Done: Put water heater blanket around water heater

It was hopefully the itchiest job that we'll have to do, but with fall coming up and our water heater being in an outside closet, it was time to put a water heater blanket on. I learned that a water heater blanket isn't a blanket at all, but essentially insulation with plastic on one side - hence the itchiness. Overall it was a pretty easy job that didn't take too long that should be a good investment in the long run.

New office chair

We picked up a new chair for the study from our favorite store, craigslist.
It's a Knoll Pollock Executive Chair.

From Knoll, "Charles Pollock's 1965 executive chair, now considered one of Knoll's most memorable designs, features an aluminum rim that supports the chair both structurally and visually."

Here are some beauty shots:

You spin me

We have no need for another stereo/record player. And we really don't have room for one. But if I ever see one of these in person, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.

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One down, one up

I knocked another item off the inspector's list; I cleaned all the debris off the roof and out of the gutters. I found a good reason to wear gloves when cleaning the gutters (besides not wanting to get your hands all gross - which was my reason), there may be a fire ant colony living in the leaves.

The gutters were packed to the brim with leaves and gunk, so while one item is checked off, I have to add "Put leave guards on gutters" to the list.

Done: Put toilet paper holder in master bath

It's been a rather laborious Labor Day weekend. Part of that was putting in a toilet paper holder in the master bath.

More than putting the actual holder on the wall, the labor came in tracking down one that matched all the current accessories. It's easy to find matching bathroom accessories, but if you're missing one of a set it's a pain to track it down. I eventually did and now it's up on the wall. (No photo needed, you know what a TP holder looks like and this one's no different.)