More and more.

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I just can't quit. I have the last load of two loads of laundry in the dryer, I think the last of what I found in my search for things to wash and keeping up on my clothes. I have done two more loads of dishes and have two more soaking. One of those loads of dishes needs to be dried and put up. Some of the remaining dishes, yet to be soaked, are... pretty gnarly to put it nicely. Still, a few hours or an overnight soak will see to them. I have other tricks as well, should that not work. It is a lot of work. A week or two a bit at a time and many things are coming together. After the fundamentals are tended, I will clean the bathrooms again from a week or two ago, straighten and clean my bedroom, then begin ordering the rest of the living spaces. Next comes unpacking. Some things will have to remain in boxes until I get more furniture, so... estate sales, yard sales, and browsing here and there. I don't mind buying good used, even if I need to make minor repairs to hinges or drawer runs. I won't buy particle board furniture or other junk.

Next month I think the two things highest on my list for new purchases are a bike and the rocket stove. Other than that I hope to remain flush and just save for a month or two. I would like to, eventually, begin cutting the branches to foot lengths and storing those, to be used over the summer in the rocket stove. I really would like to get a feel for what I am dealing with in that stove. Eventually I would also like to get a solar oven or two. I might even take the rocket stove camping, if I can get to camping. Experiment with cleaning water by boiling, cooking, and perhaps other things. Of course nothing beats a standard fire at a camp site. But those are notoriously bad cooking instruments. Then again, you don't have to carry much in order to utilize a campfire either.

What a wonderful little bit of life I have finally started carving out here. There is real hope that I won't just be a cripple for the rest of my life. Even if I can't get on to a profession, I might honestly at least get into a simple, fun, working retirement. At my age I have doubts about working, simply being hired might be a bit tricky. Finishing college, as I slow down, would be a trick even if I regain mental and physical condition. Who knows though. But... there is truly hope for much more than what I have known. Yes, excited we are, as some short green lightsaber wielding menace to the dark side might have said. Although I think I am more excited than he would be.

Good night.