My boyfriend and I have a pretty complicated relationship and home life, if I can talk to you honestly.

We love each other very, very much, but there is a lot of conflict between us on a regular basis.

Part of this is certainly due to my own shortcomings; namely, my unfortunate mental health issues. One of the best ways to circumvent our nasty arguments is having time away from each other, when he goes out of town for the weekend to travel for work or to see family. I really love my time spent alone in the house, except for one small part. I always feel so incredibly guilty. Not about my man, he’s fine travelling alone, but about my energy expenditure in the house. You see, we reside in a very large home with an open floor plan. It’s great for us and our friends who come into town, but it’s a large house to heat or cool consistently. This is normally not a huge issue, because we feel like we utilize the central heating and cooling system quite responsibly, but I don’t feel that way when I’m home alone. Suddenly, I’m the only being who necessitates the furnace or AC unit. I’m the only soul that can feel uncomfortable and demand that the thermostat improves the indoor air quality. It makes no sense to pump high quality treated air into the entire 2800 square foot house when I’m only occupying 400 feet of it, but there’s not much other choice. These days, with the frigid outdoor air temperature and reluctance to power up the furnace, I don’t feel quite as relaxed or rejuvenated when my boyfriend goes out of town for the weekend.

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This year is probably the most important Christmas of my entire life.

For the past 5 years or so, I’ve really calmed down my cookie baking, elaborate gift wrapping, and spending in order to focus more on being a financially responsible adult for the rest of the year.

This year, however, Christmas isn’t about adults. It’s all about my step-son, who will be coming up to spend the holiday week with us for the first time! We are both so excited, but it’s also quite stressful. There is really a lot of pressure to make the holiday a great one, since we’ll have a little one running around. That’s why I’ve been working so hard to get the house in a festive mood lately. I knew that the tree was important, as were the lights and garlands, but the most festive decoration is the wood burning fireplace, in my opinion. I’ve wanted to use the little fireplace for at least a month already, but we have an organizational problem at home; the TV is currently sitting in front of the fireplace, rather than being mounted above it. Yes, of course we always intended to move the TV above the woodburning stove, but we just never got around to it since moving. Instead, we’ve relied on the boring old central heat. Now, we’ve run out of time to properly mount the TV safely away from the fire and heat of the fireplace, and have to find an alternative solution. At first I was pretty upset about the alternate heating conundrum, but I realized that it’s actually a fine thing. We’ll just have to put the TV away in the attic so we have access to the warm fireplace. What better way to ensure we have a festive and fulfilling family holiday than removing the entire TV temptation?

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It’s kindof a strange sensation to be setting up Christmas decorations these days, I have to say.

I love the holiday and making our house look festive for the season, but I’ve been feeling conflicted inside because it just doesn’t feel like the holiday is approaching. You see, I’m accustomed to a cold and bleak winter that signifies the coming festivities. I was born and raised in the midwest, where there is no shortage of ice cold weather, falling snow, and holiday cheer to combat the major depressive spell brought on by winter. Every day feels like surviving as you pick up gifts and string lights in the frigid outdoors. The only relief is wrapping presents in the warmth and safety of your central heat at the end of the day. These days, however, I live down in the south, and the air temperature sure is different as the happiest day of the year approaches. Rather than bundling up in heavy layers to go out and shovel the driveway every morning, we’re just starting to rake the leaves out of our yard. Instead of warming up by the fireplace with a warm cup of cocoa, we’re still lounging on outdoor patios to sip on ice cold drinks. Everything feels just a little “off” without the temperature change that I associated with Christmas for 26 years of my life. That’s why I’m trying desperately to keep our indoor environment as wintery and festive as possible! The first thing I did was to clear off our little gas fireplace so we could have a fake roaring fire for the rest of the month. Next, I decorated all over with piney garland decorated with fake snow and bells. Finally, I disconnected the furnace, so it would feel at least a little like Christmas via our indoor air temperature.

 

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Sometimes I really wonder about my man.

He’s so smart in so many ways… and then really surprises me in other ways when he does incredibly stupid shit. This morning, for instance, it came to light that he had not ever taken care of our insurance payment because he couldn’t’ remember the login information online. Therefore, he just let our policy expire because he didn’t make the time to call customer service. I swear to god, there are days that I almost murder him for his stupidity. That’s why I really shouldn’t be surprised about our little heating and cooling mishap the other week. I woke up one morning to find that it was suddenly Fall! The air temperature outside had suddenly plummeted by about 25 degrees, and as such, the indoor air temperature had become surprisingly brisk, as well. At first I ran down to the thermostat and began punching at the furnace power button, trying to increase the heater settings to at least 70 degrees. The thermostat responded, but I never heard the central heating equipment kick into gear as I got ready for work. By the time I walked out the door that morning, I was chilled to the bone and convinced that we had a major heating issue. Of course, my guy and I then had to argue over whether or not we should call out an HVAC specialist to look over the furnace, because he was convinced that the HVAC repair could be done without a professional’s opinion. Fast forward to three days later, we still had no working heat in the house. Literally as I picked up the phone to call the nearest ventilation specialist, my boyfriend had a brilliant revelation. The furnace wasn’t broken at all, but he had never set up the gas in our house to power the heating device.

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Luckily for him, the outdoor air temperature randomly rose about 20 degrees on the day that the new car part arrived.

I hate when people have something bad happen to them and their immediate response is something about how “it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.” I feel like that is a surefire way to feel bad for yourself. Even if the event is unfortunate and unwanted, the truth is that there’s no such thing as a “good time” for something to break down or go awry. Maybe today was a bad time to be late to work, but tomorrow would probably be a bad one too – don’t get too salty about the circumstances. All the being said, I think my car broke down at the best time possible the other week. You see, my old car randomly had a few dashboard lights on and didn’t want to start up one morning. It was terrible timing, as I was on my way to work already, but I dealt with the immediate hurdles and made plans to have my car fixed. Luckily for me, my boyfriend is a master mechanic, and I knew he’d be able to work on the car. Luckily for him, the outdoor air temperature randomly rose about 20 degrees on the day that the new car part arrived. Before, it had been a very chilly 30 degrees outside for several weeks. We were running the furnace every day and dressing in multiple layers to get through the winter temperatures, but when my car broke down my boyfriend was very skeptical of working on it out in the cold. His fingers were so frigid that they wouldn’t even work! Thank god, by the time the new part had been shipped and arrived at our house we had a warm front abruptly pass through the area. It jumped to 70 degrees yesterday, and my boyfriend finished working on my car in record time.

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Most of the time I really enjoy my job.

It isn’t exactly a normal 9-5, and that’s quite important for me.

I work semi-remote and have quite a bit of freedom around there, because my boss has better things to do than worry about numbers every day. One of the difficult parts of the position, however, is the monthly inventory that I manage myself. We get a small crew of workers to come help us count, which really speeds up the physical part of the job, but then the real fun begins when I get to work out the numbers. That means I actually usually look forward to the physical inventory count in comparison. That is, until this month. When I arrived at the facility bright and early in the morning i was not expecting the indoor air temperature to be just as cold as it was outside. The outdoor temperature was about 35 degrees, and there was no relief indoors. That’s when I realized that normally when I arrive at work the heater has been running in the office for a few hours and the production machinery has warmed up the rest of the facility at least a few degrees. This early in the morning, however, there had been no warm relief in the entire space. We all got our clipboards and inventory sheets, and braved the brisk air in the warehouse wearing hats and gloves. Every hour or so everyone would run back into the warm safety of the small office to heat up a few degrees before returning back to the wintery temperatures in the production facility. By the time we were done counting I was more than ready to sit down at a warm computer to play with numbers all day long with a space heater at my feet.

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It’s kindof a unusual sensation to be setting up Christmas decorations these days, I have to say. I care about the holiday and making our property look festive for the season, but I’ve been feeling conflicted inside because it just doesn’t feel like the holiday is approaching. You see, I’m accustomed to a frigid and bleak winter season that signifies the coming festivities. I was born and raised in the midwest, where there is no shortage of ice frigid weather, falling snow, and holiday cheer to combat the major depressive spell brought on by winter. Every day feels like surviving as you choice up gifts and string lights in the frigid outdoors. The only relief is wrapping presents in the warmth and safety of your central heat at the end of the day. These days, however, I live down in the south, and the air temperature sure is weird as the happiest day of the year approaches, and rather than bundling up in heavy layers to go out and shovel the driveway every day, we’re just starting to rake the leaves out of our yard. Instead of warming up by the fireplace with a moderate cup of cocoa, we’re still lounging on outdoor patios to sip on ice frigid drinks. Everything feels just a little “off” without the temperature change that I associated with Christmas for 26 years of my life. That’s why I’m trying desperately to keep our indoor environment as wintery and festive as possible! The first thing I did was to clear off our little gas fireplace so my friend and I could have a fake roaring fire for the rest of the month; Next, I decorated all over with piney garland decorated with fake snow and bells. Finally, I detached the heater, so it would feel at least a little like Christmas via our indoor air temperature.

 

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Periodically I genuinely wonder about my man.

He’s so smart in so multiple ways… and then genuinely surprises me in other ways when he does incredibly stupid shit.

This day, for instance, it came to light that he had not ever taken care of our insurance payment because he couldn’t’ remember the login information online. Therefore, he just let our policy expire because he didn’t make the time to call client service. I swear to god, there are days that I almost murder him for his stupidity. That’s why I genuinely shouldn’t be surprised about our little heating and cooling mishap the other week. I woke up one day to find that it was abruptly Fall! The air temperature outside had abruptly plummeted by about 25 degrees, and as such, the indoor air temperature had become surprisingly brisk, as well. At first I ran down to the thermostat and began punching at the heater power button, trying to increase the heater settings to at least 72 degrees. The thermostat responded, but I never heard the central heating equipment kick into gear as I got ready for work. By the time I walked out the door that day, I was chilled to the bone and convinced that my friend and I had a major heating issue. Of course, my guy and I then had to argue over whether or not my friend and I should call out an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C specialist to look over the heater, because he was convinced that the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C repair could be done without a professional’s opinion; Fast forward to three days later, my friend and I still had no laboring heat in the house. Literally as I picked up the cellphone to call the nearest ventilation specialist, my boyfriend had a brilliant revelation. The heater wasn’t broken at all, but he had never set up the gas in our property to power the heating device.

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I dislike when people have something bad happen to them and their immediate response is something about how “it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.” I feel like that is a surefire way to feel bad for yourself.

Even if the event is unfortunate and unwanted, the truth is that there’s no such thing as a “good time” for something to split down or go awry.

Maybe this week was a bad time to be late to work, but tomorrow would certainly be a bad one too – don’t get too salty about the circumstances. All the being said, I guess my motorcar broke down at the best time possible the other week, then you see, my seasoned motorcar randomly had a few dashboard lights on and didn’t want to beginning up one day. It was awful timing, as I was on my way to work already, but I dealt with the immediate hurdles and made plans to have my motorcar fixed! Luckily for me, my boyfriend is a master mechanic, and I knew he’d be able to work on the car. Luckily for him, the outdoor air temperature randomly rose about 20 degrees on the day that the new motorcar part arrived. Before, it had been a certainly chilly 30 degrees outside for several weeks. My fantastic friend and I were running the heater every day and dressing in multiple layers to get through the winter season temperatures, but when my motorcar broke down my boyfriend was certainly skeptical of laboring on it out in the cold; His fingers were so frigid that they wouldn’t even work! Thank god, by the time the new part had been shipped and arrived at our property my friend and I had a moderate front abruptly pass through the area. It jumped to 72 degrees last month, and my boyfriend finished laboring on my motorcar in record time.

 

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My bestie & I have a pretty complicated relationship & house life, if I can talk to you truthfully.

My friend and I savor each other genuinely, genuinely much, but there is a lot of conflict between us on a regular basis, and part of this is definitely due to my own shortcomings; namely, my unfortunate mental health problems.

One of the best ways to circumvent our nasty arguments is having time away from each other, when he goes out of town for the weekend to travel for work or to see family. I entirely savor my time spent alone in the house, except for one small part. I regularly feel so incredibly guilty. Not about my man, he’s nice travelling alone, but about my energy expenditure in the house. You see, my friend and I reside in a genuinely giant house with an open floor plan. It’s great for us & our friends who come into town, but it’s a giant house to heat or cool always. This is normally not a immense issue, because my friend and I feel like my friend and I utilize the central heating & cooling system quite responsibly, however I don’t feel that way when I’m house alone! Suddenly, I’m the only being who necessitates the furnace or AC unit. I’m the only soul that can feel uncomfortable & demand that the control device improves the indoor air quality. It makes no sense to pump high quality treated air into the entire 2800 square foot house when I’m only occupying 400 feet of it, but there’s not much other choice. These afternoons, with the cold outdoor air temperature & reluctance to power up the furnace, I don’t feel quite as relaxed or rejuvenated when my bestie goes out of town for the weekend.

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