Final Stages of Moving: Installing the Diverter Faucet
It has been almost a year since my daughter was born.
In that time, we have moved twice due to job transfers.
I thought I was used to moving since I did it during my single days too.
In reality, it's tough! We have more stuff now, and trying to get things done while watching my daughter is anything but smooth.
My husband moved in first (to handle moving in the boxes and being there for the gas connection).
My daughter and I moved in a week later.
...We had a huge fight, so I stayed at my parents' house for that week.
Anyway, even though I've arrived here, the boxes are still piled up.
I haven't been able to do the move-in paperwork, and my husband is struggling with his new, unfamiliar job.
I have to do it.
So, I've been opening boxes non-stop, and it looks like I'm finally down to the last few kitchen boxes. The storage layout is different every time, which is quite a hassle.
There's a pile of trash boxes in the corner of the room, but I'm not worrying about it; it's part of the layout now.
The very last thing is installing the diverter faucet for the dishwasher.
Since the faucets are different in every apartment, we have a huge collection of diverter faucets.
They are expensive, too!! You could easily buy another dishwasher with that money.
At first, the company covered the cost and even paid for the installation, including the diverter faucet.
Thinking about it normally, that was unusual, and halfway through, it changed to an out-of-pocket expense.
Thank you for everything until now. No, really, I'm very grateful.
The installation fee is also high, so we usually do it ourselves.
I had always left it to my husband.
This time, my husband doesn't have a single second to spare, so I decided to give it a try.
The monkey wrench is the hardest part.
The hardest part comes right away, but once you get past this, the rest is easy.
I struggled with the monkey wrench for about 20 minutes and finished the installation, but then I thought, 'Isn't the range of motion for the lever wrong?' so I had to redo it.
In the end, maybe the direction of the original faucet itself was off? Once I changed that, I was able to install it properly.
I checked carefully to make sure there were no water leaks, and it was successfully finished.
In the meantime, I put my daughter to sleep with milk, and when she got fussy, I gave her a snack early.
I did my best hand-washing dishes for a week!
My husband has been in a suit this whole week.
The only time he was in casual clothes was in his pajamas after midnight and for a few hours on Sunday.
He's working too much and acting strange. He leaves at 7:00 AM and gets home at 11:00 PM.
He even works on his computer at home. I'm also doing full solo parenting here.
Well, let's see how this goes.