I took another break from decluttering this weekend. Went to the beach on Saturday. It was beautiful there, just what I needed. I'm sure I recycled some stuff, cans and papers, etc., but I didn't keep track.
This week is declutter time. I've got stuff to list on craigslist for sale, and the whole year's worth of bookkeeping to catch up on in Quicken. Also housecleaning. All this while I look for work!
Results: Actually am having good results with paper trading again. I got out of two trades today at a profit. When I get 10 in a row it's time to use real money!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
September's Here!
The weather has been lovely and cool this week. Too soon for me, I'm not ready for fall yet!
This week's decluttering:
Tuesday: I threw away a facial scrub bottle that was empty. Or maybe I recycled it.
Wednesday: I think I poured some very old milk down the drain. Might have been Thursday. It was surprisingly un-soured. Didn't smell bad at all.
Thursday: Paid a couple bills online and recycled the envelopes.
Friday: I cleaned my fridge! Tossed out old broth, an old onion, and old cottage cheese. Also froze a bunch of things and picked through some aged cilantro to get the good stuff out before tossing it. It looks good in there!
Results: I had a burst of energy yesterday like those I used to get at least once a month. It's been MONTHS. I guess the stress of the job was wearing me out. I've also been actively paper trading. It's frustrating when it goes wrong, but I'm learning. That's why you start on paper and not with real money!
This week's decluttering:
Tuesday: I threw away a facial scrub bottle that was empty. Or maybe I recycled it.
Wednesday: I think I poured some very old milk down the drain. Might have been Thursday. It was surprisingly un-soured. Didn't smell bad at all.
Thursday: Paid a couple bills online and recycled the envelopes.
Friday: I cleaned my fridge! Tossed out old broth, an old onion, and old cottage cheese. Also froze a bunch of things and picked through some aged cilantro to get the good stuff out before tossing it. It looks good in there!
Results: I had a burst of energy yesterday like those I used to get at least once a month. It's been MONTHS. I guess the stress of the job was wearing me out. I've also been actively paper trading. It's frustrating when it goes wrong, but I'm learning. That's why you start on paper and not with real money!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What IS that? Sat - Mon., end of August
On Saturday I continued decluttering by throwing some baking soda and vinegar down my bathroom sink. It was draining very slowly. Unfortunately this only jammed it up worse, so I had to take apart the plumbing and dig out the muck. Pretty gross, but I got it cleared. Then I tried the kitchen sink.
It also clogged completely, so on Sunday, I took that plumbing apart. The sludge I dug out of there was like nothing I've ever seen. I can't describe it. It had to be grease and other stuff, but for the life of me I can't figure out how so much grease could get down that drain. I haven't changed my eating habits a lot in the last year, but the sink is regularly clogging up where before it used to drain fairly well most of the time. Two pipes were completely full of whitish sludge. I had to throw it down the toilet, and I was afraid it would clog that.
I also got rid of two partially used bottles of Amway stuff, and a partially used bottle of pet stain remover. My cat doesn't leave stains cuz I have hardwood floors! :)
On Monday I think I tossed an envelope from some piece of mail.
So much letting go and shifting around right now that I'm freaking out. Also feeling sad, like life is passing me by. All the important things in life, at any rate. Fall weather tends to make me see that, whatya know, I'm still in the same rut I was in a year ago, and the year before that. It's a bit of a downer. But this, too, shall pass.
It also clogged completely, so on Sunday, I took that plumbing apart. The sludge I dug out of there was like nothing I've ever seen. I can't describe it. It had to be grease and other stuff, but for the life of me I can't figure out how so much grease could get down that drain. I haven't changed my eating habits a lot in the last year, but the sink is regularly clogging up where before it used to drain fairly well most of the time. Two pipes were completely full of whitish sludge. I had to throw it down the toilet, and I was afraid it would clog that.
I also got rid of two partially used bottles of Amway stuff, and a partially used bottle of pet stain remover. My cat doesn't leave stains cuz I have hardwood floors! :)
On Monday I think I tossed an envelope from some piece of mail.
So much letting go and shifting around right now that I'm freaking out. Also feeling sad, like life is passing me by. All the important things in life, at any rate. Fall weather tends to make me see that, whatya know, I'm still in the same rut I was in a year ago, and the year before that. It's a bit of a downer. But this, too, shall pass.
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