I often felt like I had no outlet at all for just a bit of time and space for my thoughts.
This only got worse due to the pandemic and all of us sharing the central air conditioning of our home.
It felt like I could never find A moment’s peace. But there really wasn’t anything I could do about it. My wife and I could no longer enjoy the zone controlled HVAC of the offices that we were accustomed to working in. And the kids were home learning remotely from the central air conditioning in the house as well. That didn’t leave any room for me to slip off and be quiet. Just being quiet each day and alone with my thoughts is a big part of balance for me. Basically, the time I spend alone each day is meditative. It allows me to sort of let my thoughts, concerns and experiences out and just relax. But the first year of the pandemic, I couldn’t find a single space inside the HVAC cooling to call my own. So I figured it was time to take back the garage. Frankly, the garage was well overdue for being cleaned up and reorganized. So I made that a big project and got the garage squared away. But then I called the HVAC company to come out and install a ductless heat pump. That was a genius move because that ductless heat pump has provided wonderful residential HVAC in my garage. And I have a space all to myself.