I haven't gotten a lot done since GK's departure, since the heat has returned with a vengeance and I'm mostly useless above 85F. Still, I consolidated a system for recycing cans---a Good Thing, since I keep finding them as I move other things around ( Read more... )

GK got back from Savannah around 8, and we ended up staying awake til 3 AM cleaning. The results are nothing less than astonishing. Not quite "Having Martha Stewart to tea" level awesome, but if she weren't flying out this afternoon, it would be there by Monday for sure! I'm psyched ( Read more... )

Got a couple things done today. Three FULL cans of trash at the curb for tomorrow's pickup, the stove and counter mostly cleared. Baby steps ( Read more... )

This evening, I took that tropical print bedspread from Saturday's yard sale and covered my loveseat-couch with it. It doesn't go with anything else in the room, alas, but it's a nice change from the fish ( Read more... )

I have laundry going in circles, had an ample lunch of The Stuff (with Rice), and sprayed the kitchen counter for ants. Never mind vinegar as a green remedy, it doesn't freaking work. Give me chemicals, damn it ( Read more... )

I ended up doing a number on my bathroom. I still need to apply hot soapy water and elbow grease, but it's improved by the subtraction of a lot of grey cardboard cylinders and enough hair to knit a small golden retriever.