In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Hey KIKI, already bought a root barrier. 
Yesterday was a bust on any of the big/cleanup projects. Gardener couldn't show up for whatever reason and hubby really is sick, he had the exact same progression of symptoms ... ear congestion, ear pain, wickedly sore throat, cough, general stuffiness/ congestion leading to apnea and poor sleep ... no fever ...
Anyay. So for my part I just ran a lot of errands yesterday. Today is another day to get ajump start on all "the usual" so I can turn to all the "projects"
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I don't know about you guys, but I kind of informally divide my work between daily/weekly chores and "projects".
To me, a project is something that, once done, doesn't have to be done again for a long time, or perhaps not ever again. A giant paperwork purge that doesn't have to be done for at least another year, for example; or FINALLY getting that tangle of computer wires sorted, wrapped up, and up off the floor; or painting a room (at the rate that I re-paint, not to be done for another 15 years!)
I LOVE doing projects, I HATE doing chores which are such an effing treadmill.
I too am an "organized thrower-outer".
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Signy
OK about the root barrier. I'll continue to keep it till I need it!
"I don't know about you guys, but I kind of informally divide my work between daily/weekly chores and "projects"."
My divisions are similar: things that I call 'tasks' that are repeating daily / weekly actions one can easily complete in a day, and 'projects' that are rare or one-time multi-day (-week, or -month!) actions. It helps me with organizing my time. I usually bundle my 'tasks' into one or two days if I can (given the state of my energy level), which gives me larger chunks of time to plan projects around. But with you daily helping DD with medical care, and also cooking, and walking the dog I can see your time organization around chores is very different from mine!
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Well, so much for trying to donate to the church that the lady that I work for goes to. Just got an email from her saying that the church is trying to clear out stuff, so it isn't taking anything in right now.
Oh well.
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On the flip side "Bohemian Rhapsody" is waiting for me at my local library tomorrow. I will pick it up. 
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Yes. I hate chores, but I love projects as well.
The worst for me would be the bathroom and kitchen cleanup. There's not much that I can do to aid in keeping up with the bathroom besides inviting people over more often since I always clean it good before people come over. But for the kitchen, that's why I got rid of 90% of my dishes, cups, pots and pans. If I want to eat, then I better damn well clean the dirty stuff since I can't let both basins overflow before finally getting around to it.
Outdoor chores aren't as bad for me, as long as I keep up with them and the lawn and weed situation is under control and everything looks good. But when I let stuff get out of control it's a real morale killer. So far so good this year. If it weren't for the prior damage done by moles and ants, I'd say that the outside appearance of my house looks better right now than it ever has. It does from the street for sure, but up close you can see the damage (future projects).
I've got a major computer project that I'm going to try doing a little bit everyday between work shifts in the upcoming weeks. I have about 40 hard drives now, both from old computers and a huge bundle of used ones I bought when I thought I was going to be making a bunch of emulation machines years ago. I've got to do 5 things with them in the "virtual world" before I make real world decisions on things.
1. Organize files.
2. Make several backups of projects that I've been working on, and make sure my notes on where I left off are up to date.
3. Run each hard drive through a thorough test to see which ones are good and which ones aren't.
4. Dismantle all bad hard drives, keep all platters and magnets.
5. Leave a box each of boards and aluminum cases for the light haulers, then wrap up and box up all of the good hard drives.
The platters take up very little space, and I want to eventually make a really cool looking piece of mirror artwork with them when I have enough of them. Hard drive magnets are insanely powerful, and while they don't make for good refrigerator magnets, are great to have all over the place in a workshop. Dropped a bolt while working on the engine? Just stick a few magnets to a screwdriver and you can pull it right back up from a spot you'd never be able to fit your hand down. :)
Scanning those hard drives for consistancy is going to take a very long time, especially with my old and slow computer. It's unfortunate I only have one kit for hooking up drives externally, or I could pull out my even older laptop and have two of them going at once.
So yeah... this is technically a "project", but seeing as how I've had a large pile of drives sitting around here for about 6 years and never once got to any of them, it's really only a project because I never bothered making it a chore.
Super tired now, but doing my best to stay up for at least a few more hours. It's been a while since I had to get up for work. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Another box and bin down. Few miscellaneous things and some glasses that I kept and washed. Also found a clock. Babylon 5 with Mr. Garibaldi on it with a drawn ppg ready to defend the station. Now, I just need some batteries to make sure it still works.
That corner is almost ready for a small kitchen table and chairs. Yippee!!!
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I can tell I've had too much time off of work again.
I'm not sluggish or anything, and it's not like I'm dreading going back either. I'm actually looking forward to the workout. I just know I have so much back home that still needs doing. Gonna have to figure out a balance with that going forward. Can't afford another either/or situation. Maybe if I can get that job down the street it won't be so bad. Even though I got the car running pretty smoothly now, I think just making a 40 mile round trip in it is like a rash on the subconscious or something. I could just walk to this other job.
Oh... a little tip I figured out today that I thought I'd share with anyone regarding those credit card rewards programs...
When they say "90 days to spend $1,000 or $500" to get a bonus payout, they MEAN it. It's not 90 days from the time you finally get the card, or at least it isn't with my current card I'm talking about. I actually like the higher level of security this company has compared to all of my other cards, but because of this, I didn't have the card for 10 days after I was approved for it. I made a pretty large purchase that first day, but found out today that I was approved 9 days earlier than that.
I still have 12 days to hit the mark, but that's why I called now about it. I didn't want to go based off the incorrect assumption that I had more time than I did.
Maybe all companies don't do it this way, but at least one of them does. Be smart about this type of thing so you don't leave money on the table.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Picked up "Bohemian Rhapsody" from my library today. Will watch over the weekend.
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Good first night back at work. I'm going to miss hearing how much people missed me while I was gone. Guess I'm going to have to get another job real quick so I don't go too long without hearing it. 
All I have to say is that I feel really sorry for everybody who NEEDS the job and has to stay with all the changes being made. At least half of them don't even need to stay there and would probably make more money jumping ship and finding employment somewhere else, but like one guy I talked to tonight said "it's the devil you know".
I've seen this twice before at much better jobs. It's really sad that in 2019 shitty wage retail jobs are being six sigma'd to the point that they're going to treat everybody like robots too.
Oh well. Not going to worry about it. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Load of stuff of to electronic recycling and donation done today. Clock is hung and working.
Feeling pretty good right now.
Edited about clock. Mr. Garibaldi is using his link.
Flip side. Crap week playing mah jong. 
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