It's already past nine and I need to clean. Crap.
Any minute now, my work could be interrupted for four hours' of hard yakka.
So I'd better get a wriggle on.
Sideways!
I almost forgot to blog here. Can't disappoint my two viewers from a snapshot of my disorganised life.
Yesterday, we packed up and then shifted out a HUGE amount of ex-clothing. From too small, to too large, to just plain too many... we got rid of it all. And it's an immense relief to have that noise the hell out of my house.
Decluttering is hard work for a hoarder. But it also has the benefit of adding a larger fasting window
Read more »I have half an hour...
And 90% of my shit is definitely not done. Thanks to a very busy weekend, there's crap on the counter that should have been put away, stuff that should have been washed, and a fine layer of dust from when I haven't wiped it all down.
And I have half an hour to make a story happen or y'all have to wait until the afternoon.
Thanks to a visit to Mum-in-law, I have asthma creeping up on me. She's very much anti-keto
Read more »I get the kids back today
So that's a long-arse trip there and back with a non-ketogenic lunch from the mum-in-law who just doesn't understand how evil carbs are.
At least we had a nice breakfast.
Owing to a comedy of errors, we didn't have the salmon last night, so I cooked it up this morning. You can check out how it looks over on my Instagram. Delicious. Even though I followed the instructions, the skin didn't turn out crispy at all. Not complaining too hard though.
Now
Read more »I can do this... I think
Friday's a big day for me, now. Huge. Some things have to wait and it's usually the stuff that involves copying and pasting.
Today's agenda:
- Blog
- Schedule my Blasts From the Past
- Instant Story
- 1000 words for the novel
- Patreon thing
- FOUR HOURS OF CLEANING [with potential for more asthma. Huzzah.]
Ever since I let myself relax with WordPress, it's been slightly easier for me, but there's still the guilt if I don't get every little thing done.
And I know I
Read more »Well. That was educational
Drove down towards the more mountainous areas of Brisbane so we could climb some equally mountainous stairs and sign some important documents so we can have an investment property.
With good luck and no further housing bubbles, Beloved and I should never have to go begging to the government for a retirement stipend that nobody could live on anyway. Which is the way the government prefers it.
Giving people a stipend? Pshaw! They could play with that money. Better that older people
Read more »Time is limited. Let's procrastinate!
I have until nine-ish to do as much writing stuff as possible. So of course, I'm distracted by Bunny Bennett's arting this morning and a whole bunch of other random crap. Because time limits make me think of doing anything other than the things I'm meant to do.
Writer stuff I pretty much have to do:
- This blog (duh)
- Schedule the next three Blasts From the Past
- Instant Story
- 500 words in the novel
- Find and put up a thing for my
Hectic PLNs
My car is due for a service, today. BUT, because of scheduling issues and Beloved's workload being THE MOST IMPORTANT THING... it gets convoluted.
- Beloved drives my car into the place to get it fixed
- Beloved catches usual lift to work
- I do the brat run as almost normal, with a borrowed car that I personally hate to drive.
- I drive to the place (with lappy on board)
- I babysit my car's fixing process
- I leave despised car in a parking space
Round Round Run Around...
I'm run around...
For some reason, the post office likes to send you texts about your parcel WAY after they're closed. Maybe they're arsehats. I dunno. But this morning's trail of confusion also involves a trip to North Lakes to get the parcel I don't even remember ordering.
Nothing I've put into the works has shipped yet, as I recall...
Anyway, I will find out what it is soon enough. My flight path coincides with opening hours, so I'll see what I
Read more »Disruption to (ir)regular seervices
Yes, once again, life interferes with my PLNs. This time, it's getting into the inner circuit at Chaos' school so I can help with her learning at home. To that end, I'm turning up to assist at an excursion for her class.
Which means that most of this morning will be eaten up by Parenting instead of my usual faffing about on the internets.
I also have a NEW new keyboard with a programmable light interface :D Which means double the typos
Read more »Up to my eyes in it
So today is an interesting schedule. I have a plumber coming at an unspecified time. I have the cleaners coming. Both will want paying and I only have the cash for one of those people and I worry about that sort of thing.
Fortunately there are ATMs, and I definitely used the Suncorp account this morning. Huzzah. So after a short school run, I now have enough money for everyone including myself.
I also found out that the account I can access
Read more »Fun times ahead
MeMum actually won a li'l something in the Lotto, and each member of the family syndicate gets a little over $100 bonus. However, Mum doesn't trust the post office to get a letter to anywhere if it has cash in it, so I'm courier for Beloved's Mum's dividend.
What happened to sending a 'Congratulations' type card with said dividend inside? It's not like the post office scours letters for that kind of deal. But then I remember that there's change involved and,
Read more »Funeral, today.
I don't know when today's Instant will be published, but I'm doing my best to see that the flow of fiction remains largely uninterrupted.
I'm on support duty, today. Propping up those I love through their time of trial. And according to my brain, it means bringing along enough tissues. Which means all of the carry packs I have left, because I overcompensate.
Yes. I know. I'm mental. I can deal with that.
Read more »Crowded Days Ahead
Chaos is seeing her shrink, today. We're all going to a funeral, tomorrow. I have no idea what Wednesday holds, but it's bound to include looking for more Beta-readers for Beauties, and possibly working on Chaos' very first book. I should have the time by then.
I need to figure out a way to make an iced coffee that I can tolerate, because there's no way I can drive as much as I'm driving, this week, without caffeine. One that will (a)
Read more »::William Tell Overture at 75rpm::
[AN: IDEK when this should have posted, but you can assume I was very distracted]
Okay, so today is busy and I only have myself to blame. I had scheduled an appointment for Chaos to get her shrinky paperwork in order for yesterday afternoon, but because of a sick Mayhem, I completely forgot about it.
Derp.
Now I have one this morning, but with squeaking room to actually get to the shrink on time. AND I have paperwork to hand in to
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