That is good to know. In my town, the only people who have cleaning people, I think are rich people with suburban homes, so I just feel a little weird asking someone to clean my apartment that is not in the good part of town or anything.

I have acquired yarn! Maria took me to a place where I could feel the yarn. It is right now living outside my apartment, and I will work on the cap on the bus, as I am a smoker, and smoke is bad for the chemo cap.

I basically have one bookcase, the attic and my woodwork to go. I am having good luck sanding down the parts of the woodwork that are damaged, and then staying just that part with matching stain. It isn't perfect, but it is better than the stains.

Also, Maria and her mom were worried about me eating. I have had trouble, but mostly because I am not hungry and also afraid of cooking. I am glad, when I talked to her today, I could say I bought steaks, cooked and ate one with blue cheese and spinach. I am a little annoyed with my grocery store because they cut all the outside fat off my little top round steaks. I want to eat the fat, and I definitely want to cook in it! I am not afraid of cooking now that the sticker is gone.

I sort of dread that 2009/2019 thing on Facebook, because I look so unhappy and skinny and droopy. I was perfectly happy 100 pounds heavier. 2017 was a happy looking period.

I'd vote for him in a millisecond.

Citizen Ryan gratefully accepts your vote!

It was Biyi's mother's birthday this week (she's 79), so we took her out to lunch today. Her parents returned to Australia from China about a month ago. Two days before their flight, she had a bad fall, hurt her back. She didn't want to postpone the flight, so she waited till she was back here to get treatment.

She made the entire trip with a cracked vertebra.

She made the entire trip with a cracked vertebra.

Yowch! That's too much.

and I will work on the cap on the bus, as I am a smoker, and smoke is bad for the chemo cap.

You're so thoughtful!

You can ask the butcher to leave the fat on, btw. He can trim steaks to order.

I'm a big fan of a cleaner once a month.

It's easier to tidy and the dirty never gets that bad.

I may have found an actual butcher in walking distance!

If I were in NYC or another big city, I probably wouldn't hesitate about the cleaner. But, our Dean cleans her own house!

We have a cleaner every two weeks. It truly has been money we never regret spending. It is so worth it.

We have a cleaner once a month, and it's worth every penny.

We also have a cleaner come in every fortnight. It is well worth it not to have to worry about it ourselves.