Finally finished, Lack of control, Swap

Yesterday the counter in the guest bathroom was finally installed, marking the end of a project that took somewhere in the neighborhood of a month and a half in total, much longer than anticipated. The installers yesterday took less than an hour, probably closer to 30 minutes to get the quartz top in place. Although the pace of work was slow, the quality of work done seems very, very good which is what really matters.

The plumber came in less than an hour later to reconnect everything which cost another $200. There are only two things I would like to do in that bathroom yet, replace the shitty light over the sink and put some sort of frame around the mirror, similar to what I have in the master bath.

I feel like I have had a significant issue with lack of control lately. Perhaps it is having a big number in my bank account right now from the sale of my house, perhaps it is something else, I don’t know. It manifested itself again in the last 36 hours where I bought not one, but three more pickleball paddles.

Each of these paddles had a different appeal for me but it’s not like I am a high level player that needs all of these options. It’s fun to try different paddles as they definitely impact your game in different ways. Hopefully I can start to regain more semblance of control in my life soon.

One of my tasks this upcoming weekend will be a faucet swap between the tub and shower in my master bathroom. When I replaced the fixture on the tub a couple weeks ago the only kit Home Depot had was a brushed nickel finish. I used it even though the spout and drain on the tub are chrome. When I replaced the fixture in the shower, Ace Hardware only had chrome finish, which I used despite the shower head being brushed nickel. The other day I realized my stupidity. I could have just swapped. I will atone for that oversight, matching up fixture finishes so all can be well with the world again.