Y'all, every time I clean the bathroom, I wish I could set it on fire with my mind. It is so outdated and horrifically ugly and the linoleum is peeling up from the floor and the pedestal tub has to go (Tim's RA means we really need to move to shower only, which I'm fine with, because that damn tub takes up too much room). I'm still hoping (though very possibly in vain) that Tim's hospital bills won't be so ridiculous that we can still redo the bathroom this year. (I mean, our insurance is shockingly good, so we'll see. But Operation: Non-Horrific Bathroom may be pushed back to be a 2021 project.)

Relatedly, I'd just like to say how well cleaning your bathtub with a broom works. For real. If you are old/have a gimpy back/don't want to get down on your knees to scrub the tub, you can clean the bathtub with a synthetic-bristle broom and it works really well. Google it.

Laura, I don't think that would work. The only video chat software is on Gary's laptop, which I don't have the password to. Plus, he's in Las Vegas, so there's the time difference to consider,

I would take your word over Google any day, Steph. And yay for solutions that don't stress your back.

I agree with whoever said knowing the jargon is the key to being taken seriously in work life. There should be classes in jargon. Best of luck to all the job-searchers.

Sheryl, I'm sorry your kid won't cut you a break. From dealing with ADHD--not the same, but it gave me a glimmer, maybe--it's not the acting out or the individual incidents so much as it is the *unrelenting* nature of raising an exceptional kid. It feels like you never get a full breath, and you're always anticipating the next crash so you never actually relax. I'm sorry, and I hope things ease up for you guys.

msbelle, you are a wonder. You've done such an amazing amount of work for this move. You've no idea how much I admire you.

Nothing here worth reporting. Um, the snow has almost all melted? It's nearly 50F degrees? Yeah, that's about it.

Came home to no internet tonight. BOO!

My dad and I moved a full bed with a twin trundle over to their house for the estate sale since it hasn't sold via my listings and his truck may be sold as early as tomorrow, so me might not have transport much longer.

Wow, the NYT endorsed both Klobuchar and Warren! They apparently can't just choose one, like many of us.

Steph, I have a special broom like tub scrubber things on a pole, but I think a broom might work better

Sheryl, I am so sorry Mr S is being a pill.

Msbelle, I am ever in awe of your planning and stick to it ivness

I was able to find an instructional design model in my course that was basically- this is how Sophia's brain works, can we please have a plan for how the actual work is happening, so that is good. It is called iterative design.

I also had a dream that my mom gave me Petunia's sister as well, and she didn't just have extra toes, she had two feet on each leg! And I kept finding all these extra cats, but I couldn't find Petunia to cuddle. I felt terrible and had, like, five to ten cats!

I took #1 son out to dinner for his birthday last night. Just the two of us as his dad is out of town and his brother had to go to work super early this morning. He had to work on his birthday (!!! I am still so thrilled he is working !!!). Fortunately there is a really yummy sushi place right in the same complex and he gets an hour dinner break, 8-9 PM, which is late for me to eat, but light enough stuff. Anyway, he declared the salmon lovers platter the best he has ever consumed. We'll have his official dinner on Wednesday, which is lobster special night at one of the sports bars here. Boy does love his seafood.

Laura that sounds like a great birthday and I'm glad he's found a job that he likes and is sticking with.

As much as I feel like I need to get better job and as difficult as parts of working in retail are there are definitely aspects that make it more enjoyable than office work for me.

However I am plagued by my brain not realy turnning off and not sleeping well the past few nights leading up to last night where I barely slept. Forgot to take my medicine and then tried to go to work and realized I was really struggling to stay focused driving and so about half way to work called them and told them I can't come in .

This sucks because I have the next 2 days off and I'm sure it makes me look like I'm trying to get a 3 days off in a row. I'm not but I almost had an accident the same place I had one less than a month ago so I don't want to repeat that.

Happy birthday #1 son!

I'm at school till late (re: for 12 hours, my lords), hence missing my yoga practice. Just one more economics practice to survive and what do you know, apparently the department's kitchenette is closing around 6:00PM, so no access to free coffee. Animals.

I had a list of errands to run today, and I forgot it was (1) MLK Day and (2) Monday, which knocked the post office and the coffee shop off my list (post office because it's MLK Day, and coffee shop because they are inexplicably closed on Mondays).

Which is why I'm still sitting on the couch in my jammies and drinking coffee at 11:15.