I went over to my parents' house to clean since I am hosting a phone bank there on Monday.

Came home and decided to keep on cleaning since I am still working through last week's list

- set up bill pay for Sept
- update budget
- list some things on ebay - taking pictures now
- hang up clothes in room - partially done
- make list of home repairs that need to get done
- laundry - 1 load drying, 2nd load in
- sweep & mop
- wipe down cabinet doors - 1/3 done
- mail off very late cards - got 2 of three ready, need address for the 3rd.
- pack up 2 boxes I have to mail ready to mail - 1 packed
- clean kitchen counters - half done
- vacuum rug

I am taking a break now to do the bill and budget stuff.

At mom's I did the kitchen and breakfast area floors, the rug and wood floors in big room, dishes, counters, kitchen table, glass door in and out, 2 bathrooms, and a lot of picking up clutter.

I went to bed last night with a migraine that was just mild enough that I made it through the work day, and woke up with it on the other side of my head and much worse. I have now slept off & on until 6pm. It's not gone, but I at least feel like I can keep my eyes open for a while.

That is sucks, Aurelia. At least you don't have to hang light with it :) also thanks for the pvc sock putter onner tip. I think I might make one because it really seems superior to having someone crouched in the floor holding a sock for the person to put on their foot!

It's not gone, but I at least feel like I can keep my eyes open for a while.

That's something, at least.

Yesterday at work was a focus, so I had people pointing lights at me for 4 hours or so. My coping mechanism is to turn my back to the light and look at my shadow instead of looking into the light to find the hot spot.

thanks for the pvc sock putter onner tip

Which theatre magazine has the Tech Notes series? I should draw that up and send it in.

I think I'm gonna avoid screens the rest of the evening and stick to a book for a while.

Ugh, aurelia. Yeah avoiding screens sounds like a good idea.

Also hit with a migraine today, although it was the sort that was not too bad if I could stay still, and I could indeed keep still for much of the day.

Hello everybody. I am here in Natter for the first time in... a year? Maybe? I am sorry that I lost the ability to keep up here.

I am here now just to say that I have moved to Brazil with my wife and three kids. I realized when I was talking about it in Literary that I hadn't said that on the board, and it's kind of important to understand anything I might talk about!

So there you go. On that note, I do miss Nattering and may try to keep up here again. Wish me luck!

I do wish you luck both in the nattering and with your time in Brazil. We have a very large Brazilian population in South Florida. Their politics are as distressing as ours. I hope you find time to share your experiences and observations.

Ooh! Brazil! What will you be doing there?

What part of Brazil, Gris?

(Big fan of Brazilian music so I know some of the regional distinctions.)