Life is full of surprises and for sure, I get my fair share of them.
I think over the span of my adult life which is now going into the fourth decade, I’m getting better at rolling with stuff.
When I first started working inside the commercial HVAC of the office, I was so stressed all the time. It was as though I was trying to prepare for every possible scenario. Of course, that’s just not possible. But every time I’d get surprised by something, it felt like a failure. The more I’ve lived, the more I realize that no matter what, things are going to surprise you. So when I helped my daughter buy her first house, I was actually the one who remained calm as we found surprise after surprise. But buying that house came with a big learning curve because it had so much that needed to be done. Still, this was the only way she could get into a house and get out of apartments with bad heating and cooling. The heating and cooling in her house was one of our first surprises. We knew that we’d have to replace the HVAC equipment. That was obvious because it was nearly as old as I am and barely even ran. But we weren’t expecting the ductwork to be worthless. Surprise. However, the HVAC professionals came right through for us and had a ready alternative in the ductless heat pumps. In my mind, I think this was the best of all worlds as they fit the renovations budget better, were more efficient and had great HVAC technology.