Slowly getting back into routine. (Which still, unfortunately, involves waking up too early. I am just trusting that will work itself out over time, for all three of us ( Read more... )

The Squiddle often does not wake up happy from his naps. Today was entirely typical in this respect. We went to the kitchen together and he wanted the fridge opened. I obliged. I asked him if he wanted some juice, and set the jug on the counter. No, he did not. I asked him if he wanted a yogurt, and set that on the counter. No, he did not ( Read more... )

I had absolutely no energy when I got up this morning, and actually made the decision to skip Squiddle's class this morning in favor of R&R and cleaning. Mostly cleaning. But at least the temperature has dropped back down to the low 80s for a couple of days, so I was able to leave the doors and windows open and do the laundry during the day. And ( Read more... )

Laundry and dishes, more laundry and tidying.

( sewing and machines )

Been on a bit of a tear today. Finished all the laundry, including the bathroom mat. While it was washing, I deep-cleaned the bathroom. I changed the fish water and started the algae treatment. The contents of the linen closet have been hauled out, reorganized, and replaced. Squiddle and I did the grocery shopping. Made sun tea, washed lots ( Read more... )

After Squiddle's class this morning, he and I decamped down to my parents' place for a while, where I picked up two more plastic tubs (the city's compost giveaway is on Saturday; I need containers) and my sister's old three-gallon fishtank. My mother is revamping their 30-gallon tank (the last surviving fish, a plecostomus of 10+ years, died while ( Read more... )

Title: the life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
Author: Marie Kondo
Length: 206 pages

( Review )

Ha. I have finally bulldozed through cleared off one of the two piles of novel edits sitting on my desk. There is a 8.5" square of space at my right elbow now! And the other pile is about five inches tall. Or a hundred pages of edits, take your choice. So the end is in sight ( Read more... )

My mother-in-law is a baby whisperer and has managed to get the fractious Squiddle calmed down and asleep over Skype. All hail ( Read more... )

Body feels better than yesterday, head feels worse ( Read more... )