Facebook silence for a while...

Yay!

It actually is possible to turn off Facebook status comments. I finally figure out how.
For anyone else curious:

Account > Privacy Settings > Customize Settings > Things others share > Can comment on posts > Only me

It's lockdown time...

Driving Pet Peeves

1 Individuals who consistently drive under the speed limit

2 Individuals who feel as though I should yield to their desire to go over the speed limit

3 Individuals with a handicap tag who drive/park as though their disability gives them a right to drive/park as they please

4 Individuals who slow all the way down in order to turn

Alongside the more obvious things such as not using turn signals, cutting me off, ridding my bumper, speeding around me only to get in front and slow down, you know, things that violate common sense...

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Night Musings

The Beast believes there are, other, smaller beasts residing under the dishwasher. I can hear her from upstairs; threatening to tear my kitchen to pieces.

I've been in bed since before 11. I was so looking forward to the possibility of nearly 8 hours of sleep. I should have known better than to think I could fall asleep quickly. The pattern continues, as has been. I lay awake tortured by the never-ending everything and nothingness that is my brain. I desperately need more sleep than I have been managing.

Blogging on mobile, even via speech, is becoming much too labor intensive for this hour. I shall attempt sleep yet again.

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Bathroom Cure?

Working on my kitchen so much has inspired me to start working on my bathroom. Sadly, I did not take any before pictures. I have made several large steps, however. I bought a pretty glass shelf to put next to the sink, organized the closet a bit, and started on the plastic drawer organizer.

I think my new motto for bathroom organization (and maybe organization in general?): "If it has a hole in it, hang it up" - Things that are made to be hung, surprisingly, work well when hung on the wall. Even my hair brush. And it makes less things that are just laying about!

Kitchen Cure [Week 3] Round 1

Week Three:
1) Deep cleaning everything that still needs to be cleaned
2) Special project to improve the kitchen
3) Add something beautiful to the kitchen

Well... I am headed out of town for a while and then I have homework and school starts back on Monday (have been on spring break). So, this week will be getting a bit of time crunch compared to the first few.

I've been dreading the deep cleaning phase. My kitchen looks pretty clean most of the time (even if not all that straight), but actual cleanliness? Well, it's not quite up to par there. I don't think my floor has been washed since my Mom did it when I first moved in, 6+ months ago (sorry Mom!) (but does it make it better that I have swept some?). I'm pretty sure there are still cat/dog toys under the fridge/stove from my apartment's last occupant. And there are black tire marks on my floor (partially covered by a rug) from where a friend worked on my bike in the kitchen due to rain outside and no other good location...

Special project? I haven't started thinking on that one. I suppose that could have been one of those things drifting in the back of my mind as I try to go to sleep, but it wasn't even that close to consciousness. The thing that disgusts me the most are the holes that are worn behind the handles on the cabinet doors. I don't know that there is much I could do with that, however. I cannot replace or paint the cabinets and even if I wanted to update the handles/knobs from the late 70s look, there are worn finger holes underneath - gag.

Then there's the question of what should I do/add/hang/place to beautify my kitchen? I feel like I have been doing some of that along the way, so if I don't easily come up with some cost effective solution (that I really like), then I may just cop out of this one. :)

*Sigh* So much to be done. But it is worth it - I already know that. I can find things, and fit things in better locations, and not have stuff stacked in piles that are crawling across my floor...

Kitchen Cure [Week 2]

This Week's Assignment: De-Clutter & Reorganize Tools

To end last week, I cleaned out my freezer. It's all neat and clean now...


Then I dug into all my "tools."

Here are some before pics:




And then after the chaos:



See it all here: Kitchen Cure Spring 2010