House maintenance

silveradept invited me to post about "A thing you might enjoy talking at length about, but that you haven't been sure the audience wants to see."

(If you want to make topic suggestions for public December posts, please comment!)

I've been thinking about the suggestion. For me, part of the enjoyment of posting is the hope that someone out there will enjoy reading it. If I don't think anyone wants to read it, I can write in my paper journal. Or I go ahead and post, but with a flinching sensation that is not enjoyment.

Things I tend not to talk about because I think people don't want to hear them are complaints, bitterness, depression, and social struggles. I actually have less of the first three lately, and the last isn't for public posts.

I think the best fit for the prompt is home maintenance, so here you go!

One of the nice things about living in a house for almost 15 years is that I can fix things to suit me better, and the fixes accumulate over time. I'm still pleased with the back door I had replaced a few years ago, especially since someone had used an interior door for the back door, and it was cracked through.

( The other thing I do when I think people might not be interested is put it under a cut tag... )

( before and after sink pics )

All three of those projects quiet a recurring, "I need to do something about that." It's good to have lived in this town long enough to know people to hire, and also to trust my own sense of what I want.