First off, this song by Pink always jazzes me up so much when I'm running. Especially now that I'm knocked up and running all slow and feeling like each run could be my last. It's empowering, bc it says "I'm still a rock star." That's just the sort of thing I want to hear when I'm running, motivational and simultaneously a tad cocky. And while I know it's not like a SUPER mega rock star, running 2 miles at 22 weeks is way more than I ever thought I could or would want to do. And whatever, if I want to be a little cocky about that, I will. Cause I'm a rock star. And I don't neeeed you...
So, oh yeah, the "I wanna start a fight" part. It's not a serious marital spat or anything, just a point of disagreement we had yesterday concerning the nursery fan. You might recall, there is a fan in EVERY ROOM of our house. Which is great, energy saving wise. I'm okay with the FAN part. I'm not saying blindly rip down all the fans (a la Trading Spaces, circa 2000). But, they annoy me because they have lights on them. And look like this:
I crouched down to where I estimate the crib mattress will be, so I'm doing an impression of a baby. And I'd just hate for our child's first words to be "Ooooh, my EYES! Turn off the damn light." Cause we have the same light over our own bed and those are my last word every night :). And I was trying to get my point across yesterday when I was told I was "all pregnant or *whatever*" and might have said it'd make the child blind. I mean, I'm no opthomologist, but that is some bright light action that can't be good for the newborn retina. Or cornea... whatever.In all seriousness, my point is it's TOO BRIGHT and the way the light shines down is just not nice. At all. I originally wanted to just take off the light part and put a cap overtop, keeping the fan. Now I kind of want a new fan, one that has a light that looks like this:
(and for those of you who might live in PA where all the ceilings are gloriously smooth, this is what popcorn ceilings look like. You can contrast it to the smooth beauty underneath the scary ceiling fan.)
So, that's my point. And I'm not saying it's a NECESSITY, but a dimmer would also help a lot.
If anyone is so brave as to weigh in, I'd love some internet opinions. "We're all gonna get in a FIGHT!!!"
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A dimmer sounds like a great compromise to me :-)
A dimmer was my first thought. Plus, it's cheaper and easier. Or you could just buy lower watt bulbs, right?
I vote new fan. They're not terribly expensive, and not difficult to install. You should highlight those awesome smooth ceilings with an equally awesome light fixture/fan. I'm just sayin'.
Oh, and you never responded as to when you're going to come remove OUR popcorn ceilings. I'm sure that was just an oversight on your part. I'm not mad.
Well, Scott investigated getting a new light, which would evidently cost like $40 and a new fan would cost in the $60 neighborhood. There was also a wiring issue, that I kind of zoned out for. I'm leaning toward new fan, and he is too. We're communicating now. :)
Jill, I'm happy to send my ceiling guy over, but he'd probably be wanting you to *pay* him. You know handymen and their expectations...
Ceiling fans are actually ridiculously easy to install, with lights and all. We put up 3 new fans when we bought our house. If your husband is at all handy he can do this no problem! Putting a dimmer on is a little more complicated because the dimmer will dim the fan AND the light unless you have two separate switches for your fan :)
Kevin's family is obsessed with Hunter fans, supposedly they are the best as far as being quiet and well-balanced.
First of all, you are a total rock star! It's awesome that you're still out there running at 22 weeks.
Good luck with the great fan debate. FWIW, I vote new fan with a dimmer.
I agree with the person who said the dimmer will dim the light AND slow the fan. Ours does and it is really weird. However, the number of times we actually need to have the light and the fan on are few. (Baby sleeping in room - needs fan - not light.)
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