Here is a brief list of things that have broken in the last seven days or so:

  • the car’s water pump
  • my laptop’s hinge
  • my laptop’s screen
  • the robot vacuum
  • my lip (4 stitches!)
  • the shower cleaner (long story)
  • the dishwasher
  • my will to repair things

Worst of all, every one of those items (except the lip) has been a massive time sink with no resolution. I’ve thrown parts, maintenance, and time at most of these projects. The current hope is that the car will be out of the shop tomorrow, the vacuum may be under warranty, the shower cleaner may only need batteries, the stitches fell out today, I can fiddle the laptop into half-functionality, and I have no idea what will happen with the dishwasher.