The House-pochondriac
Yes, you read that correctly.
Aaron has a new name for me. The House-pochondriac. He's says that this is a bit like a HYPO-chondriac, only different.
Just because I tend to wake him at 1:00 a.m. with:
- Is that the dishwasher? Ohmigosh. Why has it been running for FIVE HOURS?
- Do you hear banging? I hear banging. I bet it is the radiator pipe under the sunroom. We should really insulate that to correct it. How about RIGHT NOW?
- Honey? I think the back room is falling off the house. I mean, more than it ALREADY IS.
(This illustration is from Chibo-Doken. I don't read Japanese, but I'll bet the house is saying something like this, "AARON! I am REALLY SICK! I wish you would listen to your wife more when I tell you where I hurt! Why do you look like a mushroom?! I am going to make you cough up a hairball right now!"
Yes, I'll bet that is what the house is saying. :p )
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Comments
*standing at the podium* Hello, my name is Kristin. I am a house-pochondriac.
I would elaborate, but jm, you already said it all!
Oh, wait ... I do have one to add:
Honey, what is that GREEN stuff on the copper pipes? What if they're corroded or leaking or or or ...
Posted by: Kristin | December 2, 2004 2:27 PM
Oh! The green stuff! Not in this house, but I have fretted over that in a different place.
Also ripe for fretting: foundation, insulation, ventilation, any unidentified wiring, major appliances, anytime it rains or storms, um...I know there are other things.
Posted by: jm | December 2, 2004 5:18 PM
My name is John and I too...
"It's raining! I know that something is leaking!" or, "Did that wall always have that crack in it?"
Posted by: john m | December 2, 2004 6:41 PM
What about Are those exposed electrical wires from 1935 really safe? Did I put new batteries in the smoke detector?
I definitely have this problem!
I called my father last weekend while Teague was at work because after moving the stove around to paint, I swore I could smell a gas leak. I just KNEW I had somehow loosened up the gas line and the house was filling with fumes. Turns out the smell was coming from the cans of paint and stripper residing in our dining room. Sorry Pops!
Posted by: mindy | December 3, 2004 8:22 AM
Mindy, smelling gas is one of my biggest housepochondriac issues ... I'm constantly sniffing and then screaming IS THAT GAS?
Posted by: Kristin | December 3, 2004 10:04 AM
House-po-chrondiacs,
Been to this site:
http://getsomesleep.com
?
Posted by: SD | December 7, 2004 5:30 PM
there must be an opposite syndrome...along the lines of a phobia or avoidance type...as in, avoiding the dining room so as not to have to look at the persistent dark stain on the ceiling which has recently been joined by stains running down the wall...despite repeated visits from carpenters and roofers...."maybe it will just go away if I ignore it..."
Posted by: Andrea | December 9, 2004 3:49 PM