domesticity

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aichu-dechu:

pancakeke:

the scariest thing in the world is probably whatever’s going on in the tiny gap between my kitchen counters and the oven

I didn’t know these existed for far too long as an adult but they are more than worth it (this particular brand is under US$10 on Amazon but I bet you can do better):

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#found this in the notes #unfortunately my stove is next to a wall and not a counter so I don’t think this will work for me #but something to bear in mind for other setups #domesticity #oh look an update #recs #unsanitary cw? #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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pancakeke:

the scariest thing in the world is probably whatever’s going on in the tiny gap between my kitchen counters and the oven

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#well #uh #the good news is that the mice ate all the popcorn that had fallen back there #there are no more crumbs! #the bad news is there may or may not be mouse poop back there now #(it looks like we’ve managed to kill all the mice‚ at least) #((the sentinel piece of popcorn I deliberately left on the floor a couple of days ago has not vanished)) #(*knocks on wood*) #domesticity #relatable #unsanitary cw #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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once-a-polecat:

Ok, so that poll about sleeping with the door closed because of The Killer had one obvious flaw. So, I present an alternate poll:

Do you sleep with your bedroom door….

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#airflow #my bedroom is small enough that there might actually be a significant amount of carbon-dioxide buildup otherwise #(nothing *obvious* happens when I leave the door closed overnight‚ but I’d rather not risk it) #surveys #is the blue I see the same as the blue you see #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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phantomrose96:

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Cant have fucking shit in Detroit

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phantomrose96:

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phantomrose96:

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Cant have shit

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phantomrose96:

Okay so door saga

  • The only way into my building is through the front door which locks itself when closed. There’s a back entrance but it’s deadbolted from the inside. This means the only people who can get into the building are me, my cat sitter with the spare keys, and the people living in the other two units.
  • The door to MY unit now… has no doorknob. Impossible to get in.
  • There is a shared BACK hallway that leads to the shared basement/back entrance. My back door into this hall is always deadbolted. EXCEPT, fortuitously, right now, since neighbor (Molly) in unit 2 had heard Patches meowing when alone and offered to spend some time with her, so I had the cat sitter unlock the bolt.
  • This, LUCKILY, means there is A Way into my unit. But it requires getting into the building, then going THROUGH my neighbors’ unit into the back hall, then up to my unit.
  • Cat sitter is effectively locked out from Patches, and won’t be able to get in if not fixed by the next day.
  • Text neighbor about predicament. They’re willing to look at my door bUT (it’s Christmas) they’re not home and not getting home until the next day.
  • Next day, text for an update but hear nothing. (Neighbors aren’t attached to their phones much). Communicate with catsitter saying “okay if I don’t hear back from neighbors, maybe you go over and I contact a locksmith who you can let in?” (since cat sitter has the keys to the building)
  • Catsitter is very not keen on the idea
  • Patches is unaware she’s a prisoner.
  • Hear back from neighbors. Say they should be home around 5pm.
  • Okay… Good Enough… (Patches graze-feeds so Luckily she hasn’t missed any meals but we’re going on 24 hours of house arrest Patches).
  • 6pm comes. 7pm comes. 7:40pm I text asking for an update. Nothing.
  • 8:30pm I’m figuring out what friends I can call to break into my own house. Text neighbor again and notice this text doesn’t go through.
  • Text neighbor’s partner being like “hey sorry, can’t seem to reach Molly–”. Get a text back “Sorry this is Molly on David’s phone! My phone died.” Family Christmas plans ran late but they’re on their way back and will be home soon. Thank goodness.
  • 9pm-ish, they get back, give Patches attention and top up her food. I get a text “David fixed your door!” Woo!
  • Friday 5pm I finally get home
  • Lugging my suitcase up three flights of stairs while I hear Patches meowing like a dying Victorian child
  • Shoes off coat off suitcase down fish out keys unlock door grab doorknob
  • …Doorknob falls off
  • Falls off right into my hands
  • Staring at doorknob. Staring at door. Patches meowing. Shove doorknob against door like an idiot and no it does not go back on.
  • Fucking
  • Go down flight of stairs, knock on Molly and David’s door. David is luckily home. “My doorknob fell off again can I go home”
  • David lets me in. I scoot past their dogs and apparently I startled the more nervous one since she apparently tried to nip at me but I didn’t even notice because I’m like my cat.
  • Get in through the back hall.
  • Patches comes bounding over.
  • My cat.
  • Doesn’t even know she was a prisoner.
  • Doesn’t even know what a doorknob is.
  • Later that night receive a text from neighbor apologizing for the dog and I’m like “I Did Not Even Notice.”
  • Any attempt to leave my house now is perilous until I fix the doorknob.
  • Can’t even leave my door cracked open because I know Patches is gonna shove her stupid little face through it and become the opposite of a prisoner.
  • I wanna go buy a reeces peanut butter cup but by god it’s not worth the risk
  • I’m gonna try to fix the doorknob
  • Or… buy? a new doorknob?
  • On Amazon searching “doorknob”.
  • Merry Christmas

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phantomrose96:

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You are completely right because I have now investigated the knob and can confirm the screw holding the knob to bar was loose. I have tightened the screw and it SEEMS fixed but I’m very Fool Me Once on this since my neighbor also thought they’d fixed it.

There is a Home Depot trip in my future. Or maybe an online purchase if Patches would get off my laptop

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phantomrose96:

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Merry Christmas I hope I know how to install a doorknob

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phantomrose96:

Complication. Doorknob is here and I tried to install it, but because my door is older than God, the latch-majig (technical term) is offset like an inch higher than the knob. Modern doorknob has the latch LEVEL with the knob.

To swap in the new knob I’d need to cut a new knob-hole an inch higher in the door which

  1. With what tools
  2. That would leave an unused gaping doorknob-sized hole in my door which any robber the size of a weasel or smaller will use to rob my home. I don’t need fucking Redwall in my home.
  3. Probably bad for the integrity of the door
  4. I don’t wanna.

I think what I really want is just the knob like above tags said. Like the knob and the rectangular bar, which I can substitute in for my stripped-bare knob and rectangle bar. I WOULD do this with the new knob, but it’s got two welded-on spokes poking out from the knob.

I can maybe drill two holes for the spokes in my door…?

(Squinting at shitty amazon listings trying to see if any knobs don’t have the two spokes)

(I think the two spokes might be standard.)

Developing new respect for Jesus (carpenter).

In the meantime, because I’d already unscrewed a lot of things I DID take the genius action of flipping my current doorknob around.

This way the side that causes problems is on the INSIDE.

Doorknob fall of while INSIDE house significantly better than doorknob fall off while OUTSIDE.

I’m retightening all the screws.

Patches has offered no solutions.

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phantomrose96:

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So it does!

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Never heard the term “spindle doorknob” before so I never would have found this on my own.

They’re also all labeled “vintage” which extra feels right since my door predates the Cambrian Explosion.

Crowdsourcing my door fix on Tumblr dot com! Doorknob 2.0 is ordered.

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phantomrose96:

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At least 4,000 but we still got time

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#storytime #domesticity #the more you know #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #embarrassment squick? #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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ovur:

Would your parents make you pay rent?

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#I’m not sure how to answer this #I guess ”no” is probably closer to the *spirit* of the answer #in that I *think* OP wants to know whether your parents want a financial contribution On Principle #and it’s very clear that both of my parents would *rather* let their kids live here for free if that were an option available to them #but they cannot‚ in fact‚ afford to let us live here for free #we will all hang together or we will all hang separately #surveys #domesticity #adventure in human capitalism

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Saw your garland post and I wanted to share a two budget Christmas decor ideas I did this year!

1 . Break down cardboard boxes and wrap them with gift wrap, ribbons, bows. Punch a hole in each edge and put some yarn through to hang it by and put them on the walls.

2. If you have extra picture frames or thrift some, put wrapping paper in the frame as the background and glue paper snowflakes to it as the focal point.

I’m not great at decorating but really wanted to try to make things special this year, and these two budget options helped me fill the walls of my living room for less than $5.

Thanks for the citrus garland instructions :)

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hellenhighwater:

This is extremely cute, and a great use of gift wrap! I’m answering publicly so people can use the idea if it appeals to them.

I personally cannot stand things that are gift wrapped but don’t have actual presents in them, so I would have to…I dunno, wrap books or art prints for myself or something. I am like a toddler in this way. You know those little dollar store tiny presents wrapped in metallic foil that just have a styrofoam block inside?? They make me furious. At least be candy in there or something

Anyway this is adorable.

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#Christmas #interesting ideas #love the decor fandom #domesticity #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

“smart appliances” fuck u i want them dumb as a brick and incidentally as sturdy and enduring

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#yes this #domesticity #101 Uses for Infrastructureless Computers #disappointed permanent resident of The Future #venting cw? #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once

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lizardywizard:

cyber-corp:

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mostly-funnytwittertweets:

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@cyber-corp competition

She may live like a lizard, but is she a lizard in real life?? Checkmate liberevals B)

i’m glad tumblr adopted you

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#that one post with the thing #hey guys I got a living-room humidifier as a Hanukkah present today #the whirr blends very nicely with the whirr of the air purifier #my thermostat says the humidity has gone from 51% to 54% over the first ~45 minutes #(and I’m sure in a month or two the unhumidified baseline will be down in the low 30s) #(unfortunately my sun lamps are cheap and shitty) #(I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking longingly about the $400 ones that all of my friends wax lyrical about) #(someday! someday!) #domesticity #lizards