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Things I HAVE done since I made that list
Since I made the giant house To Do list here in April, I've been almost non-stop busy -- and still haven't struck much off the housey list. Here're some of the things I DID manage, so I can put it all in a bit of perspective (and try to remember it):- Designed, laid out, and made maps for a 150 page freelance project document, which meant working ( Read more... )
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I saw the list I posted last time I popped onto LJ, so I decided to copy it and see how much I'd gotten done ( Read more... ) -
Giant House/Yarden To-Do List, iteration eleventytwelve
I realize those still in LJ land haven't yet seen pics of the progress I've already made (if anyone can recommend a free image hosting service that isn't a pain in the ass, please do!), but it's time for me to do another giant to-do list ( Read more... ) -
Not just generational
I knew E's mom was having to step up and stretch to be a caregiver for her husband, but I didn't realize how much. She never balanced her checkbook. She's never pumped her own gas. She worked part time as a hair dresser for awhile once, and buys and sells stuff on consignment, but her world is amazingly small (the town 15 miles away from their home ( Read more... ) -
North Carolina & Outlaws
E and I have been in Wake Forest NC since Saturday, visiting his parents, who moved down here from Connecticut. By every real measure it's a great visit, and the move was a great move for them. I'm usually pretty skeptical of people moving AWAY from their established communities after they retire, but they had a hub of family down here and moved ( Read more... ) -
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It's very strange to wander back onto my LJ after just under a year and realize that my last real journal-type posts were from back when I thought two weeks of work missed due to illness was excessive. Back before I knew that particular crud would last three monthsAnd be followed by allergies to grass that swelled my eye shut ( Read more... ) -
GNU Terry Pratchett
A thing expected, and certainly more to his preference than a more drawn-out decline. But still a very hard thing to hear ( Read more... ) -
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Illness Update
The doc said that whatever infection or parade of infections I had before, right now I have Post Crud Fake Asthma,* so I’m getting not-quite-asthma meds until my lungs stop constricting for no freakin’ reason ( Read more... )