Lights Out
You see, light helps. Light is good. Full spectrum light. Bright, sunny days would be awesome, but the earth doesn't seem to be listening to me.
So, I'll settle for replacing some lightbulbs because...oh...we only have only 30+ lightbulbs burned out at our house.
Let's start when I drive up to the house. Six bulbs here.
Let's look up at the back stairs. No surprise! There's 2 more. Do however note how very useless a skylight is in winter when you live in Seattle.
Running total = 8
Here we come to the downstairs bath. Yep, 2 more. By the way, this picture was taken at NOON. Note claustrophic darkness encroaching upon my very soul.
Running total = 10
Now, we approach the kids' bathroom. Note there are no windows in the shower/commode area which is closed off by a door. Feeling that "Shining" feeling? The kids certainly do since they've used our bathroom for the last week.
Running total = 12
Don't forget the back yard where we have another nine here. Total = 28
And six here. There's another 4 that I didn't even take pics of since they've been burned out so long, I almost forgot they existed. No wonder we never go in the backyard at night. Spooky.
Running Total = 38
At last, but not least, above our heads at the kitchen table where I'm blogging now.
Grand total = 39 burnt out bulbs.
Now, to be fair, maybe the outside ones shouldn't count, but I also didn't check all the lamps in the house, so I'm sure that evens things out a bit.
It's so dark, I can't stand it. Help!
8 Witty Comments For Me:
Gosh, that's a lot of lights.
I just noticed there's one burned out above the table I'm writing at...
I love your house!
My husband would be foaming at the mouth with all those bulbs gone. He has this 'issue' where if a light bulb goes, he has to change it RIGHT NOW. Not tomorrow, not even in five minutes, but NOW. Because, you know, someone might slip in the shower and break their neck because the bulb was gone. And for the rest of his life people would be asking him "Why did you not change that bulb, you lazy bastard?" I think it's his Catholic background.
Beau. Dooooode. Change an effin lightbulb, will ya?! ;D
Leslie: Yep, way too many to be burned out. Alot of vaulted ceilings which I can't reach even with a ladder.
Amelia: Glad you like it. Can we switch husbands? Mine's a "lazy bastard." :)
Helen: Your rocking comments here and elsewhere made Beau snort. Keep up the good work. He said the bulbs in his office have been "on his list for months." I know I'd asked about the backyard well, well before last summer.
Arrrgh!
I suggest you head to Costco or Sam's Club and start buying them by the truckload. That's a lot of bulbs for one house!! Go, now!!
You count is way over stated.
The outdoor lamps in the back yard are only one bulb a piece. Where you counted 9 and 6, there are only 3 and 2 bulbs burned out.
I haven't double checked the rest...
Not a Granny: I bought butt-loads fromn Costco last time and replaced 12 bulbs in our vaulted recessed lights. And since that day, he hasn't stopped bitchin' about flourescent--never mind they save the earth and last FOREVER since changing lightbulbs take forever in this house. By the way, I finally did two today. WITH FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS that he hates. HA!
Beau: Dooooode. Semantics. I already said the outside lights probably didn't count. BUT, you can't argue with the lights inside which I HAVE DOCUMENTED extensively with pictures and awesome photoshopping. You suck!
Yep, someone is still miffed about his comments about the garage today.
wow. That is a serious bulb shortage...
The winter greys never did bother me in seattle, but I think for me the secret there was to spend a lot of time outside and get the most of what sunlight there was - even when it was through the gray and rainy.
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