Widows & Widowers Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have lost a husband, wife, or partner. Anything is open for discussion here, with the hope that we can focus on grief, bereavement, life after loss, and continuing on after a great loss.
It was a dark and stormy night...
No, this is not the opening lines of a book. It's my house. You see, I hate changing light bulbs that are in the ceiling. Therefore, I've decided to not use them. Thus, the dark and stormy night intro. Before my husband passed, this was his job. Now, I save tons on the electric bill and I use a lot less bulbs. The way I see it, my ceiling lights just might make it into the turn of the century. I can see it now, my old pre-CFL bulbs, still working. Maybe they can be featured in the Smithsonian. The tour guide can say something like, 'this woman saved hundreds of dollars by sitting in a dark house.
So, I was wondering. What task are you now stuck with that you absolutely hate?
No, this is not the opening lines of a book. It's my house. You see, I hate changing light bulbs that are in the ceiling. Therefore, I've decided to not use them. Thus, the dark and stormy night intro. Before my husband passed, this was his job. Now, I save tons on the electric bill and I use a lot less bulbs. The way I see it, my ceiling lights just might make it into the turn of the century. I can see it now, my old pre-CFL bulbs, still working. Maybe they can be featured in the Smithsonian. The tour guide can say something like, 'this woman saved hundreds of dollars by sitting in a dark house.
So, I was wondering. What task are you now stuck with that you absolutely hate?
I don't like having to take the car for the oil change and whatever else it needs! Joe took care of all of the auto care.
My husband always paid all the utilities. I had moved out of an apartment complex in which the utilities were included in the rent. So, I had never paid a utility bill in my life!!! My husband was always walking around the house, turning off tv's, computers, radios and lights that my son and I had left on. He was always complaining that we had "No respect for Con Ed!!!".
Now I have to pay the bills. So I walk turning off lights and tv's.
I tell my son he uses too much water when he brushes his teeth.
And our thermostat will be set at 72 all winter ( my husband liked a "toastier" -his word- home)
The other thing I hate is the bulk shopping. My husband would do weekly COSTCO, BJ's, WALMART shopping for the home. He bought food, detergents, paper products, pet food. I had not bought toilet paper in 7 years!!! I didn't even know the price of soap detergent.
I use my coupons and try to shop wisely. But, these were the things he enjoyed. The things I now hate doing because he's not here.