Yesterday, for my birthday, we had our ducts cleaned. As those of you who are married probably have already realized, general improvements to the quality of your life/living situation are often times some of he best presents you could possibly ask for. So when Mike asked me this year "Is there anything in particular you want for your birthday?" My response was, "Yes! LET'S GET THE DUCTS CLEANED!" Yes, folks, my life is that stimulating. Keep your pants on.
Now, that certainly didn't stop Mike from being the sweetheart that he is, and waking up early to buy me flowers and have the house decorated and balloons waiting in the kitchen for my birthday. It also didn't stop him from buying me the shoes I'd been dying for (don't get too excited- they were just a pair of b.o.c. clogs that are super comfy) and taking me out to dinner at The Melting Pot. But let's face it: the little perks of married life are those things that add quality and contentment, and just a general feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction, to the every day. So, that's what we did. We had our ducts cleaned.
Let me start out by saying, our decision to have our ducts cleaned was the result of some very important factors:
- Our house is 60+ years old
- We have two dogs, one of whom refuses to keep his coat on.
- We have a baby coming.
- We started having a LOT of dust build-up.
- We've been doing a LOT of remodeling, and some of the ducts were getting noticeably dirtier.
That being said, we decided this had to get done. Notice how I didn't mention reasons concerning any beehives in there? Yes, I said beehives. That's because when making this decision, we weren't aware that there was a massive, 12" by 15" beehive hiding in the air supply duct of our master bedroom, about 3 feet below the vent. I was informed of this, and shown it, by the workers as they went through our home. Their response: "Yeah, seeing a hive that big in a supply vent... that's a first." Oh good! Glad I could add some uniqueness to your day!
Granted, the bees were long gone and the hive was very obviously years old (alas, all the honey was gone), but the presence of said massive hive explains why our bedroom refused to warm up in the winters and cool down in the summers.Good to know, right? Even better to know AFTER it's been removed. Glad I never looked down that air vent before... I probably would've had a mild stroke. Thank goodness we had this done before our little boy arrives.
So now that that's over, what else is new? Well, for starters, I started gaining weight. My doctor is VERY happy about that. I've officially hit 12 pounds up- a far cry from the 50+ I was terrified of. So far, I'm doing alright, and our little one is doing an excellent job of staying on track too. As some of you might know, Mike was slightly chunky, and I'm not exactly keen on the idea of pushing out a 9+ pound baby, so I've been very much so attempting to prevent that from happening by eating healthy and staying active.
Otherwise, things are relatively decent around here. We are on the verge of finishing the master bathroom and my basement laundry & sewing/crafting area. What a beauty it will be to shower in my own bathroom again! It's a good thing I'm not pregnant or anything, or this would be even more inconvenient... oh wait.
