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.

That's a good way to have a mini HOA, meara.

No where near 10,000 here these days, but I get robbed on my steps on the treadmill. My watch doesn't pick those up.

installing the new light fixtures.

Fun! I bet with a vintage house you can find a lot of nifty options.

I have an old kerosene lamp from a 1904-ish Ford Model A delivery van. If I ever get my own place I hope to wire it for electricity and use it as a front door light fixture.

It is 112F at my warehouse today.

Ouch. That is way too hot.

I haven't felt great today but I think that's because of the night time cold medicine I took in the wee hours of the morning trying to get to sleep.

So haven't done much except feel kind of barely awake.

Got a letter from the lawyer, there's a hearing scheduled for Oct 13 for worker's comp. I'm trying not to freak out about it. I'm hoping that something will happen and it will not go to a hearing because I really don't want to be nervous and try not to ramble under oath.

I hope it's easier and less of a big deal than you expect, askye.

I am also super sleepy, for no particular reason, just hit the afternoon wall I guess. I drove today because that just made more sense at the time, but now I have to drive home and climbing onto a bus and zoning out for an hour sounds so much more appealing than staying alert and awake and driving for 20-30 minutes! Once I get home I can lie down, though. I was thinking I should go grocery shopping on the way home but I don't think that's going to happen.

I had a frustrating day in that I'm not having luck crafting some copywriting work I'm doing. Very frustrated with myself. Letting it go for the evening and back at it tomorrow morning.

I am looking forward to the three day weekend. Celebrating a friend's birthday on Monday, so that'll be fun. Kind of can't believe it's September again already.

Will be pulling for your case, askye. One of my good friend's daughters is going through a similar thing after her own concussion and workers comp claim. It's so fraught.

-t, I'm not sure where you are in your journey homeward, but I hope it's a smooth one!

Still getting ready to pack up to leave, but thank you! I'm sure it will be fine, it just took me a minute to remember that I do actually have to drive.

Timelies all!

I’m in Chicago and at the con. I don’t have any sort of step tracker, but I’ve probably racked up a bunch of steps between walking around the airports and the walk from the L stop to the hotel.