It was Heck Fest like 10 years ago. Given, it would be weirder if it happened more recently (pretty sure I recognize you now at least 80% of the time (jk!)).
But still!
I think I am getting better (I think having students helps, actually) but it definitely is a thing I have to consciously work on. I remember names and conversations and personal details but not LOOKS! WTF it's like being an alien
@Wanda, would love to walk with you! And it sounds ridiculously fun to take a ballet class with you & some other fine ladies. I'll see if I can get a kiddo care schedule worked out. I can't tell from the schedule if they accommodate drop-ins, though...
I'm still working on my "resolutions" which have now evolved into "plans" which are easy a week out, fun a month out, a little hard 3 months out, nearly impossible 6 months out, and frustratingly invisible beyond that... How am I supposed to plan my year when I can't fathom beyond six months?
CLEAN THE ENTIRE HOUSE, FOR REAL, ONCE A WEEK, ON THE SAME DAY EACH WEEK.
This is getting ridiculous, up in here. Dust and clutter every which way! I feel like when I try to be all "oh, I'll do laundry today and maybe some other time I'll clean the toilet" nothing ever gets done. What if you devoted an entire half-day, every week, to doing the whole thing? Cleaning the bathroom! Doing the laundry! Beating the rugs! Changing the sheets! Polishing the faucets! Dusting!
YT, back when I was actually good about doing exactly what you describe, the trick for me was coming up with a very specific list of tasks for a 2-hour house cleaning, and always doing them in the same order. For me, that reduced the psychological barrier to getting started, and also made it feel sort of self-running once I got started.
Hot tip: don't have a kid if you want to keep up with the housecleaning.
honestly, this wasn't a problem for me until the dog entered my life. He's just ratcheted up the general dirtiness level in our home so many degrees that I'm no longer comfortable with my vague miasma of filth. He's a clean bean but still, he walks around outside barefoot and gets slobbered on by other dogs, then comes a lays on the rug. Also, he is hairy. It's too much! Also, I need a good vaccum cleaner! Recommendations??
Also how do you really clean a rug?
Freddy, I like the specific list idea. I respond well to lists.
I am going to make two lists right now. One is for "career advancement" and one is for "house cleaning." I have decided that Tuesday will be my house cleaning day. WISH ME LUCK
Everyone needs a Roomba. They are the best. We got our OG Roomba on CL for like $45. It broke after a while, and then we got another one that way. Admittedly, I now know that the new ones work even better and are smarter and quieter, but that first gen one was still entirely superior to sweeping the floors every day (or rather, not sweeping the floors every day).
Big brushes... It's a combo brush and bang Pick up the rug and just flail mercilessly in its general direction, flipping the rug often to catch its unclean aspects
The beating shakes the dirt out of the weave The brushing fluffs up the upper layer of fibers and makes it look nice
Once I rented a steamer and it was REALLY FUN to steam clean and sterilize different areas of my house! Like, you can just find random things to steam and then feel so satisfied that it's "clean".
I've noticed on "Find My Friends" on the iPhone that I'm basically in the middle of all my friends. So I want to walk to all their houses in a big weird 25 mile circle. I'm making this a goal for 2012. My house to dalas to my boss's house in SE, to Judah up the giant hill to my friend in NW to North Portland friends and then back to NE. This seems hard, but doable. Especially walking up to Judah's dumb house on the hill. Route still being worked out.
I've done a few 12 mile hikes in a day, with a pack, going uphill. 25 miles is double that, though. Would definitely end up with blisters. I think that would be the hardest part - dealing with the foot pain.
No, our feet are going to hurt even worse the next day! We won't be able to continue! THE BLISTERS! Have you ever had blisters from hiking/walking a long distance? We must do it in one push!
UPDATES: I got a thing in the mail saying the officer made a mistake with my ticket- it's not a school zone (duh) so I *only* have to pay $160. Woo hoo?
and
It seems my "fuck 2011" statement earlier in this thread made it seem like my Christmas trip with my new Friend went badly. It did not go badly, it went well! Very well! 2011 was only like, 80% terrible and most of that terrible-ness happened in the first half of the year. December was lovely. I apologize for the confusion.
I used to be uncomfortable with boyfriend and girlfriend until I realized all the alternatives were just as bad/worse. Girlfriend seems mellow in comparison with "Partner" or "Lady Friend" or "Person I'm dating" or "Lover" or "Serious Companion" or "Love Companion" or "Orgasm Reciprocator"
"Sweetie" is my enduring favorite term. It allows you to ask people questions without making assumptions about their sexual orientation, too, so that's nice. But I also like "gentleman friend."
"Beyonce" is the best term for this that I have ever heard! In real life on our trip I used "boyfriend" but I think I smirked every time. It seems like the wrong term for the 34 year old man I'm introducing to my uncle or whoever!!
People are different. I'm with Freddy. I like being coy and ambiguous, leaving some mystery. My Friend is more like Alex. She's like, "Yeah, we're fuckin'."
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But still!
I think I am getting better (I think having students helps, actually) but it definitely is a thing I have to consciously work on. I remember names and conversations and personal details but not LOOKS! WTF it's like being an alien
Wait... am I supposed to plan my year?
Make a daily plan through age 75.
Then sit back and let it ride.
CLEAN THE ENTIRE HOUSE, FOR REAL, ONCE A WEEK, ON THE SAME DAY EACH WEEK.
This is getting ridiculous, up in here. Dust and clutter every which way! I feel like when I try to be all "oh, I'll do laundry today and maybe some other time I'll clean the toilet" nothing ever gets done. What if you devoted an entire half-day, every week, to doing the whole thing? Cleaning the bathroom! Doing the laundry! Beating the rugs! Changing the sheets! Polishing the faucets! Dusting!
Could be great
Hot tip: don't have a kid if you want to keep up with the housecleaning.
Also how do you really clean a rug?
Freddy, I like the specific list idea. I respond well to lists.
I am going to make two lists right now. One is for "career advancement" and one is for "house cleaning." I have decided that Tuesday will be my house cleaning day. WISH ME LUCK
I give my rugs a good beating once a week
I need some real quality suction for all this dog hair and paw-dirt.
Becko how do you beat your rug? Do you have a special implement like those turn-of-the-century rug beaters? I'd love one of those
Pick up the rug and just flail mercilessly in its general direction, flipping the rug often to catch its unclean aspects
The beating shakes the dirt out of the weave
The brushing fluffs up the upper layer of fibers and makes it look nice
Like, you can just find random things to steam and then feel so satisfied that it's "clean".
I got a thing in the mail saying the officer made a mistake with my ticket- it's not a school zone (duh) so I *only* have to pay $160. Woo hoo?
and
It seems my "fuck 2011" statement earlier in this thread made it seem like my Christmas trip with my new Friend went badly. It did not go badly, it went well! Very well! 2011 was only like, 80% terrible and most of that terrible-ness happened in the first half of the year. December was lovely. I apologize for the confusion.
(I don't know.)
(I hate the terms boyfriend and girlfriend.)
True, it is different when they are listening.
Friend Walk: This seems totally doable. 3 mph is a pretty slow stroll, I think. Distance is comparable to a marathon.
I use "old man" way more than I use "husband." I feel weird saying husband still. Husband, boyfriend, he'll always be my old man
also sometimes "beardo."
In real life on our trip I used "boyfriend" but I think I smirked every time. It seems like the wrong term for the 34 year old man I'm introducing to my uncle or whoever!!
Beyonce, is a good one. Definitely.
You could have just looked up my license. It's a matter of public record. On file in Portland, as a matter of fact.
And, you know, the ring. (Though sometimes I would forget it in the shower. Not often though!)
Spouse was pretty scarce in the later aughts though, true.
[Sigh.]
I thought we were close.
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