Even though the rest of the day is going to be one big waste, as soon as the pain pill kicks in, I have had an incredibly productive day! The bathroom and living room both look great, if one ignores the facts that my bathroom, even when clean, never looks great and that there is an ever-present stack of boxes in the living room corner. I’ve learned to ignore both of these facts over the years.

Of course, the kitchen and den are both utter wrecks, but hey … I got a lot done today! Tomorrow is another day, and Lin has to help me with the den anyway. Three-quarters of that mess is entirely his. I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole for fear of moving something he has deemed important to have right where it is. I learned that lesson the hard way.

I’m giving myself a gold star and popping a pill. It’s time to go watch tomatoes ripen. It’s a slow and somewhat tedious job, but someone has to do it, right?