altogether.  Nothing helps...no melatonin or pain pills. Valerian root can sometimes help.

Christmas is coming...quickly.  I will have to buy something for Evil Spawn since he is going to be here and he is planning on buy me something.  I sent him a list.  LOL  I am not sure how it is going to go.  It will be weird.

I know the kids will appreciate him being here with them...and not on the Skype with a female friend in the background that they didn't know about.

I have been up since 4:45.  I fell asleep about 1:30.  It is now about 3 hours later and I think it is time for a nap.