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Jun. 20th, 2014
There were lots of people not there for this morning's swim. It's so weird the population swings at the pool. I've now been going steadily there long enough to know that on any given day, the pool can be packed or empty. The weather, the days of the week, holidays nothing seems to be a consistent player in a crowded pool or a lane to myself. Weird.
One very big factor, especially in the early morning swims, is schools.There are 3 schools between home and the pool. One of those is a huge high school next door to the pool. So there is a very different vibe/traffic pattern when school's in session. And now, it is not. It's very strange to go from having to fight for space on the sidewalk and on the road and dodging clueless kids and their backpack one day to nada the next.
But now I am home where we have blessed consistency.
I did manage to get the sausage cooked and crumbled yesterday to today I'll assemble and bake the breakfast muffins. Yum. I need to either guess, over pay and leave it for the mailman or take a package to the post office. I've got 30 days on that one so no rush.
I did see Michael (building manager) yesterday and he said that the leaky terrace upstairs would be fixed and my living room would be patched and painted before July 4. I'm skeptical but willing to be proven wrong.
I did not order the new router. I am a day away from Discover cash back this month and figured I'd hold off and use that. While I'm waiting the current router has been performing flawlessly. I may wait some more.
One very big factor, especially in the early morning swims, is schools.There are 3 schools between home and the pool. One of those is a huge high school next door to the pool. So there is a very different vibe/traffic pattern when school's in session. And now, it is not. It's very strange to go from having to fight for space on the sidewalk and on the road and dodging clueless kids and their backpack one day to nada the next.
But now I am home where we have blessed consistency.
I did manage to get the sausage cooked and crumbled yesterday to today I'll assemble and bake the breakfast muffins. Yum. I need to either guess, over pay and leave it for the mailman or take a package to the post office. I've got 30 days on that one so no rush.
I did see Michael (building manager) yesterday and he said that the leaky terrace upstairs would be fixed and my living room would be patched and painted before July 4. I'm skeptical but willing to be proven wrong.
I did not order the new router. I am a day away from Discover cash back this month and figured I'd hold off and use that. While I'm waiting the current router has been performing flawlessly. I may wait some more.
Muffins in the oven
Jun. 20th, 2014 09:59 amI just noticed on m box of Bisquick that it says 'to maintain freshness, refrigerate after opening'... WTF? NFW. I guess I've spent years and years enjoying extremely stale Bisquick. I don't have enough room in my fridge and even if I did... no. If I lived in the south where bugs abound (or used to), maybe, but in downtown Seattle where no self respecting bug would hang indoors, no.
Turns out, the reason I never considered hand washing dishes was that I didn't have the tools! No place for wet dishes to drain. No good scrub sponge or brush. No good dish soap. When the dishwasher died, I invested in all those things. I have a nice little dish drainer that sits in the second sink where the dirty dishes used to sit. I am using the dishwasher again but big items that I don't use a lot - the big bowl I mixed the muffins in, the pan I cooked the sausage in last night and some other miscellany and hand washing the smaller, more frequent stuff - my favorite rubber scrapper/spoon, plates and cutlery.
The big benefit is that the kitchen is staying very tidy which I love.
Turns out, the reason I never considered hand washing dishes was that I didn't have the tools! No place for wet dishes to drain. No good scrub sponge or brush. No good dish soap. When the dishwasher died, I invested in all those things. I have a nice little dish drainer that sits in the second sink where the dirty dishes used to sit. I am using the dishwasher again but big items that I don't use a lot - the big bowl I mixed the muffins in, the pan I cooked the sausage in last night and some other miscellany and hand washing the smaller, more frequent stuff - my favorite rubber scrapper/spoon, plates and cutlery.
The big benefit is that the kitchen is staying very tidy which I love.
