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I am up to early afternoon as my wake time. This time I know exactly why. As I work, and am able to work, I end up staying awake longer. Push. When I push the world, the clock, perhaps time itself, goes with me. And I am sleep less. I would say I am most likely pushing onto twenty hours up and six to seven hours down, though sometimes there is a slip somewhere. And, for the next few days, I am going to attempt to hold it to where it is. Conscious effort may or may not have an effect.
I already started, first thing. I ripped into some goods I purchased, that arrived heavily wrapped. I just was never up to it until today. And, mostly, it was collecting the last or second to the last bag of trash for the bin that I decided to rip into that. I need to wash the items too, and dishes are on the menu... at least collecting and starting them in a soak. So it was almost happenstance, or secondary. Wow do they wrap some things. Then I gathered the remnants and other trash in the bathroom, got that bag together and out. My bin will hold one more bag and I don't intend on wasting the space. I'll get another massively full bag before the night is through, and then get that out. Recycling is next week, I think. If it is tonight, I will get some extra of that out. Boxes I would normally take in to town. I will at least lighten my load.
Then I did a quick final separation of laundry. A load or two of whites and colored cottons, each. I put the first load in, then grabbed the "unusuals", in their own hamper, etc, and moved those into the main bedroom. Those won't be washed until I get the new washer... assuming it has a real cold gentle cycle. That is a lot of clothing. And, yes, I have kept up on every drop of it. Nothing has just been left in a basket or tossed in a drawer, save underwear. I am NOT folding those anymore. If I am going to be traveling, I might fold to make room. Otherwise, I am just stuffing those into a hanging 'shoe caddie', repurposed for unders an probably socks when the second one arrives. Yeah... getting organized boys and girls. Even if I can't keep up, if I do have a place for everything, I can at least hit one room a month, and try to keep up on the others a bit. I'll never be Mr. Mom, but I can be... a cultured caveman. :)
What amazes me is that I am not sore. I am not particularly tired. I feel good, rested, healthy, and just... well. I am not losing track of this or that, if I can't get to everything. Oh, and this has been a restful weekend. I should be ready to hit the harder work through this week. And, now, I realize I can do the easy stuff... organizing... between the hard stuff. Something has changed, opened, happened. What it is I cannot say. What is means is I can make the world, including my flesh, do my will, again... even if just for a bit. I will use this to reorder my home and life, perhaps even preparing for the next fall and the means to extricate myself from it right through time and space and ahead of time. That doesn't seem possible, to many, but they don't... understand. I need to be careful. This is what it was like before I fell, and it was only in my fall that I could slow down enough to hear God. My kind is... mostly we can't hear, because we are so... "Just look at the bones!" (Monty, Tim) Pride. But that pride comes from something. Just... note to self.
Quite a mess I am messing with. Of body, home, mind, and all else. It has come from and through chaos and is headed toward a divine perfection... not of my making, though with the options and tools given, of my design. Choices, even through death, madness perhaps, pain, darkness, and perhaps worse boredom from incapacity. I can't make it, but I can choose and work for it... now that the mind and body can, sometimes, be useful fitting tools again.
I think laundry and dishes will, mostly, be it. I might, while resting and watching a show or not, just start grabbing boxes and going through things. Organizing all the time, this goes with these, those go there, this could go generally with those upstairs for now. Three to four loads, maybe a load or two of dishes, a shower later. I found that the house shoes do wash. I had to wash the soles first. They are now in use. With two pair I can switch between them. And, with wearing the compression socks? It just all seems to be working better.
Uhrm... Later.
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Yeah, ouch and wow.
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I am down to the whites in the dryer. Well, and putting up the coloreds that just finished. So much more was done than my list, including the stove-top. I'm not going to mess with the oven, even as a self-cleaning system, not with the glass broken on the inside. The outside piece is fine, I just don't trust those high cleaning temps with half the glass. I will limp through with a dirty(ish) oven compartment until the new one arrives. But the top really needed cleaned. Ugh.
The gloves I am using are okay, I just have to remember to drain water so as to not work too deep and get water inside. I added baking soda and talc so that my hands don't get stinky from the gloves. Seems to work... and my hands don't sweat even in hot water. I sure hope the ones I ordered are better, by fit and length anyway. I don't think they could improve too much elsewise.
I am pretty beat. But not in a bad or hard way. It's just that I will be ready for sleep when that time comes.
I did look through my finances. Tricky, those, sometimes. I think, think I say, all Christmas has been accounted. I think, think I say, everything I have bought has already shown up in my various statements. Some things aren't being delivered until later, but were purchased at a special, timely, discount period that is over. The only thing that might not be on that is one food order. Oh, and the appliances? I put $800 on my instore card. Which has been paid off for a bit. However, the last two months I have been paying in on that, to the tune of $300 a month... which means, the card part is nearly paid. The cash part, of course, is covered. If so, those items will be paid January when I pay in. Really? I think so. It's great to be a fiscal klutz in the right direction from time to time! I'm getting rich trying to give it away! :p
If true, and some other things are managed and it still looks good? I may buy a new television. This one isn't horrible, just... it's showing it's years. I probably won't go bigger. Hmm... before that, though, plumbing and a new sink faucet... if he thinks that is needed. Maybe he will find some other problem. Gah! Still, it's good to know I haven't, probably, blindsided myself financially. Though, we will see. You know how things can look good and then eat you. Well, I know anyway.
Good night.
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I am down to the whites in the dryer. Well, and putting up the coloreds that just finished. So much more was done than my list, including the stove-top. I'm not going to mess with the oven, even as a self-cleaning system, not with the glass broken on the inside. The outside piece is fine, I just don't trust those high cleaning temps with half the glass. I will limp through with a dirty(ish) oven compartment until the new one arrives. But the top really needed cleaned. Ugh.
The gloves I am using are okay, I just have to remember to drain water so as to not work too deep and get water inside. I added baking soda and talc so that my hands don't get stinky from the gloves. Seems to work... and my hands don't sweat even in hot water. I sure hope the ones I ordered are better, by fit and length anyway. I don't think they could improve too much elsewise.
I am pretty beat. But not in a bad or hard way. It's just that I will be ready for sleep when that time comes.
I did look through my finances. Tricky, those, sometimes. I think, think I say, all Christmas has been accounted. I think, think I say, everything I have bought has already shown up in my various statements. Some things aren't being delivered until later, but were purchased at a special, timely, discount period that is over. The only thing that might not be on that is one food order. Oh, and the appliances? I put $800 on my instore card. Which has been paid off for a bit. However, the last two months I have been paying in on that, to the tune of $300 a month... which means, the card part is nearly paid. The cash part, of course, is covered. If so, those items will be paid January when I pay in. Really? I think so. It's great to be a fiscal klutz in the right direction from time to time! I'm getting rich trying to give it away! :p
If true, and some other things are managed and it still looks good? I may buy a new television. This one isn't horrible, just... it's showing it's years. I probably won't go bigger. Hmm... before that, though, plumbing and a new sink faucet... if he thinks that is needed. Maybe he will find some other problem. Gah! Still, it's good to know I haven't, probably, blindsided myself financially. Though, we will see. You know how things can look good and then eat you. Well, I know anyway.
Good night.
Ugh.
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I wasn't sure how much I would really get through. My list was... an exaggeration. And, yet, I did it and more. I think I have done eight loads of laundry? Something. Two more to finish, one in the dryer, one in the washing machine. Oh, and I still need to go through the two hampers. They had clean clothes in them, but were never dealt with. I will, most likely, wash them again. Each is only half full, so technically one load if they all fit. But when does THAT ever happen? I will sort them though.
More sorting, tossing, and cleaning has taken place. I tried a new tea tonight. YuCk! Some things should not be legal to sell. I just can't see how that was tea. It smelled of hay, was flattened like green straw, and was so absolutely bitter, even with no steeping. Bleh. Oh well. Only one way to know if a tea is any good. Though some teamongers have a good reputation and a strong history. Just, if there is nothing in English on it, don't buy it. This was Japanese, and still... Who knows though, it might just be low-rent Chinese for the poorer Japanese. They might not be allies, but regardless, they are kin. They might deny it, but it's true. Who screws who over the most, but kin? Orcs, of a more modern notion of those, and elves, some might suggest. Which is which is clear.
Yeah, I have time to go through the hampers, and I will finish the laundry tonight. That will be everything on my list, and some. I can't believe this. I really should be able to finish up everything this week, at this pace. If so, then I begin hitting small areas extra hard for the tiny details. That and figuring out some things, like getting a plumber in, and maybe some people to give a bit on the kitchen flooring. As well, I might start hitting the en suite bathroom. Yeah... it's possible. Wow.
Oh, and I am hardening up. Stomach, arms, legs... I might still have some girth, but I am rocking up anyway. Stone golem, boys and girls. I am, however, in this way, my own maker. Given the given that I am working with HIS material to start. I am doing well with it. Later or good night. Another salad? Sure. Later.
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I wasn't sure how much I would really get through. My list was... an exaggeration. And, yet, I did it and more. I think I have done eight loads of laundry? Something. Two more to finish, one in the dryer, one in the washing machine. Oh, and I still need to go through the two hampers. They had clean clothes in them, but were never dealt with. I will, most likely, wash them again. Each is only half full, so technically one load if they all fit. But when does THAT ever happen? I will sort them though.
More sorting, tossing, and cleaning has taken place. I tried a new tea tonight. YuCk! Some things should not be legal to sell. I just can't see how that was tea. It smelled of hay, was flattened like green straw, and was so absolutely bitter, even with no steeping. Bleh. Oh well. Only one way to know if a tea is any good. Though some teamongers have a good reputation and a strong history. Just, if there is nothing in English on it, don't buy it. This was Japanese, and still... Who knows though, it might just be low-rent Chinese for the poorer Japanese. They might not be allies, but regardless, they are kin. They might deny it, but it's true. Who screws who over the most, but kin? Orcs, of a more modern notion of those, and elves, some might suggest. Which is which is clear.
Yeah, I have time to go through the hampers, and I will finish the laundry tonight. That will be everything on my list, and some. I can't believe this. I really should be able to finish up everything this week, at this pace. If so, then I begin hitting small areas extra hard for the tiny details. That and figuring out some things, like getting a plumber in, and maybe some people to give a bit on the kitchen flooring. As well, I might start hitting the en suite bathroom. Yeah... it's possible. Wow.
Oh, and I am hardening up. Stomach, arms, legs... I might still have some girth, but I am rocking up anyway. Stone golem, boys and girls. I am, however, in this way, my own maker. Given the given that I am working with HIS material to start. I am doing well with it. Later or good night. Another salad? Sure. Later.
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Laundry, cooking, sorting, tossing.
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Over and over, here, then there, and on. Not quite finishing any single area, but hitting it so well that a relapse would take... a very long time. Buying time in the future, but also really taking some serious care for today. I have done most of the laundry. There are two partial baskets left. I have done... seven, eight? I did everything. Whether it was "clean" or not. How long has some of that been hung, or folded? I just don't know. And, yes, I have been putting it up, folded or hung, after every load.
I am amazed, more and more, at how much I can do. Why not a month ago? It isn't just the appliances. I suppose I do need a spark, a reason, a push. But there has to be a way. Even then, the last four years now I have been able to, for longer and longer periods, if still with serious falls from time to time, to do more and more work. This, right now, especially if I really to finish, will be the most and the fastest I have done solo. It is on par with how much work I did when my mother would visit. And over a similar time-span. Only I am not crashing. Now, I am doing it at my pace, and what I want and see, and that does make some difference. But that wouldn't cover the difference between what I used to do and what I am now doing, on my own.
For dinner, lamb chops and a romaine salad. The salad is rather plain, but with homemade ranch it really works. I figured out some of my food problem. One is, I need to vary my meals a bit more. Lamb chops are great, but wear on the palate quickly all by themselves. The same with, pretty much, everything. Mixing a salad in with the chops, plus the dressing, and a small side of home-made mayo in which to dip the lamb? That really helps. The other thing is that the cinnamon gum is burning out my tastebuds. That is handy, but it's... a taste-bud killer. There are advantages. I just think the disadvantages are huge.
I went ahead and ordered boxes and more shelving. Why buy? Uniformity. As I begin organizing, I will begin packing. In time I will whittle down what I save, and sort it. Bit by bit, what I won't need in Alaska will be given or tossed. No one seems to want pretty much anything. Which is fine.
Oh... a bit of gaming then back to organizing. It is the weekend, and I am taking it easy. No real choice and wise to boot. Even so, what I am doing is really important and bigger than it seems. I am truly absolutely amazed. Back to resting so that I can kick into low shortly. I am hoping to clear two more areas, finish another couple loads of laundry, sort the two baskets of laundry, and collect and start another load of dishes. Oh, I did find some rubber gloves that sort of fit. All I could find, then, was extra large. A bit small, and the cuffs are short. I am really hoping what I ordered from amazon, at 18" and 23", and extra extra large, will do the trick. If they are right, I will order a couple of each more. Ugh!
Later.
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Over and over, here, then there, and on. Not quite finishing any single area, but hitting it so well that a relapse would take... a very long time. Buying time in the future, but also really taking some serious care for today. I have done most of the laundry. There are two partial baskets left. I have done... seven, eight? I did everything. Whether it was "clean" or not. How long has some of that been hung, or folded? I just don't know. And, yes, I have been putting it up, folded or hung, after every load.
I am amazed, more and more, at how much I can do. Why not a month ago? It isn't just the appliances. I suppose I do need a spark, a reason, a push. But there has to be a way. Even then, the last four years now I have been able to, for longer and longer periods, if still with serious falls from time to time, to do more and more work. This, right now, especially if I really to finish, will be the most and the fastest I have done solo. It is on par with how much work I did when my mother would visit. And over a similar time-span. Only I am not crashing. Now, I am doing it at my pace, and what I want and see, and that does make some difference. But that wouldn't cover the difference between what I used to do and what I am now doing, on my own.
For dinner, lamb chops and a romaine salad. The salad is rather plain, but with homemade ranch it really works. I figured out some of my food problem. One is, I need to vary my meals a bit more. Lamb chops are great, but wear on the palate quickly all by themselves. The same with, pretty much, everything. Mixing a salad in with the chops, plus the dressing, and a small side of home-made mayo in which to dip the lamb? That really helps. The other thing is that the cinnamon gum is burning out my tastebuds. That is handy, but it's... a taste-bud killer. There are advantages. I just think the disadvantages are huge.
I went ahead and ordered boxes and more shelving. Why buy? Uniformity. As I begin organizing, I will begin packing. In time I will whittle down what I save, and sort it. Bit by bit, what I won't need in Alaska will be given or tossed. No one seems to want pretty much anything. Which is fine.
Oh... a bit of gaming then back to organizing. It is the weekend, and I am taking it easy. No real choice and wise to boot. Even so, what I am doing is really important and bigger than it seems. I am truly absolutely amazed. Back to resting so that I can kick into low shortly. I am hoping to clear two more areas, finish another couple loads of laundry, sort the two baskets of laundry, and collect and start another load of dishes. Oh, I did find some rubber gloves that sort of fit. All I could find, then, was extra large. A bit small, and the cuffs are short. I am really hoping what I ordered from amazon, at 18" and 23", and extra extra large, will do the trick. If they are right, I will order a couple of each more. Ugh!
Later.
Amazing what all is happening.
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There are things I am behind regarding. There are things that are way off. But, for now, the cave is being returned from a wild man's refuge to a civil enclosure. Oh, much work remains. But it's being done at some serious pace. I don't think any singular person could clean all that much faster. Everyone will burn out, after a time. Save maybe people like my mom, if more in their hayday. But they get grumpy in the doing.
I am hoping this milder weekend of effort will let me get back to working harder and heavier this coming week. This, the front computer room is nearing completion. Still a bit to do, but... it's... getting there. The living room next. I still have to make room in the kitchen and open access on the back "porch". It really isn't a porch, just has that feel. It is enclosed, fully, just more of an interior hallway along the outer wall that dead ends at the washer and dryer. It COULD be, or be turned into, a porch. I don't think people do porches, so much, anymore. Sad, really. Though, in more northern climbs, they have very limited use... much as with motorcycles.
Dreams. Women, though all those roads, currently, lead to Rome... or the Rome of the female world. I would that they wouldn't but that choice doesn't seem to be mine to make. As well, the world is far from fixed. Backroom deals and the new old machine, if headed in a slightly to vastly different direction, is all still taking place. I hope, that as with Reagan, Trump doesn't hit the entrenched leftism of freebies, "that's the way we do it", and such that stopped much of his great intent. Often his "friends" will be his worst enemies. There is always the media... which he seems to be kicking to the curb like the whore it is.
Get It Done. Don't worry about things. If you don't, President Trump, you were the last hurrah of a dying social, civil, and demographic which built this and is all that might sustain some portion of it. Either you succeed or we all fall back to 2nd, or even 3rd world, and non-white realities. I'm not even white, but I'm going to tell you this. All others take pride in being a people, for no other reason. If there is a people with a due of some right pride, it is whites. If they don't learn to have pride, they will disappear under the weight of a dark world. Either buck up and take it back or join the droolers in the mosh pit. You do realize, you are of the few who realize that pride is both an enemy, if done wrongly, and that you don't deserve it fully? That, if nothing else, should be your righteous outrage raison d'etat to keep the faith of the culture and civilization you created. Not even one such as I can maintain it. I am chaos, but know a good thing when I see it.
Well, I... should... continue waking for a bit, then begin laundry again and a few other things. Quite a thing, boys and girls.
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There are things I am behind regarding. There are things that are way off. But, for now, the cave is being returned from a wild man's refuge to a civil enclosure. Oh, much work remains. But it's being done at some serious pace. I don't think any singular person could clean all that much faster. Everyone will burn out, after a time. Save maybe people like my mom, if more in their hayday. But they get grumpy in the doing.
I am hoping this milder weekend of effort will let me get back to working harder and heavier this coming week. This, the front computer room is nearing completion. Still a bit to do, but... it's... getting there. The living room next. I still have to make room in the kitchen and open access on the back "porch". It really isn't a porch, just has that feel. It is enclosed, fully, just more of an interior hallway along the outer wall that dead ends at the washer and dryer. It COULD be, or be turned into, a porch. I don't think people do porches, so much, anymore. Sad, really. Though, in more northern climbs, they have very limited use... much as with motorcycles.
Dreams. Women, though all those roads, currently, lead to Rome... or the Rome of the female world. I would that they wouldn't but that choice doesn't seem to be mine to make. As well, the world is far from fixed. Backroom deals and the new old machine, if headed in a slightly to vastly different direction, is all still taking place. I hope, that as with Reagan, Trump doesn't hit the entrenched leftism of freebies, "that's the way we do it", and such that stopped much of his great intent. Often his "friends" will be his worst enemies. There is always the media... which he seems to be kicking to the curb like the whore it is.
Get It Done. Don't worry about things. If you don't, President Trump, you were the last hurrah of a dying social, civil, and demographic which built this and is all that might sustain some portion of it. Either you succeed or we all fall back to 2nd, or even 3rd world, and non-white realities. I'm not even white, but I'm going to tell you this. All others take pride in being a people, for no other reason. If there is a people with a due of some right pride, it is whites. If they don't learn to have pride, they will disappear under the weight of a dark world. Either buck up and take it back or join the droolers in the mosh pit. You do realize, you are of the few who realize that pride is both an enemy, if done wrongly, and that you don't deserve it fully? That, if nothing else, should be your righteous outrage raison d'etat to keep the faith of the culture and civilization you created. Not even one such as I can maintain it. I am chaos, but know a good thing when I see it.
Well, I... should... continue waking for a bit, then begin laundry again and a few other things. Quite a thing, boys and girls.
Really doing well.
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For a day off I am doing a nice bit of work. It doesn't feel like work. In a sense it isn't. Mostly going through odds and ends, throwing away what doesn't belong, organizing to a degree as I go along. Laundry is being done, a new load ever few hours. Bits and pieces in each room, not by design so much as if I take something to a room, I might need to organize just a bit there, and things from that bit of work might lead me to yet another room. It is light effort, physically. If organizing has always been my Achilles' heel. So that I am doing it without... fuss or upset? Strange, but I'll take it.
There is a lot more to do, just to make sure the appliances can be brought in. To get the place presentable before then is... a boatload more work. It's the goal. How possible is it, in truth? Time will tell.
On off days I leave the furnace at 66. On days when I wish to do more heavy work I set the thermostat to 72, then turn it down several hours before bedtime. It works really well. When cooler, generally, I am less apt to overwork. I am amazed at what has been being done though. It is almost, on the verge of, becoming a whole new place, potentially creating a whole different paradigm. A new way of life. Even if only for a short while.
Dinner was okay. Something about trying to thaw the beef roast in the refrigerator... it didn't work out well. I won't do that again. While still edible, it has a taint to it that I don't like. It just wasn't thawing all the way through, but seem to go a bit rancid, on the outside. Not totally bad, just a twinge of something I don't like. The interior was quite good, the veggies were okay. What really was good were the baked apples. I didn't sugar or spice them, at all. Quite a nice add. It's new to me, just an experiment. Worth a try, I'm telling you. Later.
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For a day off I am doing a nice bit of work. It doesn't feel like work. In a sense it isn't. Mostly going through odds and ends, throwing away what doesn't belong, organizing to a degree as I go along. Laundry is being done, a new load ever few hours. Bits and pieces in each room, not by design so much as if I take something to a room, I might need to organize just a bit there, and things from that bit of work might lead me to yet another room. It is light effort, physically. If organizing has always been my Achilles' heel. So that I am doing it without... fuss or upset? Strange, but I'll take it.
There is a lot more to do, just to make sure the appliances can be brought in. To get the place presentable before then is... a boatload more work. It's the goal. How possible is it, in truth? Time will tell.
On off days I leave the furnace at 66. On days when I wish to do more heavy work I set the thermostat to 72, then turn it down several hours before bedtime. It works really well. When cooler, generally, I am less apt to overwork. I am amazed at what has been being done though. It is almost, on the verge of, becoming a whole new place, potentially creating a whole different paradigm. A new way of life. Even if only for a short while.
Dinner was okay. Something about trying to thaw the beef roast in the refrigerator... it didn't work out well. I won't do that again. While still edible, it has a taint to it that I don't like. It just wasn't thawing all the way through, but seem to go a bit rancid, on the outside. Not totally bad, just a twinge of something I don't like. The interior was quite good, the veggies were okay. What really was good were the baked apples. I didn't sugar or spice them, at all. Quite a nice add. It's new to me, just an experiment. Worth a try, I'm telling you. Later.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Really, can't complain.
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I am taking it a bit easier today. More slowing than truly stopping. I combined baking powder and diatomotacious earth and sprinkled that in the closet and around the spare bedroom. I have a load of laundry going and plans for two or three more loads. I folded one of the items in the driers, from last night. The other item was still damp so it went back in. As well, I have been sorting small boxes of stuff, tossing, sorting, even some storing. Oh, and I put a shade together tonight. It's an odd thing, made to fit on a bulb outlet that doesn't have a cover. It was... a puzzle, with Chinese instructions. The instructions make no sense, but the pieces, the number of slots, and what is and isn't possible becomes clear, or not. For me it was a matter of ignoring the instructions, for the most part, and just doing. And I did.
I may make that roast, as well, tonight. Cooking half of the root veggies while at it. I have had salad already, but could use another. The kefir projects worked extremely well. I even obtained kefir grains. I had no clue if that would work. It is a lot cheaper, too, than ordering in grains. Which means my creme fraiche is good. I just need to make mayonnaise, combine it with that and else, plus the package of ranch mixing to make that dressing. Yes, I love that stuff. Hmm, a small batch of that, a small batch of simple mayo, and then a refill on the vinaigrette. I love my cooking, sometimes. I love what I can do, what I push to learn to do, and how it all works, when I can do it. If I had a woman to shop, and at least help with the cleaning, I'd... do more than cook. *grins*
Hmm? Oh, maybe some gaming, and then some salad dressing, or vice versa. Then a salad after a bit. And, finally, the roast. Of course, turning the laundry over every hour and an half. Hey, it's light duty, not dead duty. Hmm... seems someone remembered something from the past. It fits here, now, well. Later.
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I am taking it a bit easier today. More slowing than truly stopping. I combined baking powder and diatomotacious earth and sprinkled that in the closet and around the spare bedroom. I have a load of laundry going and plans for two or three more loads. I folded one of the items in the driers, from last night. The other item was still damp so it went back in. As well, I have been sorting small boxes of stuff, tossing, sorting, even some storing. Oh, and I put a shade together tonight. It's an odd thing, made to fit on a bulb outlet that doesn't have a cover. It was... a puzzle, with Chinese instructions. The instructions make no sense, but the pieces, the number of slots, and what is and isn't possible becomes clear, or not. For me it was a matter of ignoring the instructions, for the most part, and just doing. And I did.
I may make that roast, as well, tonight. Cooking half of the root veggies while at it. I have had salad already, but could use another. The kefir projects worked extremely well. I even obtained kefir grains. I had no clue if that would work. It is a lot cheaper, too, than ordering in grains. Which means my creme fraiche is good. I just need to make mayonnaise, combine it with that and else, plus the package of ranch mixing to make that dressing. Yes, I love that stuff. Hmm, a small batch of that, a small batch of simple mayo, and then a refill on the vinaigrette. I love my cooking, sometimes. I love what I can do, what I push to learn to do, and how it all works, when I can do it. If I had a woman to shop, and at least help with the cleaning, I'd... do more than cook. *grins*
Hmm? Oh, maybe some gaming, and then some salad dressing, or vice versa. Then a salad after a bit. And, finally, the roast. Of course, turning the laundry over every hour and an half. Hey, it's light duty, not dead duty. Hmm... seems someone remembered something from the past. It fits here, now, well. Later.
I did what I could.
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I isn't even that I am going to just stop. I cannot keep going at the faster pace though either. I can sort through boxes while seated, I can do little bits of organizing when going from this place to that. I can continue on feed, even though I don't seem hungry, have an appetite, or can even enjoy food for the moment. Little things, but they add up, and perhaps more swiftly than even the big things.
Some things... I have sprayed the rooms, but I haven't put the powders down. I can't really in the main bedroom, yet. Still a bit too much clutter. But I can make a mixture, and put that down in the spare bedroom (even though I am sleeping in there), and hit the closet since that is done except to be vacuumed then wet-vacuumed. Yeah, I'm going to hit each room that way, both bedrooms to start, if in their due time. As well, I can do small loads of laundry. I have forlded and put up or hung everything that I have washed so far. But big loads... endanger that idea. And, yes, I want things folded or otherwise handled rightly, then put up.
I am, at this time, looking at the paths for the appliances. It will be a push to get those areas open... and looking good. Yeah, I... it's the goal anyway. There are little things I can do to facilitate the clearing of the area, even if I don't tangle too deeply or strongly. Moving a few smaller items, organizing and moving stuff that is there, cleaning along the way and while I am at it.
I will be on low-impact this whole weekend. Hopefully to be ready to seriously hit it again this next week. But I have to work hard, to get it in order. Time is clicking off so very fast. This, too, is a bit of a test. A stress test and a practical test... a "how much can I do when I have to do what must be done" test. I am actually... doing pretty good. Who would wish to get married if they don't think they can take care of the needs of a woman, a pregnant woman, and on call? It's brutal, but natural, to be needed. And being able to lift that load and go forward? Well... it's required. Many men aren't ready. Many men never thought that far ahead and are now in a terrible trap. While women slow you down, just to be able to live with them, they also gear you up, by their needs and wants. I may be a fool, but I'm not a stupid fool!
Well... on to medicine and then some food? Steak and eggs, maybe? Yeah. It's good to have my compression socks washed and dried. I really should wash at least once a week. I need a shower too. It looks like the water pills have finally started to help... uhrm... liquidation. The socks will help even more. Now to keep up on these things! Ugh. Work helps, with these issues, I just can't always be quite this active.
Later.
.
I isn't even that I am going to just stop. I cannot keep going at the faster pace though either. I can sort through boxes while seated, I can do little bits of organizing when going from this place to that. I can continue on feed, even though I don't seem hungry, have an appetite, or can even enjoy food for the moment. Little things, but they add up, and perhaps more swiftly than even the big things.
Some things... I have sprayed the rooms, but I haven't put the powders down. I can't really in the main bedroom, yet. Still a bit too much clutter. But I can make a mixture, and put that down in the spare bedroom (even though I am sleeping in there), and hit the closet since that is done except to be vacuumed then wet-vacuumed. Yeah, I'm going to hit each room that way, both bedrooms to start, if in their due time. As well, I can do small loads of laundry. I have forlded and put up or hung everything that I have washed so far. But big loads... endanger that idea. And, yes, I want things folded or otherwise handled rightly, then put up.
I am, at this time, looking at the paths for the appliances. It will be a push to get those areas open... and looking good. Yeah, I... it's the goal anyway. There are little things I can do to facilitate the clearing of the area, even if I don't tangle too deeply or strongly. Moving a few smaller items, organizing and moving stuff that is there, cleaning along the way and while I am at it.
I will be on low-impact this whole weekend. Hopefully to be ready to seriously hit it again this next week. But I have to work hard, to get it in order. Time is clicking off so very fast. This, too, is a bit of a test. A stress test and a practical test... a "how much can I do when I have to do what must be done" test. I am actually... doing pretty good. Who would wish to get married if they don't think they can take care of the needs of a woman, a pregnant woman, and on call? It's brutal, but natural, to be needed. And being able to lift that load and go forward? Well... it's required. Many men aren't ready. Many men never thought that far ahead and are now in a terrible trap. While women slow you down, just to be able to live with them, they also gear you up, by their needs and wants. I may be a fool, but I'm not a stupid fool!
Well... on to medicine and then some food? Steak and eggs, maybe? Yeah. It's good to have my compression socks washed and dried. I really should wash at least once a week. I need a shower too. It looks like the water pills have finally started to help... uhrm... liquidation. The socks will help even more. Now to keep up on these things! Ugh. Work helps, with these issues, I just can't always be quite this active.
Later.
Rough, but going.
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.
I couldn't get going until later, and woke later on top of it. I've been a bit sort, a bit tired, a bit stiff, and just... doing what I can. I finally got the socks up to dry, putting a fan in the bathroom to help. I started washing bedding and have all, save the wool, blankets and sheets... so far... through, the last load is in the wash... should be done. The first load is folded and put away, for now. When I finish with my main bedroom I will strip both beds and wash that. Probably well before moving back into the main bedroom, if I won't wash that until I have both sets of bedding to wash. Yeah... Anyway.
I have also been slowly putting things away from this front room, in the bedrooms, in the kitchen. Setting things up, it is hoped, so as to have a place for everything and everything in it's place. Yeah, I got medicine in today. I keep forgetting though, and take it late, then forgetting the night stuff. I need more potassium and the carvedilol. Hopefully tomorrow or the day after I can get in, get those, pick up some real new kefir grains, and... I don't know... something else.
I'll have a salad shortly. My last gal said I could make a vinaigrette like a star. I make several types. At the time I really didn't think so. Now? Yeah, okay. Not to brag but I really can just whip something out that is more than passing. No, I don't use a recipe. I usually don't even taste it. I just... do it. After, I may chop cabbage, and add that to hamburger and cheese still in a pan on the stove from earlier. Yeah... Gotta eat when you are tanking your dive. Bleh.
Other than the last of the laundry, I think that will be it for tonight. Good night.
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I couldn't get going until later, and woke later on top of it. I've been a bit sort, a bit tired, a bit stiff, and just... doing what I can. I finally got the socks up to dry, putting a fan in the bathroom to help. I started washing bedding and have all, save the wool, blankets and sheets... so far... through, the last load is in the wash... should be done. The first load is folded and put away, for now. When I finish with my main bedroom I will strip both beds and wash that. Probably well before moving back into the main bedroom, if I won't wash that until I have both sets of bedding to wash. Yeah... Anyway.
I have also been slowly putting things away from this front room, in the bedrooms, in the kitchen. Setting things up, it is hoped, so as to have a place for everything and everything in it's place. Yeah, I got medicine in today. I keep forgetting though, and take it late, then forgetting the night stuff. I need more potassium and the carvedilol. Hopefully tomorrow or the day after I can get in, get those, pick up some real new kefir grains, and... I don't know... something else.
I'll have a salad shortly. My last gal said I could make a vinaigrette like a star. I make several types. At the time I really didn't think so. Now? Yeah, okay. Not to brag but I really can just whip something out that is more than passing. No, I don't use a recipe. I usually don't even taste it. I just... do it. After, I may chop cabbage, and add that to hamburger and cheese still in a pan on the stove from earlier. Yeah... Gotta eat when you are tanking your dive. Bleh.
Other than the last of the laundry, I think that will be it for tonight. Good night.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Not just this and that.
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Sure, I am tired. And, of course, I am sore. But it's more than that. My hands are raw from so much washing and scrubbing and... I... need to find gloves that are large enough. Then I need to buy... four pair? Keep one or two active. One for dishes, one pair for... all else? Yeah. But to find gloves that are big enough has been a nightmare. If I found a pair, in the past, and I may have, I didn't follow through and buy more, and I can't find them now. So... yeah.
While I am doing incredible amounts of work, epic amounts of work is what it will take. I will not be doing too much today, I just can't. A shower, setting up dishes, washing bedding, and... maybe a few other small things. A trip to town would be nice, but not until I have the packages to be returned set up to go. Then, too, I will do a minor shopping spree... kefir grains, more milk and cream, oh and gloves. I might have to go to several stores to find gloves? Although, perhaps, much later tonight I might make it in and get gloves. My hands have been brutalized. Both the heat and the moisture just... ragged. Can't say I haven't been putting in the effort. It shows on every front. And... look at the work order for today, as a day of rest? Yeah. And more might be done as well.
My mother already received her first Christmas presents. Since they are seasonal, and it is the season, I didn't mind letting these get there early. She's a big girl, and I am of the sort where Christmas is... when I say it is. So it was. I have one more thing for her, though it might be next month... or... actually... I have a better plan! It might still be early, but... good. It, she things, is needed now. Now is better for grownups and for functional needs. Ho, ho, ho.
Something to eat though. I am hungry. Food doesn't taste good, and that's what I know to be good food. Fast food tastes very into the negative. I don't know what has happened but food, drink, old favorites, and new items which should be delights... all... blah. And, yet, I must eat. If I can't taste, my stomach, from time to time, does need something. I don't actually even have hunger, as a sensation. It is just, somewhere back there, in my mind/body, I receive notifications. "Feed me." Not emotional, not dire, just from time to time. More a whisper on the wind. Weak. And, yet, pitiable. So... feed I will. And I will work at making it tasty, for what good that is doing me. It's the idea, I guess, which counts?
Later.
.
Sure, I am tired. And, of course, I am sore. But it's more than that. My hands are raw from so much washing and scrubbing and... I... need to find gloves that are large enough. Then I need to buy... four pair? Keep one or two active. One for dishes, one pair for... all else? Yeah. But to find gloves that are big enough has been a nightmare. If I found a pair, in the past, and I may have, I didn't follow through and buy more, and I can't find them now. So... yeah.
While I am doing incredible amounts of work, epic amounts of work is what it will take. I will not be doing too much today, I just can't. A shower, setting up dishes, washing bedding, and... maybe a few other small things. A trip to town would be nice, but not until I have the packages to be returned set up to go. Then, too, I will do a minor shopping spree... kefir grains, more milk and cream, oh and gloves. I might have to go to several stores to find gloves? Although, perhaps, much later tonight I might make it in and get gloves. My hands have been brutalized. Both the heat and the moisture just... ragged. Can't say I haven't been putting in the effort. It shows on every front. And... look at the work order for today, as a day of rest? Yeah. And more might be done as well.
My mother already received her first Christmas presents. Since they are seasonal, and it is the season, I didn't mind letting these get there early. She's a big girl, and I am of the sort where Christmas is... when I say it is. So it was. I have one more thing for her, though it might be next month... or... actually... I have a better plan! It might still be early, but... good. It, she things, is needed now. Now is better for grownups and for functional needs. Ho, ho, ho.
Something to eat though. I am hungry. Food doesn't taste good, and that's what I know to be good food. Fast food tastes very into the negative. I don't know what has happened but food, drink, old favorites, and new items which should be delights... all... blah. And, yet, I must eat. If I can't taste, my stomach, from time to time, does need something. I don't actually even have hunger, as a sensation. It is just, somewhere back there, in my mind/body, I receive notifications. "Feed me." Not emotional, not dire, just from time to time. More a whisper on the wind. Weak. And, yet, pitiable. So... feed I will. And I will work at making it tasty, for what good that is doing me. It's the idea, I guess, which counts?
Later.
Perhaps not as much as planned?
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.
After reviewing my plans, however, perhaps it is more that I did other things than what was planned. And, as is often the case, doing a job isn't just doing... the job. Often, when I go to pound a nail into the wall, for example, I first have to round up a hammer, then nails, then maybe ope up space to get to the wall if a chair or couch is in the way. Almost no job is just doing that job. Even with laundry or the dishes... you don't just wash. First you wrangle, then you wash, dry, and put away. Washing is the easy part.
I am a bit stiff and sore, but less than I have been. I am working through those things, for now. I am getting weary, if truth be told, less than usual if more solidly. I fall to sleep quickly and I sleep very well. It isn't that I don't sleep okay mostly, it's just... this seems deeper. I have learned to sleep in spite of all, or nothing. But this is definitely a richer blend. I do dream, if I am not bringing much of that into my waking world.
I am amazed at how much is happening. Though terrified at how much is left, even just to easily get the appliances in. It really is a lot of work left, and while I am stuck tearing into the bedroom and doing about every stitch of laundry in the house. I'll keep at it. I decided to challenge life, and myself. I guess, one way or another, it will get done.
Ah, while grocery shopping, I pulled a number of fall vegetables and baking apples. I am thawing a beef chuck roast and hope to make a feast of it soon. I have enough for two good meals. Since I picked up sauerkraut, I can do a duck. I am hoping to thaw that out in a few days. I know turnips and rutabagas, but have never tried parsnips. So I added those in. I can't do potatoes, but I can do cauliflower as a substitute. It just isn't the same, but it isn't bad. I am also experimenting with store-bought kefir... to see if it can ferment a milk and cream mix, yogurt, and a near full cream sample. They may boil it and kill off anything living, or most of it. Still, it would be nice to know if, in a pinch, it would produce something. The next time I am in town I will buy real kefir grains though, and begin that. I had fallen so far behind that I just gave up and cleaned all that out.
Good night.
.
After reviewing my plans, however, perhaps it is more that I did other things than what was planned. And, as is often the case, doing a job isn't just doing... the job. Often, when I go to pound a nail into the wall, for example, I first have to round up a hammer, then nails, then maybe ope up space to get to the wall if a chair or couch is in the way. Almost no job is just doing that job. Even with laundry or the dishes... you don't just wash. First you wrangle, then you wash, dry, and put away. Washing is the easy part.
I am a bit stiff and sore, but less than I have been. I am working through those things, for now. I am getting weary, if truth be told, less than usual if more solidly. I fall to sleep quickly and I sleep very well. It isn't that I don't sleep okay mostly, it's just... this seems deeper. I have learned to sleep in spite of all, or nothing. But this is definitely a richer blend. I do dream, if I am not bringing much of that into my waking world.
I am amazed at how much is happening. Though terrified at how much is left, even just to easily get the appliances in. It really is a lot of work left, and while I am stuck tearing into the bedroom and doing about every stitch of laundry in the house. I'll keep at it. I decided to challenge life, and myself. I guess, one way or another, it will get done.
Ah, while grocery shopping, I pulled a number of fall vegetables and baking apples. I am thawing a beef chuck roast and hope to make a feast of it soon. I have enough for two good meals. Since I picked up sauerkraut, I can do a duck. I am hoping to thaw that out in a few days. I know turnips and rutabagas, but have never tried parsnips. So I added those in. I can't do potatoes, but I can do cauliflower as a substitute. It just isn't the same, but it isn't bad. I am also experimenting with store-bought kefir... to see if it can ferment a milk and cream mix, yogurt, and a near full cream sample. They may boil it and kill off anything living, or most of it. Still, it would be nice to know if, in a pinch, it would produce something. The next time I am in town I will buy real kefir grains though, and begin that. I had fallen so far behind that I just gave up and cleaned all that out.
Good night.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
It's going.
.
.
Great speed is not to be had. Neither in any particular project or from project to project. But work continues.
After "dusting" the refrigerator, removing the baking powder that is, I closed it up and plugged it in. It's still rough. It wasn't a machine of high art or fashion to start. Between again and abuse it is what it is. Even with as careful as I was with cleaning, and the materials used, plus deodorizing as I could... it is rough. I thought it would be just as bad no matter. But the cool air really cleared most of that 'freezer burn' audetoilet scent. At least when it is running, now that it has been cleaned and deodorized, it smells neutral.
I went ahead and emptied the fridge/freezer back into the fridge. This time I am doing things a little differently. The empty cat food boxes fit perfectly in the door shelves, allowing much better organization and keeping little things from shuffling forward and dropping. I was also able to adjust the interior shelves exactly to my liking. And, after living as I do for some number of years now, I have a good idea of what I buy, what space I need, and such. Wonderful. So the refrigerator is pretty much back into action.
After that, before too much time passed, I remembered to do the spraying... for bugs. It's pet safe, as soon as it dries. It should be dry now. Which means I will now powder the floors and main bedroom bed with diatomacious earth and baking powder. Or is it soda? The deodorant stuff. I will just leave that on and about until I vacuum, eventually. I also got almost two loads of clothes back to the washing area. I want more, about a third of my normal loads more, so as to have two complete loads of laundry. A shower first, then laundry.
More? I have decided the best path for the appliances. I don't like it, as it is all the way through from the front door. But that only leaves one smaller door to negotiate, and just for the washer and dryer. The main front door is easily big enough for all. And the stove is the most questionable item. I suppose the washer and dryer could come in through a back side door, but... I don't know. In any case, as I have been tinkering, I have been thinking about what needs to be done to make it all work. Oh, and I will get the payments going on that. With zero interest or fees, at $200 a month, these will be paid in four months! I best get that going while I am at it. I won't start the payments until January, but I don't receive until December, so it should work.
With the water pill just starting, I hit the first two days with double doses... I had a lot of water backed up. If things look good tomorrow morning, I'll stick with the regular dose. If not, I might hit it with a double dose for a few days longer. I need to place an order for medicine tomorrow. I have two pair of shoes to be returned as well, so I will get those packed and ready. After the shower, I plan to first set compression socks to a cold soak, then set up a load of dishes.
I am getting there people. I mean really moving things and life and such. It's a lot of work. I seem to be doing well. It looks like I have stabilized for the season, or for now. I would sure like to get things wrapped up in the cave so that I can, maybe, before things cave in again, get out snowshoeing. If that goes well, then maybe begin flat, then sloped, cross country skiing with the goal of small trips, maybe and overnighter, yet this winter. Winter camping isn't for the feint of heart, nitwits, clusterfucks, or even merely for adventure. It's a skill that is needed if the wilds are where one is headed. And, since doctors, enemies, friends, myself, and so far nature hasn't killed me, I ought to begin testing that even further. :p
Oh, there are a few other things I am thinking about, might do tonight, or will get to... like cleaning the bathroom maybe yet tonight, or opening the rear hallway, or opening up this front computer room... doing some work here anyway. I've got all night, and seem to be able to get up soon enough after my breaks... just not as fast as I had been going. I'll get to it. Later.
.
Great speed is not to be had. Neither in any particular project or from project to project. But work continues.
After "dusting" the refrigerator, removing the baking powder that is, I closed it up and plugged it in. It's still rough. It wasn't a machine of high art or fashion to start. Between again and abuse it is what it is. Even with as careful as I was with cleaning, and the materials used, plus deodorizing as I could... it is rough. I thought it would be just as bad no matter. But the cool air really cleared most of that 'freezer burn' audetoilet scent. At least when it is running, now that it has been cleaned and deodorized, it smells neutral.
I went ahead and emptied the fridge/freezer back into the fridge. This time I am doing things a little differently. The empty cat food boxes fit perfectly in the door shelves, allowing much better organization and keeping little things from shuffling forward and dropping. I was also able to adjust the interior shelves exactly to my liking. And, after living as I do for some number of years now, I have a good idea of what I buy, what space I need, and such. Wonderful. So the refrigerator is pretty much back into action.
After that, before too much time passed, I remembered to do the spraying... for bugs. It's pet safe, as soon as it dries. It should be dry now. Which means I will now powder the floors and main bedroom bed with diatomacious earth and baking powder. Or is it soda? The deodorant stuff. I will just leave that on and about until I vacuum, eventually. I also got almost two loads of clothes back to the washing area. I want more, about a third of my normal loads more, so as to have two complete loads of laundry. A shower first, then laundry.
More? I have decided the best path for the appliances. I don't like it, as it is all the way through from the front door. But that only leaves one smaller door to negotiate, and just for the washer and dryer. The main front door is easily big enough for all. And the stove is the most questionable item. I suppose the washer and dryer could come in through a back side door, but... I don't know. In any case, as I have been tinkering, I have been thinking about what needs to be done to make it all work. Oh, and I will get the payments going on that. With zero interest or fees, at $200 a month, these will be paid in four months! I best get that going while I am at it. I won't start the payments until January, but I don't receive until December, so it should work.
With the water pill just starting, I hit the first two days with double doses... I had a lot of water backed up. If things look good tomorrow morning, I'll stick with the regular dose. If not, I might hit it with a double dose for a few days longer. I need to place an order for medicine tomorrow. I have two pair of shoes to be returned as well, so I will get those packed and ready. After the shower, I plan to first set compression socks to a cold soak, then set up a load of dishes.
I am getting there people. I mean really moving things and life and such. It's a lot of work. I seem to be doing well. It looks like I have stabilized for the season, or for now. I would sure like to get things wrapped up in the cave so that I can, maybe, before things cave in again, get out snowshoeing. If that goes well, then maybe begin flat, then sloped, cross country skiing with the goal of small trips, maybe and overnighter, yet this winter. Winter camping isn't for the feint of heart, nitwits, clusterfucks, or even merely for adventure. It's a skill that is needed if the wilds are where one is headed. And, since doctors, enemies, friends, myself, and so far nature hasn't killed me, I ought to begin testing that even further. :p
Oh, there are a few other things I am thinking about, might do tonight, or will get to... like cleaning the bathroom maybe yet tonight, or opening the rear hallway, or opening up this front computer room... doing some work here anyway. I've got all night, and seem to be able to get up soon enough after my breaks... just not as fast as I had been going. I'll get to it. Later.
Up and mostly at it.
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.
I was past five, nearly 6:00 when I finally went to bed. Yes, I had a steak and mushrooms. I overcooked the steak a bit, but... it was food. The mushrooms were good. No shower was taken. After dinner, and a bit of chilling to relax so as to sleep, A faceplant into the pillow was all I had left. I didn't let the girls in to sleep with me, in case I needed to roll. Initially I did roll, for sure. When it hurts everywhere, trying to find the spot that hurts the least... There was no such place, but my body kept trying, for as long as it was awake.
Mercifully, sleep arrived swiftly. Being back on medicine, as of yesterday, and that water pill being a demanding sort, especially when I haven't been taking it, I woke twice through the night. I felt nothing. I was barely functioning enough to do my call, to shuffle between here and there, and little more... if anything at all. No sensation of pain, stiffness, even life. I am not sure if I truly remember, or if my body merely logged that into data which I received upon waking. That was a lot of work and a long day yesterday. Very long, rather hard all told.
I woke around noon thirty, or a quarter off that. Mind is still a bit fuzzy and my two main time sources are off by 15 minutes. I'm not sure which one to go with, or which one I saw. Hmm, perhaps as much as an half hour off that, actually.
First thing, since Sam had been being a pain, I checked their water. Nope, it was good. She just wanted food. She knows that isn't served until... she knows. I was not in a temper to be toyed with and she was... let know. Brat! I've been spoiling them a bit lately. I'll not be doing that going forward. At least they have learned not to scratch or bite me. Yes, they are nasty and can be annoying, even if they don't damage. But it did end up waking me.
I have cleaned out the baking powder and plugged the refrigerator back in. It smells, but not like bad food. It's more like that deep weird smell of foods or... anything... that has been frozen too long. It smells like freezer burn. It's simply too old. One more year and I will fix that, if I am staying... maybe even if I am not.
Today? Rest, mostly. Not all though. I didn't make plans for today because yesterday ate me alive and spewed me out it's monster bowls into a new world of pain, soreness, and stiffness... for which, actually, I am well pleased and grateful! Still, I... didn't want to make plans. As it sits, I don't have great plans. I would like to hit the bathroom, clean, sweep, mop. I made a mess of what was already a mess, in there. I don't know how much of it I will do, but I should be able to get it done, probably. As well, I would like to do two small loads of laundry. Just four or five of each clothing group, and two loads of that, so as to be ready for whatever I will be doing for the next week or two. If that goes well enough, then I will begin washing blankets and bedding, cleaning those and setting them aside for when the bedroom goes back together, and then when I reset the spare bedroom back to 'on hold' mode. At least one more thing is on the menu. I would, if I can, like to gather the last batches of dishes and set those to soak... though maybe a shower before that would be good. Hmm? Oh, right... well, we will see.
I won't be working quickly. I will be doing striated sets of this, that, and the next thing. It might happen, maybe all of it. But it is a lot. Oh, one last thing, if actually about to go forward right now. I forgot the spray the spare bedroom yesterday, then sprinkle it with the powders after that dries. I will do that first thing, then the closet, then move several sets of clothes to the washroom, take a shower, and then put the wash in. That will be my starting move. Thank you, diary, for helping me figure this all out.
*Poof*
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I was past five, nearly 6:00 when I finally went to bed. Yes, I had a steak and mushrooms. I overcooked the steak a bit, but... it was food. The mushrooms were good. No shower was taken. After dinner, and a bit of chilling to relax so as to sleep, A faceplant into the pillow was all I had left. I didn't let the girls in to sleep with me, in case I needed to roll. Initially I did roll, for sure. When it hurts everywhere, trying to find the spot that hurts the least... There was no such place, but my body kept trying, for as long as it was awake.
Mercifully, sleep arrived swiftly. Being back on medicine, as of yesterday, and that water pill being a demanding sort, especially when I haven't been taking it, I woke twice through the night. I felt nothing. I was barely functioning enough to do my call, to shuffle between here and there, and little more... if anything at all. No sensation of pain, stiffness, even life. I am not sure if I truly remember, or if my body merely logged that into data which I received upon waking. That was a lot of work and a long day yesterday. Very long, rather hard all told.
I woke around noon thirty, or a quarter off that. Mind is still a bit fuzzy and my two main time sources are off by 15 minutes. I'm not sure which one to go with, or which one I saw. Hmm, perhaps as much as an half hour off that, actually.
First thing, since Sam had been being a pain, I checked their water. Nope, it was good. She just wanted food. She knows that isn't served until... she knows. I was not in a temper to be toyed with and she was... let know. Brat! I've been spoiling them a bit lately. I'll not be doing that going forward. At least they have learned not to scratch or bite me. Yes, they are nasty and can be annoying, even if they don't damage. But it did end up waking me.
I have cleaned out the baking powder and plugged the refrigerator back in. It smells, but not like bad food. It's more like that deep weird smell of foods or... anything... that has been frozen too long. It smells like freezer burn. It's simply too old. One more year and I will fix that, if I am staying... maybe even if I am not.
Today? Rest, mostly. Not all though. I didn't make plans for today because yesterday ate me alive and spewed me out it's monster bowls into a new world of pain, soreness, and stiffness... for which, actually, I am well pleased and grateful! Still, I... didn't want to make plans. As it sits, I don't have great plans. I would like to hit the bathroom, clean, sweep, mop. I made a mess of what was already a mess, in there. I don't know how much of it I will do, but I should be able to get it done, probably. As well, I would like to do two small loads of laundry. Just four or five of each clothing group, and two loads of that, so as to be ready for whatever I will be doing for the next week or two. If that goes well enough, then I will begin washing blankets and bedding, cleaning those and setting them aside for when the bedroom goes back together, and then when I reset the spare bedroom back to 'on hold' mode. At least one more thing is on the menu. I would, if I can, like to gather the last batches of dishes and set those to soak... though maybe a shower before that would be good. Hmm? Oh, right... well, we will see.
I won't be working quickly. I will be doing striated sets of this, that, and the next thing. It might happen, maybe all of it. But it is a lot. Oh, one last thing, if actually about to go forward right now. I forgot the spray the spare bedroom yesterday, then sprinkle it with the powders after that dries. I will do that first thing, then the closet, then move several sets of clothes to the washroom, take a shower, and then put the wash in. That will be my starting move. Thank you, diary, for helping me figure this all out.
*Poof*
That was work.
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I thought tearing the fridge down would be, you know, a bit of work. Well, and cleaning while at it. And, switching the handle. Well, first I had to resort and reset a fridge/freezer and put the groceries away, and... there was more. I got about half way through, or from what I could tell, and couldn't see how I could possibly finish. So.
I kept going. I wanted to get it cleaned, change the handles' sides, and put it back together tonight. So on I went. It is nasty. Even after cleaning. Yeah, there are limits, and this fridge has seen those limits hit and surpassed. Probably before I moved in though, to be honest and fair. I just... didn't do it any favors.
Yes, it is together, set up, and working. I sprinkled baking soda throughout, put in a pot of hot vinegar water in each section, then remembered how coffee could be used to help deodorize, so put a bowl of that in each compartment. I hope... something help. Even so I would like to rip into it again soon. I had thought to clean it all again tomorrow, but I just don't have the time. However, as it is rigged, cleaning it, next time, will be a snap. Getting it to the condition where it is easy to clean, that was murder. Now I know, when if I get a refrigerator next year. I am also going to be practicing with this one, until then. How to do this, or that, or get stains or smells out more easily, etc. Why buy a new appliance if you don't learn how to take care of the ones you have? This fridge might be older than most college kids, but... it's what I have, for now.
At first, when I finished, I didn't think I wanted to have a meal. After having sat, and typed, I am changing my mind. One steak will do. Mushrooms, fried with it, as well as a glass of milk. Yeah, I... earned that, at least in some sense. I really do what I can, when I can. Though I am beginning to do more, more often, if still pretty weaksauce. I know, now, that, if called, I can do. If I truly get the house ready for the appliances, and keep the cleaning to some degree? I think I'll be ready for the next step. Whether that be in finding a wife or moving to Alaska, those finals are mostly settled, but there is time between now and then. Time is drawing short though.
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I thought tearing the fridge down would be, you know, a bit of work. Well, and cleaning while at it. And, switching the handle. Well, first I had to resort and reset a fridge/freezer and put the groceries away, and... there was more. I got about half way through, or from what I could tell, and couldn't see how I could possibly finish. So.
I kept going. I wanted to get it cleaned, change the handles' sides, and put it back together tonight. So on I went. It is nasty. Even after cleaning. Yeah, there are limits, and this fridge has seen those limits hit and surpassed. Probably before I moved in though, to be honest and fair. I just... didn't do it any favors.
Yes, it is together, set up, and working. I sprinkled baking soda throughout, put in a pot of hot vinegar water in each section, then remembered how coffee could be used to help deodorize, so put a bowl of that in each compartment. I hope... something help. Even so I would like to rip into it again soon. I had thought to clean it all again tomorrow, but I just don't have the time. However, as it is rigged, cleaning it, next time, will be a snap. Getting it to the condition where it is easy to clean, that was murder. Now I know, when if I get a refrigerator next year. I am also going to be practicing with this one, until then. How to do this, or that, or get stains or smells out more easily, etc. Why buy a new appliance if you don't learn how to take care of the ones you have? This fridge might be older than most college kids, but... it's what I have, for now.
At first, when I finished, I didn't think I wanted to have a meal. After having sat, and typed, I am changing my mind. One steak will do. Mushrooms, fried with it, as well as a glass of milk. Yeah, I... earned that, at least in some sense. I really do what I can, when I can. Though I am beginning to do more, more often, if still pretty weaksauce. I know, now, that, if called, I can do. If I truly get the house ready for the appliances, and keep the cleaning to some degree? I think I'll be ready for the next step. Whether that be in finding a wife or moving to Alaska, those finals are mostly settled, but there is time between now and then. Time is drawing short though.
I'll take it, and I'm still not done.
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Oh, well, when out and about it all looked good. New devices, shopping, even a meal out. Fast food has distinctly gone downhill. I can't eat McDonalds anymore, or most other spots. I'm down to three that I can choke down, or was. Scratch one more off the list. Wow. Anyway, I was flying high. Even stopped for the mail. I then backed into the drive and started taking things in. I started worrying. Perhaps I had... overdone, overloaded my capacity, pushed too far.
As I got things in then started writing the last post, pointing out what had to be done to do what had to be done. Even on the short range of just dealing with laundry, but maybe cleaning the fridge... and that meant changing the doors on it to the other side? A chill went down my spine. Too much, way too much! I didn't... stop to wonder what was going to get lost or broken or fail or... I just... started in.
First I unloaded the spare fridge/freezer, changing the temp to 46. Tall all went into the newest drop in. Then I was able to get the groceries into the chest fridge/freezer. After that, I went straight to the computer, and youtube, to find out how to change doors. I could find nothing that looked all that similar. Finding a machine with two doors, top and bottom, was close enough, I hoped. And, so far, it has been. Then I went straight to the door.
Ah, but... the door required star drives! Hmm, none of my screw driver sets had it. So I went looking around in the garage. My gun smithing kit was paydirt. So I began taking the thing apart. I ran into a problem... getting to a lower screw, along the door, with the door only being able to open just so far. I began to tug the machine out then realized I... might not have to do that. I wasn't sure there would be an angle anyway. With a philips or standard, maybe you can do the weird angle thing, but not with a star drive. But! there... if I unscrewed the cap/pivot from on top? Wasn't sure that was possible, wasn't how the guy in the video did it, would it just turn in there somehow? Only one way to... Bingo! Yeah, even I can blow it away from the hip once in a while.
I have both doors off. I washed out the freezer section, and unplugged the refrigerator. I just have to find knee pads, get down and work the bottom pivot joint, set it back up, wash it all out, and... I think I'll leave it overnight and wash it again in the morning, since everything is safely stored. I had thought about starting another, probably final for a while, batch of dishes, but decided to wash the fridge/freezer twice, or more. Perhaps a couple of days of nothing but washing and baking soda absorptions. I may wash it with vinegar, after another regular wash. Yeah... it's been a while, a long, long, while. I really want to hit it good. Though, now, if it gets a bit ragged, with the doors on right? I can wash it any time I like! Oh... so nice. Even if I am only keeping it another year, I have learned how to deal with it, and I will have it set up to be cleaned more often. Even twice a year would be a heck of an improvement. Though anytime something spills, too... Even just a spot clean. Oh... so very nice.
Oh, I still have to figure out where to put everything to open up room for the new appliances. And I still want to call around to see if someone could use, or would want, the old ones... for steel, scrap, motors, or any such. And I still have much going on even so here in the cave. A room is half torn apart, and several rooms are under investigation. I'll... keep at it.
After I finish for the night? A steak, maybe two. Yeah, I have been that good. Ribeyes. I should crash well after that. Later.
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Oh, well, when out and about it all looked good. New devices, shopping, even a meal out. Fast food has distinctly gone downhill. I can't eat McDonalds anymore, or most other spots. I'm down to three that I can choke down, or was. Scratch one more off the list. Wow. Anyway, I was flying high. Even stopped for the mail. I then backed into the drive and started taking things in. I started worrying. Perhaps I had... overdone, overloaded my capacity, pushed too far.
As I got things in then started writing the last post, pointing out what had to be done to do what had to be done. Even on the short range of just dealing with laundry, but maybe cleaning the fridge... and that meant changing the doors on it to the other side? A chill went down my spine. Too much, way too much! I didn't... stop to wonder what was going to get lost or broken or fail or... I just... started in.
First I unloaded the spare fridge/freezer, changing the temp to 46. Tall all went into the newest drop in. Then I was able to get the groceries into the chest fridge/freezer. After that, I went straight to the computer, and youtube, to find out how to change doors. I could find nothing that looked all that similar. Finding a machine with two doors, top and bottom, was close enough, I hoped. And, so far, it has been. Then I went straight to the door.
Ah, but... the door required star drives! Hmm, none of my screw driver sets had it. So I went looking around in the garage. My gun smithing kit was paydirt. So I began taking the thing apart. I ran into a problem... getting to a lower screw, along the door, with the door only being able to open just so far. I began to tug the machine out then realized I... might not have to do that. I wasn't sure there would be an angle anyway. With a philips or standard, maybe you can do the weird angle thing, but not with a star drive. But! there... if I unscrewed the cap/pivot from on top? Wasn't sure that was possible, wasn't how the guy in the video did it, would it just turn in there somehow? Only one way to... Bingo! Yeah, even I can blow it away from the hip once in a while.
I have both doors off. I washed out the freezer section, and unplugged the refrigerator. I just have to find knee pads, get down and work the bottom pivot joint, set it back up, wash it all out, and... I think I'll leave it overnight and wash it again in the morning, since everything is safely stored. I had thought about starting another, probably final for a while, batch of dishes, but decided to wash the fridge/freezer twice, or more. Perhaps a couple of days of nothing but washing and baking soda absorptions. I may wash it with vinegar, after another regular wash. Yeah... it's been a while, a long, long, while. I really want to hit it good. Though, now, if it gets a bit ragged, with the doors on right? I can wash it any time I like! Oh... so nice. Even if I am only keeping it another year, I have learned how to deal with it, and I will have it set up to be cleaned more often. Even twice a year would be a heck of an improvement. Though anytime something spills, too... Even just a spot clean. Oh... so very nice.
Oh, I still have to figure out where to put everything to open up room for the new appliances. And I still want to call around to see if someone could use, or would want, the old ones... for steel, scrap, motors, or any such. And I still have much going on even so here in the cave. A room is half torn apart, and several rooms are under investigation. I'll... keep at it.
After I finish for the night? A steak, maybe two. Yeah, I have been that good. Ribeyes. I should crash well after that. Later.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
It's been a tender limp through the day.
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The legs don't hurt unless I bend or flex at a certain angle. Going from standing to sitting, there is at least one angle that gets me, and I think there are several. Still, I finished off the last of the dishes I had been working on. Then took a shower. There have been other little bits as well. A bit more sorting of laundry, which is pretty much ready... it just has to be hauled out.
I decided to get to town to look over a washer, dryer, and stove. I picked some online, but forgot to list. I was afraid it was too late for the sale, even not being the end of the month. Sometimes the end of the month is just a term, not a fact. But, no, all sales remained. Without the sale, what I purchased would have been $2,600. As is, I was able to put half on my store card, half in cash (debit anyway). No interest for 24 months, I believe. Though, at the rate I will be paying, it should be paid off in less than half that, probably a quarter of that time. That's just how I do. Plus, next year I will be buying a new refrigerator. I just couldn't... wouldn't... swing that this year. Perhaps, finally, a dishwasher... if they can convince me the new soaps will work, not leave spots, and such. I will need to see demonstrations, in hard water areas, with soaps available. As well, I may add in a microwave, a bigger one. The one I have is fantastic. Just a Walmart special, if at the higher end of wattage. I will at least compare. The way the deal is set up it might pay to pay a bit more for a micro to get a group discount.
I will have to really work to figure some things out. If need be, they will remove the other appliances. But if I can find someone who wants them, for any reason, I'll get them out another way. Ugh. I really will have to clear the areas so they can bring the appliances in, on top of all else. I am told they could be arriving in as short as six to nine days. If need be, I might be able to stall a few days but probably not much more. Yeah, I'll have to do more to do more to do more. All good though. A chance to clean areas that have been... stewing in dysfunctional clutter.
I am satisfied that I have done what I can. I will still be doing a bit more tonight. I am hoping to figure out the refrigerator door change, then clean out the fridge hardcore, along with the freezer. I have groceries, so I'm going to have to figure things fast, though I do have the spare freezer/fridge... it has frozen in it, at the moment, but I have room in the other freezers. I just have to move things. Bleh. Yeah... I'm... doing stuff, getting there, and enjoying it... except when I hit those 'crick' angles with my legs. Pain keeps me focused though, I suppose. Later.
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The legs don't hurt unless I bend or flex at a certain angle. Going from standing to sitting, there is at least one angle that gets me, and I think there are several. Still, I finished off the last of the dishes I had been working on. Then took a shower. There have been other little bits as well. A bit more sorting of laundry, which is pretty much ready... it just has to be hauled out.
I decided to get to town to look over a washer, dryer, and stove. I picked some online, but forgot to list. I was afraid it was too late for the sale, even not being the end of the month. Sometimes the end of the month is just a term, not a fact. But, no, all sales remained. Without the sale, what I purchased would have been $2,600. As is, I was able to put half on my store card, half in cash (debit anyway). No interest for 24 months, I believe. Though, at the rate I will be paying, it should be paid off in less than half that, probably a quarter of that time. That's just how I do. Plus, next year I will be buying a new refrigerator. I just couldn't... wouldn't... swing that this year. Perhaps, finally, a dishwasher... if they can convince me the new soaps will work, not leave spots, and such. I will need to see demonstrations, in hard water areas, with soaps available. As well, I may add in a microwave, a bigger one. The one I have is fantastic. Just a Walmart special, if at the higher end of wattage. I will at least compare. The way the deal is set up it might pay to pay a bit more for a micro to get a group discount.
I will have to really work to figure some things out. If need be, they will remove the other appliances. But if I can find someone who wants them, for any reason, I'll get them out another way. Ugh. I really will have to clear the areas so they can bring the appliances in, on top of all else. I am told they could be arriving in as short as six to nine days. If need be, I might be able to stall a few days but probably not much more. Yeah, I'll have to do more to do more to do more. All good though. A chance to clean areas that have been... stewing in dysfunctional clutter.
I am satisfied that I have done what I can. I will still be doing a bit more tonight. I am hoping to figure out the refrigerator door change, then clean out the fridge hardcore, along with the freezer. I have groceries, so I'm going to have to figure things fast, though I do have the spare freezer/fridge... it has frozen in it, at the moment, but I have room in the other freezers. I just have to move things. Bleh. Yeah... I'm... doing stuff, getting there, and enjoying it... except when I hit those 'crick' angles with my legs. Pain keeps me focused though, I suppose. Later.
Uhm'kay.
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Yeah, how much will get done today is in pretty serious question. I might, somehow, limp through it all. Or I may just do little things, nap, and skip through. It's pretty rough. Getting in and out of a chair stresses those overworked legs. Ugh. I think I'll take a nap, some pain pills, and see if that doesn't help reset things. I'm not in the mood to be in the mood to mess with being out of sorts.
I may push that last load of dishes through, first, though. Set that to a hot simple soak then clear that after the nap. I want to get a shower to get to town soon, so... those have to be dealt with sooner or even sooner. Rough, tired, but I have things to do. Later.
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Yeah, how much will get done today is in pretty serious question. I might, somehow, limp through it all. Or I may just do little things, nap, and skip through. It's pretty rough. Getting in and out of a chair stresses those overworked legs. Ugh. I think I'll take a nap, some pain pills, and see if that doesn't help reset things. I'm not in the mood to be in the mood to mess with being out of sorts.
I may push that last load of dishes through, first, though. Set that to a hot simple soak then clear that after the nap. I want to get a shower to get to town soon, so... those have to be dealt with sooner or even sooner. Rough, tired, but I have things to do. Later.
I'm feeling it today.
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Ribs, back, legs, butt, all stiff, all sore. Shoulders, neck, and above are all good, oddly. Drained of energy as well. Today will only see a couple of things done, the load of dishes that is in it's finishing soak and more laundry sorting. Perhaps a load or two of laundry, definitely spraying, the powdering, the spare bedroom, as well, if those aren't really heavy chores.
I was trying to figure out where all the dirty dishes were from. Ah, when I cleaned out the refrigerator There were a lot of dishes in there. Kefir to leftovers, it was more than I had thought. Oh, and before I go shopping, I would like to figure out how to angle the fridge so as to tear it apart and clean it out. Hmm, I might take the food out of the freezer and clean that while I am at it... let it thaw overnight. I need to get cracking on that, though, as I really need groceries. It would definitely be good to have a fresh refrigerator and freezer. They sure pick up odors and then it just makes things, like eggs, last so much shorter.
Even so, I am not going to push all that hard to day. I should be able to get all of this done today, but if not, okay. I can handle that. I will just finish it tomorrow. Oh, but if I want to order appliances, I'd best get on that. The 40% off deal ends with the month. The requirement is that they not deliver until, say, February. That gives me time to get the cave cleaned and ready to receive. It would be a new washer and dryer, and stove. Bleh, but needed.
Later.
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Ribs, back, legs, butt, all stiff, all sore. Shoulders, neck, and above are all good, oddly. Drained of energy as well. Today will only see a couple of things done, the load of dishes that is in it's finishing soak and more laundry sorting. Perhaps a load or two of laundry, definitely spraying, the powdering, the spare bedroom, as well, if those aren't really heavy chores.
I was trying to figure out where all the dirty dishes were from. Ah, when I cleaned out the refrigerator There were a lot of dishes in there. Kefir to leftovers, it was more than I had thought. Oh, and before I go shopping, I would like to figure out how to angle the fridge so as to tear it apart and clean it out. Hmm, I might take the food out of the freezer and clean that while I am at it... let it thaw overnight. I need to get cracking on that, though, as I really need groceries. It would definitely be good to have a fresh refrigerator and freezer. They sure pick up odors and then it just makes things, like eggs, last so much shorter.
Even so, I am not going to push all that hard to day. I should be able to get all of this done today, but if not, okay. I can handle that. I will just finish it tomorrow. Oh, but if I want to order appliances, I'd best get on that. The 40% off deal ends with the month. The requirement is that they not deliver until, say, February. That gives me time to get the cave cleaned and ready to receive. It would be a new washer and dryer, and stove. Bleh, but needed.
Later.
Enough.
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I can't remember what I promised. I can only attest to what was done. The dishes were given a thorough going over, then set to a fresh sudsy soak I cleaned them well enough that this should work. Fat and plastic just... And I hate greasy... anything. Refuse! I also got the bug spray readied. I know where the powders are. I will actually be spraying the spare bedroom tomorrow morning... "morning"... after waking and shooing the girls out. Then, sometime tomorrow, I'll be hitting that room with the powders. I live live with that on the floor for a few days.
I also completely finished removing what I am going to remove from the closet. Some tossing already, and a lot of separation of dirty laundry as per my system. I did, perhaps, half, or more, of the sorting. But between sorting laundry there were other things to sort. Cleaning and clearing several duffle bags, putting leather clothing aside, as well as my wetsuits of various sorts, and diving boots and gloves. Yeah... well, and picking up trash and fidgets, coins, and whatnot.
I have done several other things as well. I just can't remember at this point. It hasn't been a big day, but a good one. Push! I can actually move very fast, at times. I... haven't been able to move fast, other than when the doc offered me ritalin, for decades. I don't know what has changed, but I kicked the dishes out and set them back to a soak in near record time. It's not every job, but sometimes something kicks in and I just roll over the project, and do a fine job on the way. I really have to be getting better. I really... I just haven't seen this sort of function since I was on submarines. Submarines weren't a place for slackers, and I was considered a bit of a marvel even on that first sub.
I had thought to get a shower in. I decided it was too late and I was too tired. It is about bedtime. Yeah. And excellent day. An amazing beginning of the week. I am hoping to keep it going until Thursday, maybe Friday, but really chill this weekend to try to hit it again next Monday. While it seems I am just hitting dishes, some laundry, and the bedroom, the way things are working, almost every room is getting a bit of work just in passing. A lot isn't mentioned that is being done. Too small, or coincidental, or... such. Good night.
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I can't remember what I promised. I can only attest to what was done. The dishes were given a thorough going over, then set to a fresh sudsy soak I cleaned them well enough that this should work. Fat and plastic just... And I hate greasy... anything. Refuse! I also got the bug spray readied. I know where the powders are. I will actually be spraying the spare bedroom tomorrow morning... "morning"... after waking and shooing the girls out. Then, sometime tomorrow, I'll be hitting that room with the powders. I live live with that on the floor for a few days.
I also completely finished removing what I am going to remove from the closet. Some tossing already, and a lot of separation of dirty laundry as per my system. I did, perhaps, half, or more, of the sorting. But between sorting laundry there were other things to sort. Cleaning and clearing several duffle bags, putting leather clothing aside, as well as my wetsuits of various sorts, and diving boots and gloves. Yeah... well, and picking up trash and fidgets, coins, and whatnot.
I have done several other things as well. I just can't remember at this point. It hasn't been a big day, but a good one. Push! I can actually move very fast, at times. I... haven't been able to move fast, other than when the doc offered me ritalin, for decades. I don't know what has changed, but I kicked the dishes out and set them back to a soak in near record time. It's not every job, but sometimes something kicks in and I just roll over the project, and do a fine job on the way. I really have to be getting better. I really... I just haven't seen this sort of function since I was on submarines. Submarines weren't a place for slackers, and I was considered a bit of a marvel even on that first sub.
I had thought to get a shower in. I decided it was too late and I was too tired. It is about bedtime. Yeah. And excellent day. An amazing beginning of the week. I am hoping to keep it going until Thursday, maybe Friday, but really chill this weekend to try to hit it again next Monday. While it seems I am just hitting dishes, some laundry, and the bedroom, the way things are working, almost every room is getting a bit of work just in passing. A lot isn't mentioned that is being done. Too small, or coincidental, or... such. Good night.
Monday, November 28, 2016
I've slowed down just a bit.
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Though, perhaps, shoveling the driveway took something extra out before I started. Still... I finally cleared the closet. It isn't dusty or dirty, just... I actually washed it out the last time I was in there. It has remained remarkably clean. Still, I do believe I'll get the bug spray stuff going, or at least get it ready, remove any larger bits on the flood... I suppose I could spray yet tonight, let it dry overnight, then powder the floor tomorrow... letting the powders do their work for a few days, a mix of baking soda and diatomaceous earth.
Yet tonight, as well, I would like to rip into the clothes and all else I am going to be washing this week. Separating... mostly by type. Some really get into that. I pretty much just separate as cotton/poly, wool/synth that require special/gentle wash, then color and white as a final grouping of those groups. Nothing fancy. Still, I have a lot of stuff to wash. I will be doing all of my main blankets, and some spares, that were in the main bedroom and used over the summer and into this fall and winter so far. As well, I hope to do the dishes one more go. But before putting them back in for another sudsy soak, taking another shower. Perhaps a shower will help me shake out some of the stiffness that is turning to soreness from crouching. A little cranky, but for my condition, that I can crouch while doing dishes for an half hour, three or four times in a day? Yeah, not bad for an old dead guy. Almost a little spooky. *grins*
If I do anything else, it will be to tinker with the refrigerator door. Or probably just to see if that can turn into too much of a mess. Who knows, maybe they have springs in there, or special tools are required. All you have to do is take a gun apart, thinking the notion is simple, to find that it takes weeks, and the purchase of a parts kit, to get the thing operational again to stop charging in head first into what might well be a solidly built brick wall.
Not bad, though. I am slowing. I may only make it a day or two more at most. But I will be well into it and there is only one direction from then on. While the spare bedroom is okay, I really prefer my main bedroom. I just do.
I did order a last present, for my brother and his family. Fancy food delights. I am just hoping they like it. You can never be sure. And, often, they would never tell you if they liked them or not. I wonder how many people get stuff, from me, they would rather not have? Oh well, I've done my best. No handing out of geese this year, or such, so... I wish I could find good fruit that isn't a total ripoff. I would love to send that. But it's... not right to spend that kind of money on so little fruit. It's great quality, but... no.
Later, most likely.
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Though, perhaps, shoveling the driveway took something extra out before I started. Still... I finally cleared the closet. It isn't dusty or dirty, just... I actually washed it out the last time I was in there. It has remained remarkably clean. Still, I do believe I'll get the bug spray stuff going, or at least get it ready, remove any larger bits on the flood... I suppose I could spray yet tonight, let it dry overnight, then powder the floor tomorrow... letting the powders do their work for a few days, a mix of baking soda and diatomaceous earth.
Yet tonight, as well, I would like to rip into the clothes and all else I am going to be washing this week. Separating... mostly by type. Some really get into that. I pretty much just separate as cotton/poly, wool/synth that require special/gentle wash, then color and white as a final grouping of those groups. Nothing fancy. Still, I have a lot of stuff to wash. I will be doing all of my main blankets, and some spares, that were in the main bedroom and used over the summer and into this fall and winter so far. As well, I hope to do the dishes one more go. But before putting them back in for another sudsy soak, taking another shower. Perhaps a shower will help me shake out some of the stiffness that is turning to soreness from crouching. A little cranky, but for my condition, that I can crouch while doing dishes for an half hour, three or four times in a day? Yeah, not bad for an old dead guy. Almost a little spooky. *grins*
If I do anything else, it will be to tinker with the refrigerator door. Or probably just to see if that can turn into too much of a mess. Who knows, maybe they have springs in there, or special tools are required. All you have to do is take a gun apart, thinking the notion is simple, to find that it takes weeks, and the purchase of a parts kit, to get the thing operational again to stop charging in head first into what might well be a solidly built brick wall.
Not bad, though. I am slowing. I may only make it a day or two more at most. But I will be well into it and there is only one direction from then on. While the spare bedroom is okay, I really prefer my main bedroom. I just do.
I did order a last present, for my brother and his family. Fancy food delights. I am just hoping they like it. You can never be sure. And, often, they would never tell you if they liked them or not. I wonder how many people get stuff, from me, they would rather not have? Oh well, I've done my best. No handing out of geese this year, or such, so... I wish I could find good fruit that isn't a total ripoff. I would love to send that. But it's... not right to spend that kind of money on so little fruit. It's great quality, but... no.
Later, most likely.
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