There are things that every person should have in their house. And I’ve realised lately that some of these are missing for me.

The first thing is a drill.. preferrably electric, and cordless.. with interchangeable bits that can be used for screws, bolts, drilling holes, whatever. Luckily, I have one. It was on extended loan to Shawn but I recently got it back and it’s come in useful lately.

Another thing is a torch.. or as they’re called in North America: a flashlight. And I’m not talking about your cheap and nasty promotional keychain flashlight that some company gave you a couple of years ago.. or your slim and sexy LED light thing that sure, can light up a pitch black room a bit so you can see what’s where, but doesn’t really cut it when it comes to actually illuminating something.

I went to Home Depot today. I needed fluorescent tubes cos the ones in my bathroom were on the blink (no pun intended) and only 2 out of 4 in the kitchen were working. While I’m driving there I think to myself “I really need a torch.. a beefy one, dependable and stuff, maybe one of those new super bright big beefy LED torches”. Do you think I could pick one when I was there? Could I hell! There’s the MagLite ones, which are nice.. LED or regular bulb.. then there’s the Energizer ones which look more like a stun gun from 1970s episodes of Star Trek.. and I wasn’t really feeling the love for any of them.. so I left the store without a flashlight, without a copy of my front door key (they were all out of SC4 type blanks - DOH!), just carrying 6 fluorescent tubes and a skip in my stride (but not really). Maybe I’ll hit Canadian Tire up at the weekend and see what they’ve got in the way of torches.

In other news.. my dishwasher’s leaking.. and I see how/where, but I’m not sure why, or if I can fix it.. will a plumber be any better? or is it time for a new one? Whatever the score, it’s hassle I could do without.. but meh, what can you do - life’s rarely plain sailing, so suck it up buttercup and move on to the next big thing.. which for me would be getting a replacement mirror in my bathroom (to replace the one that spontaneously fell off the wall MONTHS ago) and getting my place slightly more clean and tidy and presentable for the imminent arrival of my parents!

TGIF tomorrow - roll on the weekend - WOOT!