The up side of waking up at 3 am

I woke up about 3 am and just could not get back to sleep. No reason. No worries. Just no sleep. I tried for about 30 minutes and then I fired up the Kindle and read for 30 - still no sleep. So I got up. Why not. The next couple of weeks will be weird schedule wise (in a good way since it will be due to visitors) so why not get an early start? I'll sleep today if/when I get sleepy. NBD.

But, with the a/c off and the door open, I am reminded once again about how very loud garbage day is at the apartment building across the street. 5:45. It sounds like they are dribbling dumpsters going in for a lay up. At least this morning I wasn't dead asleep trying to get more when the metal started crashing.

The sound is new to Julio who, turns out, is not a big fan.

If the bridge was fixed, I might use this time to go for a swim. I could still go catch a bus. But, I think it will be a treadmill day instead. I am starting to think about swimming since the bridge will be back open in a few weeks. Maybe not every day but maybe.

It's way too early to run my errands. Maybe I'll go treadmill.

caffeine

I had two cups of coffee and then went back to bed and slept for two hours. All rested now but seriously doubting how caffeine affect me!

The cats are enjoying breakfast number two.

progress

Oh Dreamwidth just asked me if I wanted to continue with the draft post (Like LJ used to). It's never done that before and I have missed it.

I now have milk for my brother's coffee (and his special coffee) so I'm all set.

My nephew reports that he's feeling much better and hoping to fail the test he just took. I hope he does. My brother took one this morning and failed. So there's a trend, I hope.

I picked up all the cat toys today and put some away and put the rest on the day bed and ran the robot vacuum. Biggie was disconcerted about the toys being moved but meh about the vacuum. Julio was just beside himself with amazement and joy and curiosity and "omg did you see that?????" He's such a character.

Plus it is just after noon and now they have had their third meal of the day. Nothing spoiled about these two.

I stripped the bed and washed all of it and now I need to go put it back together and put the groceries away.

Condo Drama - the latest...

So.. at the last board meeting which was well attended, it became clear that the outraged residents blame the board for the surprised outrageous assessment and apparent out of control budget and maintenance issues.

It was also quite clear that the board's only defense was that the residents "have no idea" and "must get involved" to solve the problems. They said that no one ever comes to meetings or signs up for committees. (Note: I attended every meeting until last February when I just couldn't take it any more. They just loved the sound of their voices and had no clear direction.

At that time, I was on two committees. I had been asked and agreed to serve on the security committee and I volunteered to serve on the communications committee. The security committee met one time - actually here in my unit - a few years ago and never again. The communications committee has never met and my suggestions for better communications to the board member in charge got a "thanks but no thanks".

Last week (10 days after the meeting) they posted a sign up sheet for all the committees.

Now they have a massive problem. Each committee got at least 6 volunteers except for the building/maintenance committee - they have a truck load.

NOW those that cannot manage their board membership, the building or the budget and begged for resident engagement, have it, in spades and will now have to manage that as well. Because decisions by committees formed to guide the committees always work out fine.

Not too much thinking is going on around the management of this association.

My contribution?? I just sit here an snark and judge. Those are my skills and it would be a shame to waste them.