Measured, Task to task, In the Middle, It broke

Yesterday I met up with the installer from the counter place. He took very comprehensive measurements and was helpful in giving me some options/suggestions regarding the install. I also had him measure the bathroom cabinets. I think there is a strong possibility I will have them do them as well with the same cabinet/counter materials to have consistency in the house. I’m excited to get it done.

Last night when I got home I went into task tornado mode. I had ordered a replacement air vent that I wanted to put in place. Several of them look pretty shitty so this was going to be my test subject. Of course, I ordered the wrong size as I based it on the outside measurement instead of the hole in the drywall, my bad. I left the ladder out to install the replacements in a few days.

I then installed an adapter for my Ring doorbell cam. The doorbell placement is on the wall perpendicular to the front door so your field of view sucked, basically the opposing wall. This adapter mounts behind the Ring and allows you to rotate it up to 55 degrees. Install took maybe 15 minutes and provides me with a view where I can actually see who is at the door easily.

My final task was flipping around one of the replacement light switches I installed. This one was in the guest bathroom. Somehow I was asleep at the wheel when I put this one in and mounted it upside down, making it operate differently than every other switch in the house. After removing 4 screws and a 180 degree rotation things were back in order.

My microwave stopped working yesterday which seemed odd. I had my cleaning crew in there yesterday so my first thought was when they were cleaning the microwave they inadvertently hit some buttons they shouldn’t have. Basically when you go to heat something the light turns on and the timer starts to count down but nothing else happens. The turntable doesn’t spin and you don’t hear the magnatron either. After doing some research this morning I am wondering if somehow they activated “demo” mode which could show this behavior. I will try to do a reset tonight, I’m hoping the fix is that simple. I had to prepare my meal on the stovetop last night, gasp…..

So as I mentioned several times, my sciatic pain has been really bad for a number of months. The absolute worst time is getting out of bed in the morning when searing pain makes it hard to even walk. Over the weekend for some reason a thought came into my head. Could this be bed related?

My bed has always felt comfortable to me but at this point it is 7-8 years old I imagine. It’s one of those gel infused foam mattresses. I always sleep on the left side of the bed even when it’s only me, out of habit I guess. The idea that came to me was trying to sleep in the center of the bed where bodies typically have not been. Every night I have done this I have woken up each morning with next to no sciatic pain, wow. My unproven theory is the years of laying in the same spot has compressed that area to a degree where it allows my back to shift into a position that causes the sciatic inflammation overnight. I am going to keep sleeping in the middle of the bed the rest of the week. If I am still waking up without the pain it seems clear it’s time to get a new mattress.