peace of mind or a piece of my mind

In the end, it was one or the other....I don't like to fight with companies who don't want to be held accountable, who blame the product instead of their possibly faulty installation. So, I made the decision to forget about my energy efficient, supply on demand tankless water tank. After spending an initial 2400$ for a Takagi unit, including the installation by a company that shall remain nameless (unless you really want to know), I'm now in the process of waiting for a regular electric water tank to be installed this coming Monday...that will have been more than 2 weeks without hot water...not a huge deal really. That will now cost me about 1400$...am I finished with spending money to finally get hot water, no leaks, no more problems? I certainly hope so.
To get back to the title, I could have sent the faulty part to Ontario, gotten a new part, had it installed (at my cost), to find out later that they won't cover the part for some reason, even though it is less than 2 years old (did I mention the first company "fixed" a leak two years ago at a cost of 477$?) OK, since I wasn't too sure which would end up costing less, I opted for peace of mind. Tired now...you make up your own mind about what else I could have done, and not lost "it".
Peace to all.

A good read

I just finished reading The Writing Circle by Corinne Demas...I enjoyed it, especially in the middle of the night when insomnia hits. As usual when I find a novel that appeals, it makes me want to write, but at the same time makes me anxious...I can't imagine writing anything remotely as good as any book I've read, even the not so great ones...I yearn for self-confidence, trying to shut the editor on my shoulder every time I put words down...it's so hard, but then again why worry about if it's good or not? What is wrong with me!? I've read lots about writing, about anxiety, but still it haunts me...I have to get back to whatever lines I've read that made me feel ok about me writing...enough said...if you enjoy reading about writing groups, this one's got a few twists in it. Enjoy, and peace.

eminent problem becomes source of joy

OK, so this morning I'm about to wash my hands, but the hot water won't work...so panic sets in quickly, as I now think that for sure my tankless water heater is capout...I worry about it, I leave a phone message with the plumber, I worry some more...

Later on, after talking to my dad who suggests I check the breaker, I finally decide to check it, even though I don't think that is the problem.....and yes, that was the problem. Since it was the first time in 4 years that a breaker "skipped", I thought for sure that wasn't the issue...

Imagine the relief I felt, having imagined all day a bill that would take 5 to 10 of work to cover....I ended up celebrating by taking my son to Kibo, our best sushi place in town.

Funny how you can start the day feeling normal, then head into panic mode in 2 secs, then back to being even happier when the source of  a possible headache is solved....

Moral of the story...it takes a close call to realize how happy you are and how things are actually going quite smoothly in your life....

I love my life, and I'll try not to forget that hot water is bliss...