So I'm a little late this year doing this, but I had a really lazy holiday, and enjoyed most of it.  As is normal, I'm taking the old list and updating it for this year, which means it won't change all that much, especially as this functions mainly as a reminder of things I need to work on.

( Household Maintenance )

And here's the To-Do List for 2019.  Major goal this year is to start making serious efforts to replace things that need replacing.

( Maintaining the household maintenance )

So, here's my yearly round-up post.  I know a lot of these To-Do/ To-Done lists tend to stay the same year-in and year out, but it's still a good idea for me to review them.  This year, I said I was going to emphasize household repairs.... um.... you didn't hold me to that, right?

( Maintained the household, but not improved... )

So I recently, due to family interest in the event, read about the Children's Blizzard and it was an eye-opener.   And also... I'm no looking at every cold front out of the north with suspicion.  Of course, since it's getting down to 29F tonight in Mobile, AL, I'm not sure that's the wrong idea!

-boogieshoes, cuddled under some blankies

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That's pounds, and it's a weight I haven't seen in years.  I'm happy, because 250 lbs has been my boogiemonster limit in my attempts to lose weight, almost always seemed impossible to crack.  And I'm frustrated, because every jerk who says 'oh, it's just calories in less than calories out, easy!' has NO F$CKING IDEA.  I was hovering just above ( Read more... )

Abbie jumped up on the bed by herself last night - my bed is on stilts, so it's higher than average, and she has to get some speed up to jump that high.  And she got off of it just fine via the usual route of stepping down on the blanket chests at the end of the bed and from there to the floor.  I love my dog...

-boogie

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... a beautiful brutal thing.   I'm here on New Mexico among the mountain bones for a business trip.  It's the only really 'brown' desert I've ever seen, and even so, everywhere there's plant life.  and also, people life.  last time i was this way, there was a good stretch of undeveloped land between El Paso and Las Cruces..... not anymore!  it's ( Read more... )

well, abbie survived being alone while me and roomie were at work better than i did.  i was worried about her all day. of course, she was fine.  didn't move too much, which is to be expected, but she had gotten up enough to lumber off her bed in the living room and onto the wood floor.  she wouldn't wear the cone of shame, so before he left (roomie ( Read more... )

i was going to work on breaking her of the habit of chasing after cars and trucks when we're in the front yard today.  unfortunately, at one point, i was concentrating on something, and she was closer to the road than i thought, and a truck came through.... and she jumped *at* it, instead of running beside it.  definitely got hurt on her paw, and ( Read more... )

I've been completely plotzed the last few days, which really sucks, actually.  The weather has finally shifted from 'inside the sun' to 'seasonally appropriate (ie, fall)' temperatures and it's perfect to go out and *do* stuff.... except i'm feeling too zonked.  I can't even stay in and stitch ( Read more... )