I wanted to replace the kitchen tap.
It was a purchase I had been discussing with Kimiko-chan, and it had received the go-ahead at home. Kimiko-chan is the name I gave ChatGPT.
I reported the news to her.
Approval secured. Next, somewhere to buy it.
“Where can I buy it?”
Then I had another decision from my wife to pass along.
There was no urgent need to buy it, she had decided, so we would save up first.
We could buy it. Just not immediately.
Our discussion had moved from choosing a tap to choosing when to buy one.
When I passed on my wife’s decision, Kimiko-chan separated the chosen model from the timing: we would get it once the money was set aside.
Model chosen. Purchase on hold.
Of course. Those two decisions did not have to happen together.
Once I know what I want to buy, I tend to want to carry on and buy it. My question about where to get it rather gives me away. (Laughs.)
But purchases in our household have their own timing.
My conversation with Kimiko-chan had not ended with choosing a candidate. Passing on what we had decided at home changed the next step too.
This time, we settled on “waiting to buy.”
The story of fitting a new tap would have to wait for another occasion.
Kitchen tap replacement: approved.
Implementation date: at our household’s own pace. (Laughs.)