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Sep. 11th, 2025 08:34 am
daily tasks update
So my daily task plan is going well. I have a solid morning routine of tidying the house (making the bed, cleaning out the sink) and have added a different cleaning task every day, to keep the house constantly clean instead of letting it build up and having to do a big clean. Every other day is the bathroom or sweeping/vacuuming or I tackle one room completely including dusting. Having two dogs does not create 2x hair and dust, it creates 200x more. I even bought a mini Bissell green machine to steam clean the stains on the couch. Wet dog paws make a mess!
I am also making great headway in my big project list. I get lots of little tasks done on the way to finishing a big one. There's been some unexpected projects landing in my lap, like a bunch of paperwork to get some checks from the leftover escrow funds and the home/flood insurance policies (since we sold the house in July but the policies were not closed until August). I also keep getting junk mail in my parents' name but now I let that pile in my to-do folder and call them all once a week.
I also got a huge assortment of insulators (from phone lines) and those are going to require a lot of work to prepare for sale. I had to buy a price guide book, and now have to do specialty cleaning on lots of them. They sell for a lot when they are in good shape so it's worth the effort, but it's not something I was expecting to have to do. And today I have a buy at a lady's house where I think I am getting a bunch of Jadeite dishes (also very popular with great prices) so that could turn out to add a bunch of new work to my list.
But the roofing estimates are coming up next on my Big Project list! We are getting there.
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My husband got new glasses yesterday. They are clear frames around his eyes with darker arms. Honestly, they take 10 years off his face. I think he was surprised I liked them as much as I do; he was prepared for me to tease him. Nuh-unh, he looks hot in them!
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Political comment: that Charlie Kirk video was horrible. It was all over my timeline on X in the minutes after it happened. (Yes, I am lurking on X again under a sockpuppet name.) What a terrible way to die, and in a way that your children could find online someday. I feel for them. Nobody deserves to die like that.
As for Kirk, I didn't really have an opinion of him before this except as one of the many right-wing shit-stirrers. But I did do some reading about his organization and his reach; no one is talking about it yet, but it seems to me it was all based on his personality and energy. A one-man show, if you will. So now that he is gone, I wonder if that influence he had encouraging young men to join the GOP will go away too. I know the right is all up in arms now and seem super-motivated, but I am talking long-term. I guess we will see.
I am also making great headway in my big project list. I get lots of little tasks done on the way to finishing a big one. There's been some unexpected projects landing in my lap, like a bunch of paperwork to get some checks from the leftover escrow funds and the home/flood insurance policies (since we sold the house in July but the policies were not closed until August). I also keep getting junk mail in my parents' name but now I let that pile in my to-do folder and call them all once a week.
I also got a huge assortment of insulators (from phone lines) and those are going to require a lot of work to prepare for sale. I had to buy a price guide book, and now have to do specialty cleaning on lots of them. They sell for a lot when they are in good shape so it's worth the effort, but it's not something I was expecting to have to do. And today I have a buy at a lady's house where I think I am getting a bunch of Jadeite dishes (also very popular with great prices) so that could turn out to add a bunch of new work to my list.
But the roofing estimates are coming up next on my Big Project list! We are getting there.
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My husband got new glasses yesterday. They are clear frames around his eyes with darker arms. Honestly, they take 10 years off his face. I think he was surprised I liked them as much as I do; he was prepared for me to tease him. Nuh-unh, he looks hot in them!
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Political comment: that Charlie Kirk video was horrible. It was all over my timeline on X in the minutes after it happened. (Yes, I am lurking on X again under a sockpuppet name.) What a terrible way to die, and in a way that your children could find online someday. I feel for them. Nobody deserves to die like that.
As for Kirk, I didn't really have an opinion of him before this except as one of the many right-wing shit-stirrers. But I did do some reading about his organization and his reach; no one is talking about it yet, but it seems to me it was all based on his personality and energy. A one-man show, if you will. So now that he is gone, I wonder if that influence he had encouraging young men to join the GOP will go away too. I know the right is all up in arms now and seem super-motivated, but I am talking long-term. I guess we will see.
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