Small Joys — dream home & paying to feed others

Day 169

Random number 48

Write list of dream house features

1. Kitchen with plenty of storage and counters and modern appliances
2. Big screen porch
3. Three car garage
4. No carpet
5. big laundry room — space for storage
6. One floor
7. Guest room
8. craft creative space
9. Attractive architectural elements
10. high ceilings
11. front door with glass in it
12. lots of windows
13. Sidewalks in neighborhood
14. mature trees
15. Front porch big enough for two chairs or a swing
16. Fire pit
17. Space for a hot tub
18. Walk in closet

BONUS

Random number: 134

Donate to a cause

Gave $258 to CROS Ministries. We have food earlier this week, and saw the long line of folks waiting to get groceries. I know the group needs money even more than my leftover groceries. Glad to help feed people.

Small Joys — libraries

Day 168

Random #: 441

Research libraries near Wesley Chapel/Brandon

The New Tampa Regional Library — and all the libraries in the area. Temple Terrace one has Mahjong and Scrabble. The Bew Tampa one has yoga. Maybe I’ll find activities and make friends, or volunteer to teach board games.

Small Joys — food give away & little cookies

Day 167

Random number 58

take food to food pantry

Finally cleared out two bulging bags of food and a case of baked beans out to a food pantry. Feels good to get stuff out, but was also a humbling remindervofvourvoruvelege as we witnessed a line of people picking up groceries. Peter helped me with this one.

BONUS

Randomization: 189

Bake cookies

Baked up a sheet of cute little tollhouse cookies. I even shared with Sean and Peter.

June Ins & Outs

In:

1. breadbaking
2. sleeping
3. Meditating
4. Final Flamingocon that I’m nominally in charge of

Out:

1. too many goals

UPDATE 6/11/25:

1. baking more bread in Thursday
2. lots of sleeping
3. still not enough meditating
4. Flamingocon was awesome
5. Less goals is good, I’m getting a tub dine anyway

Nothing to do!

I found myself in the odd situation of … not having anything on my To Do list. I’m hyper-organized. And after weeks of getting the house together to sell, workmen, errands, in addition to my usual full life, I appear to have … caught up? I have more things to do but they require business hours.

I had to think… this is when people read books, right? Or nap. Or watch TV. Or start a new loaf of sourdough. (I often have those on my To Do list so that I won’t forget to do them. See: hyper-organized)

So I napped. And a now baking a loaf while watching unplanned TV.

I’m exaggerating a wee bit. I goof off a lot every day — but usually with awareness that I’ve left off of the To Do list. This time, I really just had nothing needing to do.

Huh.

I like this. I’m gonna do more of this.

Small Joys — hubba hubba with hubby

Day 166

Random number: 252

Time alone with Sean

Having Peter at home has many benefits for him and us. We’ll get along quite well most of the time. But sometimes parents just want to be *alone.* We thought we’d be empty nesters by now so it’s nice to get a taste of it. Peter went to a friend’s birthday party. Sean and I have spent the time chilling, cuddling, kissing … and getting house ready for a last-minute showing. Whatever works!

Life Is Good

Breakfast:

1/2 a banana, two slices homemade sourdough bread with peanut butter, tiny bowl of Froot Loops to finish off the box

Plus an episode of My Life Is Murder, a NZ-based mystery starring Lucy Lawless.

On a rainy morning with nothing scheduled all day.

#lifeisgood