It's so quiet. It's like you all want me to get to work or something. Whatever, man.

The second school morning didn't start well today. I failed to have ltc put out her clothes last night, she couldn't find the shirt she wanted to wear, and everything went badly from there. On the positive side of things she wasn't sure if she left her pencil box at school or if she lost it somewhere in the house last night, I emailed her new teacher, and she got back to me right away that ltc left it at school, as she was supposed to do. She wasn't technically on the clock yet and didn't have to respond right away.

That was nice of her! Glad the pencil box is located.

That's encouraging, sj. Communication is everything.

Chilly today. Started at 51 and only up to 60 at noon! DH considers this all out freezing while I find it refreshing.

Sorry for the rought morning, sj.

I had what must have been one of the fastest trips to the DMV and now my car registration is up to date again. Hooray! My own foolishness that let it lapse, but oh well, I'd say live and learn but I doubt I have actually learned much of anything, I expect to continue such foolishness, I've been doing it a long time now.

Please continue to not beat yourself up, -t. The last time my license was up for renewal, I accidentally let it expire. It expired *on my birthday*, so it's not like I forgot the date. We're all just doing the best we can pretending to be grownups and hoping no one notices we're faking it a lot of the time!

but oh well, I'd say live and learn but I doubt I have actually learned much of anything, I expect to continue such foolishness, I've been doing it a long time now.

In SF you'll get ticketed while you're street parked for lapsed registration. Multiple tickets until you get it done. I've also been pulled over by CHIPS on the Bay Bridge (had to exit on Treasure Island) with registration only a month past due.

Very aggressive about it here.

I did my morning run and I'm about to shower and do more walking and shopping, so I should get thousands of steps in today. Ooh - I checked my phone and I'm now averaging 10,000 steps a day over the last year.

Over the last month my average has been 12,264 steps a day with a high of 18,323 on Aug. 20th.

I walked plenty before but am doing more now that we've moved to the new house.

So far no contractors today....eerily quiet.

But we're meeting with our regular (that is - not the window restorationists) contractor tomorrow to go over the "punch list." This will include installing the new light fixtures. Woot!

We're all just doing the best we can pretending to be grownups and hoping no one notices we're faking it a lot of the time!

Ain't that the truth!

There's a funny story in my family about a "young adult" group at church that my father tried to join when he was well into his 30s, but now I get it!

Ooh - I checked my phone and I'm now averaging 10,000 steps a day over the last year.

Wow! I only averaged over 10K the week I was doing two long dog walks a day.

We're all just doing the best we can pretending to be grownups and hoping no one notices we're faking it a lot of the time!

So very true.

but oh well, I'd say live and learn but I doubt I have actually learned much of anything

My son has had Live tattooed on one wrist and Learn on the other. It is truly amazing that I have resisted telling him that he has done neither. Restraint I tell you.

I definitely do not have 10k steps or anywhere near. But I DO have a contractor here today! He was fixing my neighbor’s balcony and I asked him to do mine too (some wood trim getting gnarly and/or rotting). We don’t have an HOA for our three units but generally if one of us gets somebody for something (paint, or landscaping) we check if the others need/want it too. A couple years ago I got painters and roof de-mossing and we split the cost. She sent me the info for this guy and the guy who she had do pressure washing, etc.