Opening a kitchen drawer in order to put away the cutlery after having done the washing-up, the front of it suddenly detached itself and came away in my hand, while part of one of its sides crumbled to pieces. I've tried to superglue it back, but it's very skew-whiff and rickety, and really what's needed is a whole new fitted kitchen. This one dates from the 80s so I guess it's past due for an overhaul, anyway. Unfortunately, given my current no-job situation, I can't really do anything but moan about it.
I have however decided to go ahead and ask my central heating engineer for a quote to replace the whole system. He's coming round on Friday to see what's needed, and I will scrape the money together somehow, because it looks like this winter might be even more severe than the last...and I'm sick of waddling through my flat wearing three layers of clothing, a blanket and a furry hat, and still feel cold.
Yesterday, I received the news that another friend from my uni days lost her battle against cancer last Thursday. Even though we hadn't been in contact in years, I'm still saddened by the thought that she has had to let go of life at such a relatively young age.
I have however decided to go ahead and ask my central heating engineer for a quote to replace the whole system. He's coming round on Friday to see what's needed, and I will scrape the money together somehow, because it looks like this winter might be even more severe than the last...and I'm sick of waddling through my flat wearing three layers of clothing, a blanket and a furry hat, and still feel cold.
Yesterday, I received the news that another friend from my uni days lost her battle against cancer last Thursday. Even though we hadn't been in contact in years, I'm still saddened by the thought that she has had to let go of life at such a relatively young age.
- Current Mood:
morose - Current Music:'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' - Annie Lennox
Comments
Ach, I also feel your pain with the kitchen falling apart and feeling the cold. While not actually falling apart, my drawers rain sawdust down upon the cupboards below, and one drawer is askew. The heat doesn't work as well as one could wish, and I wear longjohns all winter.
We both deserve better!
Why is it that things always have to get worse before they get better? I wish we could just skip that stage.
What a day!
Thanks for the hugs; they're very welcome.
Good move on the heating, suffering in the cold is just unpleasant. Though in the meantime, have you tried a slanket? A few of my friends swear by them, though I've never been keen on looking like a mentally-challenged KKK member, if you are cold, you're cold and you'll do quite a lot to get warm. :)
You could simply replace the drawers in the existing cabinetry rather than do the whole kitchen now. Then when you can do the rest, you can at least (hopefully) keep the new drawers.
In the meantime, *hugs*. I'm having a pretty shitty December too (I'd blog about it, but it would just sound whiny), so we can be miserable together.
I'll also look at replacing the kitchen drawers -- what would I do without my flist?
Sorry to hear your month isn't progressing well, either. Hang in there, okay? Things are bound to improve eventually.