Cool, cold really.

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Plus snow.  For the first time in... a while.  Even with the furnace left to 72, the upstairs got down to 52 midday.  Oh, it was 18 F out there.  I didn't wake up until about 15:00?  Give or take a half hour.  I kept trying to wake up... noon, eight, and such.  Couldn't do it.  Used the tricks that help, to no good.  Too cold?  Well, and dark.  I have serious limits at handling changes in the environment.  I do my best.  Have limits.

The dishes were done, and dry, so I put them away.  I put the laundry in the dryer, and let it spin.  Will give it a final spin shortly.  As well, I'll get what is soaking drained and into the dish washer.

I found the new kettle.  Cleaned it, dried it, and set it up.  Adding fresh water.  Good to have the revers osmosis machine working again.  Now I keep the reservoir full, the carafe full, three half gallon jugs topped off, and the electric water pot full.  So, if I want to make soup, or extra coffee, or currently am drinking the water as I am out of carbonated?  I... could go days without having to refill.  Just in case electricity goes down for a bit.

I like, and don't like, this new kettle.  The bad?  It is small, just at a liter and change in content volume.  I... prefer closer to, or more than, two liters.  But... so be it.  What I do like is that I can set the temp I want, and it will, mostly, maintain that temperature of water.  Various teas, and coffee, are recommended various temps.  You can just boil, and use that.  Altering brew time.  But it really isn't the best.  This makes it so that I can dial in green, white, or oolong tea temps for water, or coffee.  The only drink brew matter that recommends boiling water, strangely, is black tea.  Strange, I would have thought it was coffee.  Close, but no.

While at it, I formed plates, for my teeth.  Like football, or sports type.  These, though, are for the whitening strips.  I'd like to see if they work well together.  It's what the dentist would do.  So, I heated the water, formed the plates, marked them so I know top from bottom, and will eventually get on to the whitening strips, with these to bolster the process.

I am trying to keep up on brushing my teeth.  And, doing okay.  What annoys me is that, even so, they are grungy in the morning.  And through the day.  I make sure, after eating, that nothing stays between my teeth.  I floss, from time to time as well, just... seeing if I can improve things.  But, no.  The teeth remain grungy?  Or I've just gotten extra picky.  Remember, I just had a teeth cleaning.  I have kept up on brushing since then, too.  So... don't know.  As mentioned, maybe I am just hyper vigilant in trying to keep up, and stay on top of it?

Well... I'd like to get the soaking items into the dishwasher, and get that going.  Then maybe get a shower.  And... put more things in to soak after.  Getting places.  Getting things done.  Not in an absolute hurry, but doing my best.  Bits, pieces, here, there.  Trying.  Later.