Hi all,

Popping in because I'm trying to work in my basement for 10-20 minutes every day and timing it with something on YouTube that I can listen to.

Today was a woman talking about dealing with overwhelm (and pitching her organization system) but the gem of this that I want to share is her comment that often we feel overwhelmed because we have failed to note the difference between "projects" and "tasks". That sometimes we think we have broken our project down into tasks, but we have actually broken it into subprojects, that it is not a task until it can no longer be broken down into manageable pieces, and that "manageable piece" varies by person, day, and even moment.

Because our brain gives us a dopamine hit when we finish a task, it's really important to define them correctly so that we have a sense of accomplishment and get motivation to keep going.

So, let's say cleaning the bedroom is a project. And we might call the dirty laundry a task. But the dirty laundry is also a project. And depending on the day and the person, the first task might be wash a load of laundry, or it might be sort the laundry, or it might be gather all the laundry in one place, or it might be find all the dirty laundry that is on that chair, or it might be decide if these jeans need to be washed, or it might be go to the bedroom.

And her organizational system involves identifying projects and sub projects, and breaking them down into tasks.. But the key here is that to avoid overwhelm, you just worry about the first task. And then you move on to the next task. Or possibly the first task of a different project. (If for example the task I just completed was starting the washer).

So, food for thought. Now I'm going to go spend another video cleaning up the scullery..

Good morning,

I don't know what this font is going to look like, or when I'll get it posted - I'm writing in my notes ap because we are having a bang up storm, and I have power (for now) but no internet. So I can see the posts I left open last night, but I can't refresh.

Lila, my Dd and I have different opinions about sugar too. Except she's the one who wants to control it. I'm more of a stop it at the source and then let go person (this is your candy, when it's gone, it's gone.) I pay a lot of attention to hidden sugar in the things I give him - jam, bread, cereal, sauces.. And then mostly just let him have stuff like cake and candy. I don't like to label foods as "good" or "bad". We talk about nutrition and how your tummy feels and he's pretty good at self regulating. Sunday for dinner he wanted nothing but a big bowl of Lima beans and a glass of milk no dessert. I think it's the chaos that gets him more than the sugar. After the crying and cuddling, we read a lot of books on the couch and he played alone for a bit and felt better.

You are doing really well making progress in your house! Nice job hitting the halfway mark on your things out goal - it is only April!

CM, I'm glad you got to enjoy all of your Holy Week events. And hope you are fully recovered soon!

I got to class last night and finally started making some progress on my sculpture/lamp. I am going back tomorrow after work since Dh will still be gone. I also slept better last night. Mr.kitty spent most of the night on the bed - which is unusual for him, but it was nice. I didn't set my alarm since there is no one to make breakfast for but me, nowhere I have to go, and it is going to rain all day.

My plans are school prep, housekeeping, and time in the studio.

hi CM. Happy Easter. Allergies are bad here, too. Someone gave me a CBD gummy to try and I slept really well. I don't want to rely on them, but it was a nice think to try.

Today I worked on the bar/counter, bit by bit. There were coins/change to put away, dog and cat treats, odds and ends, pens, mail, clothing (??? why), random junk. I donated some stuff, put a lot of things away, wrapped up cords that were all over the place, and dusted/washed the counter. It looks far better. However I have two PCs sitting on it which I am going to take files off, but, all the space around them is clean and much better.

I also worked on my room a little, and on laundry. This is pretty good considering Teen was having meltdowns all day and it was extremely stressful. But I got things done, and now I am exhausted.

Belated Happy Easter

We've had raging allergies here and variable weather. The allergies were from the getting ready for the bug man, things getting moved around and dust stirred up. It was bad enough for me but roommate has really suffered. I did make it to Good Friday and Holy Saturday church in addition to Easter Sunday, but needed the help of cough remedies and bottled water.

Sleep has been patchy as well due to each person either doing her own coughing or being awakened by the sound from another room of the other party's coughing. Gradually we are recovering and aren't really sick but just draggy.

Roommate got her stuff put away so she had her bedroom after the bug thing was over. Because of her back, she only uses an upright rocker type chair in the living room, can't sleep on the sofa anymore and it has just ended up that her side of the living room is the side with the chair and mine is the side with the sofa. And there's not a lot of space in between due to the layout, furniture, etc.

Again I pray never again will the prep week for the bug guy and Holy Week be the same week. It was too much at the same time. I'm getting antsy too for it to be really nice, full blown spring. The weather, as usual, has its own ideas about that.

hi SubC and CM and Tatoulia,

we are having post Easter meltdowns here as well. Except there is more candy so the kids are getting re-hyped. All I can do is move it out of their reach so that if their mom wants them to have it she has to get it for them. We have somewhat different philosophies on how much sugar kids can have, but I am being respectful. The kids are fun, generally speaking.

We had a very bad evening with Teen having a huge raging meltdown and it ended with my nearby son coming to get her for the night. She is back now, angry but in her room. I hope it is a calm day. It is hard to get anything done when there is major stress around me. I tend to freeze.

Today so far I:
- put away dishes and washed a few
- folded towels and put them away (I have another half basket to do)
- spent time with Tot and my nephew and made coffee

Now it is quiet so I sat down to type and sip coffee. I am very close to halfway to my goal of 600 items gone from my home in 2024, so I will try to get to the halfway point today. I do not count actual trash, only things I have been keeping because I see some value in them.

What is everyone doing today? I have this week off, so I hope to get a lot done.

Good morning!

Bean got a good night sleep last night, but I did not. I went to bed very late because we were having a thunderstorm and I was afraid that it would wake him up and he would be scared and call for me but I wouldn't hear him over the thunder. Then I woke up at 2:30 and after that I pretty much was awake or drifting in and out until 5:45. I saw 3:00, 3:20, 4:00; and 5:00 on the clock.

Now my boy is having a post Easter melt down. Too many treats and too much excitement. It may be a long day.

Tatoulia, I do understand that Emiko is good for you. And I am very glad you have her. I just don't want her here!

Lila, it sounds like you had a good day, and I'm glad you are going to get a break.

CM, I hope you had a lovely Easter as well.

The indoor egg hunt was a success. Bean was pleased with the candy and really liked the little toys I put in his basket especially the kangaroo and the "Daddy action figure".

It stopped raining long enough for him to help me with chores this evening. (He is a big help)

They did go to church and to lunch afterwards with the other grandmother, so I also had lots of time to work in the pottery studio. I threw seven pots, wedged some clay, and cut out blanks for a new thing I want to make.

Now I am working on settling down so I can go to sleep. It is very hard when Dh is not home. I will at least need to hear that he landed safely. Before he left he put his pillow on my side of the bed so I can sleep on it, and made sure the covers were all tucked in at the bottom. (I like them tucked, he likes them loose) he is sweet.

Happy Easter!

Emiko sounds like a good friend. And a very helpful one.

Thank you guys for the encouragement! It has been hard but worth it. Out of almost 1300 items gone from my home in the last year and a few months, there are only maybe two I thought I wish I had kept, but even those were not important. That is a big win.

I went to church, came home, went to the store on the way. Boiled eggs for the grands to color. Ate lunch and candy. Played with kids and watched as they found eggs in the yard their mom had put out for them. Sat in the sun a few minutes, but it is windy.

I am tired but in about an hour have to get dinner going. Teen and my nephew made the dessert. I am throwing together a green bean casserole and baking some chicken and a small ham. And will make mashed potatoes for it. That's enough.

I am feeling peopled out today and am in my bedroom taking a break. This week is spring break and my boss and 75% of my coworkers are taking vacation, so I will take vacation too. I will probably work a few hours on one day from home. This is the least busy week of the whole year at work for me, so I will try and declutter and clean. I do have nephew here for the week which is good for Teen, and my grands here with no preschool. But I will get things done.

I am going off sugar and will post more about that and why in the Decluttering your waistline thread.

Sorry to hear about the awful weather, SubC. Indoor egg hunt will be fun for the little one.

I thought about Emiko's work last night. She's done my closets and drawers several times now. I trust her. She doesn't fight me if I say keep. Sometimes she says, you should keep this. It's the trust we have that makes this work. And she's able to say, we have room to keep this. Right now, my goal is empty space. And we've got it!

It's awful in the beginning but I pull myself together.

Yes this is not for everyone or even anyone! But it works for us. And I joke a lot. I put a note on my door that said, in Japanese, Go Away and Leave. In Japanese so the neighbors don't think I'm nuts. She has keys so she lets herself in. So we laugh a lot when I'm not panicking.

I'm still in bed but need to get up and showered for church then brunch at a friend's house.

Good morning!

Happy Easter!

Tatoulia, Emiko may not come anywhere near my house! If anyone tried to do that here, we would not be friends anymore. But I am glad she is helpful to you.

Lila, wow! Wow! Wow! Amazing job! Good for you on the playroom! If you keep an eye on that, maybe you will notice some things the kids don't really play with that can go. (After your company leaves) A pack and play and a big box have to have made a big space in your room!

We slept late after our concert last night and the weather is awful. Not cold, but rainy and windy. Dh will leave around 2 this afternoon and Bean will come over some time after church.

Although, given the busy weekend he has had already, it is possible his parents will be exhausted, skip church and show up early. Otoh, his other grandmother spent the night last night and church is very important to her.

Anyway, I'm going to start with finishing off his Easter basket and filling eggs to hide for him - inside I guess. I got him some peanut butter eggs and m&ms.

One more up of coffee..

Having read through a few more posts, I understand mopping a floor twice. The first time is for the soil and the second time is to clean it. I used to have to do that at my brother's house. First time around was more of a dislodging situation and the water in the bucket would be muddy almost.

You are doing a lot, Lila, and you are reaping the benefits. You have more space and your house is cleaner. I'm glad the kitty box is clean. I use plastic box liners so that the box itself stays fresh and it's much easier to clean. They are expensive, though, and one of my cats enjoys tearing through it. So it's not a solution for everyone.

Going to bed soon. Happy Easter to all celebrating.

Wow! Great work, Lila. You are doing it! I am not caught up on posts so didn't realize you are having company. I bet the house smells fresh.

You would just die if my friend went to your house. She started right in. No coffee, no nothing. Opened the closet and said what is this and where's a garbage bag and as I'm going to get a bag she says what's this, can this go, where the donation pile, you go through this, which purses are you keeping, what's in this box, is this garbage or donation, is that mom's stuff and all this happens while I'm trying to get the garbage bag. Insanity. It works, though. Awful. But in three hours she did three closets.

No room to think. Which is ultimately good.

Wow Tatoulia, that sounds wonderful AND overwhelming. I cannot imagine someone coming over and cleaning all my closets!! Well, maybe it was similar to TotsDad cleaning my garage with me. It is good to have help.

Our guest is delayed but will be here for dinner, so TotsDad is supposed to bring his table soon, and we will get that set up with chairs etc. My house smells fresh with the floor being mopped and all the trashed and litter box out. Son needs to vacuum and clean up the dog poo in the yard. He says he is doing that in a few minutes.

Teen agreed and helped me and we got the litter box washed out and clean and refilled. I wiped down the floor around it, too. And did some laundry which I need to get out of the dryer.

I loaded the dishwasher and hand washed the rest. I think we will eat on paper plates tonight. I need to run to a store for some Easter stuff.

Also - my bedroom - I had some things in a huge box to fill and put in the garage. Instead, I took the few items out of it and put them in the garage and gave the big box to dil to use. Now I have even more space in my bedroom. It is getting there. I feel a lot better about myself even though it is still a lot of clutter.

Hello hello!

I have not read all posts but I have read some. Everyone is dealing with so much and still working to declutter and make progress! Will go back and read more later.

So, Emiko came over and cleaned three of my closets. Everything. All. Everything is on matching hangers. Everything has been dealt with. Clothes closet: bins are gone. Lots of space. She took a suitcase (filled), a duffle bag (filled) and three large shopping bags of things to goodwill. I have many bags of garbage to go out on Monday and a giant bag of recycling. Amazing. The mom stuff is off to one side. There is room in all the closets. Amazing.

Have a large area with stuff to sell. Very productive day. It nearly killed me. She is relentless.

hi SubC, rest is good. I woke up feeling good about the empty space.

Today so far I have done so much that I am exhausted and sweating.
- took out bathroom trash
- cleaned the playroom with Tot - I mean really cleaned it, sorted every toy, got it ready for our guest who is coming today.
- dried the sheets for the bed in the playroom. I need help getting them back on the bed.
- vacuumed the whole dining room and kitchen
- mopped the whole dining room and kitchen, TWICE because it was so dirty, which is what made me sweaty and exhausted
- cleaned up a little in the kitchen. It is pretty good.

Now I am resting while TotsDad is at the park with Tot and Acorn. I really wish Son would get out of bed and help me. Guest will be here in 2 or 3 hours.

I also cooked with Teen, read stories with Tot, played with her and the dog.

I dread the next thing which is the litter box. It needs to be emptied and washed out and refilled, and it is Teen's cat but she is not doing it. I am going to try to get Teen to help by offering to help her with it. But it has to be done, it smells awful. Wish me luck.

Lila, I love that you have a room that is empty and clean!

The one thing i always liked about moving was that fresh space and the chance to set things up just so.

I'm sure it is an intense emotional experience though.

It is not silly to need help.

The only thing I have done since my last post is sleep. I slept more than 8 hours and woke up on my own, but I am still tired.

It is supposed to rain on and off today. Dh and I have a concert again tonight (he buys series tickets, and then we always end up trading them in because of conflicts early in the season and going a lot at the end) and i need to get all the laundry done so he can pack for his trip tomorrow.

I'm also going to try to focus on pottery and sort through the Easter things. And call my mom. I have a couple of Easter things I think I want to get rid of that I need her to "say grace over" as we put it. - either tell me it can go, or tell me who I can give it to.

We'll see how it goes. Right now I am just drinking coffee and petting Mr. Kitty.

For anyone interested in this process of decluttering almost 30 years of stuff from my house...

Last post of the night, 8pm:

I posted several things on the Daily Tally. 10 things went out today.

TotsDad came home and moved the art cabinet and stereo into the little bedroom. I swiffered the half inch of dust that has to be 25 years old from behind/under that cabinet.

Son and I then sprayed down the dining room chairs, stools, and high chair and he is cleaning them off for me and will put them outside. I will mop in the morning.

The whole thing feels very strange, like going back to 1996 or something. I can almost see the old carpet that was in the dining room before we put in laminate flooring. I can almost see the old table and my little children sitting around it with their father, before we got divorced. That art cabinet was put there just a year after we divorced. The room looks entirely different without it. I may decide not to take it with me after all, we'll see.

Emotions...

That's a good day, SubC! Thanks for coming to post.

Someone is supposed to pick up the table in 15 minutes. We'll see. To do this, I had to clean off the table, which did not take long! Just a few things to put away, and some junk mail to throw away. It is all washed off and ready to leave.

I also threw away some dog toys that were on top of the art cabinet and donated something, I forgot what.

Hopefully the table will go, and TotsDad will move the cabinet, I can mop the floor and it will be a whole different space.

I have not prepped the bedroom for our guest who is coming but will do that when Son gets off work and can help me. Silly to need help but I do.

Good job with the art cabinet!

And for getting th8nfs out of your room, and for not keeping a bunch of th8ngs just because somebody gave them to you!

Pack and plays take up a lot of room!

And you will be getting rid of a table! (I know you are getting a bigger table, but it won't move with you.)

I pushed very hard today and got through most of the things on my list. None of them were decluttering things, but I did do the dishes and take out the compost.

And cut Dh hair, and teach, and do yoga, and remember to take my vitamin and brush my teeth, and unload the kiln, and reload and start the kiln, and glaze one thing that I made to stick in the kiln, and remember to make the print outs I needed, and go with Dh to pick up the tractor (five minutes there, 40 minutes home behind the tractor with flashers on).

So it was a pretty good day.

post 2 today -

TotsDad is bringing over his kitchen table tonight, and it is bigger than mine (which actually belongs to another son, but he said to get rid of it). We need the bigger table for Easter dinner (more people). This means I have to move the art cabinet out of the dining room. It has been there for 20 years or so. It belonged to my exhusband who died. So I kind of want to keep it. Is is solid wood and great for storage. But I have no where to put it.

So, I went into that little bedroom that is packed with stuff, and started moving things around. I found a way to rearrange and make space for it in there. Yes, this will make it slightly harder to sort, but not that bad, as I also made a path when I rearranged.

In that room I found a stack of DVDs, and I was able to choose two of them for the donate bin. This is a win, since I have already sorted those a couple times and it is just a small box left.

I also cleaned the counters and stove, and washed a few dishes by hand, and loaded the dishwasher which is running now.

hello. Thanks CM and SubC for the encouragement.

I managed to take several bags and boxes from my bedroom to my car: donations, things that belong to other people, things to take to my office. Then, I folded up the Play & Pack that Acorn used to sleep in before they moved in, and put it in the living room (folded up).

To do this, I had to deal with all the things IN the Play & Pack, such as Teen's clean towels, a laundry basket, some toys, some clothes, random items. I did this.

After that and the boxes/bags were out, I found I suddenly had space!! Wow, lots more space! I am much encouraged.

Someone at work gave me a bunch of toys, most of which I am donating, and some new socks that I don't like, which I am donating. I am not putting them in the daily tally because I never brought them home. They went right into a bag in my car.

So I feel better about myself.

Good morning.

How was everyone's day yesterday?

I really need someone to take me in hand in the evenings.

Yesterday I was doing quite well with my list. I even stopped on the way home to pick up Bean's chocolate bunny.

But I collected another small box of projects to check (which I could have done last night) and I put off one of the emails, and instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, I read a book until 11:00. And all I can say for the book is that clearly there is a sequel, and I won't be reading it. Characters were introduced, fleshed out, and then never used again. Sub-plots were started and undeveloped or unresolved, the main character was only marginally sympathetic and may or may not have died at the end. The book was written in third person with access to the thoughts of only a few characters - until the last few pages when we saw things through the eyes of a character who was completely tangential and uninteresting for the whole book..

The good thing is it can go in my "books to take to the resale store" pile.

I don't really have a plan for today, except that it is very cold this morning and will be very nice in the afternoon and evening, so I will start with inside things and move to outside things.

What is everyone else doing?

Good morning!

CM, if the stuff can go on her bed and she can sleep on the couch, couldn't the stuff go on the couch?

Yay for an easier garage!

The "social aspect" yeah... That became an issue around 4th grade when I discovered you needed more than one friend. (Safety in numbers.) It got worse in 5th when I learned that those friends couldn't be boys, and that classes could be reshuffled - forcing you to start over. lunch. I gave up in 6th. Found the "outcasts" table in high school. I got a boyfriend at 16. He saved me. Mostly.

Lila,

This is doable, and you will be alright.

Unfortunately, in the long term, getting rid of stuff is the ONLY solution.

Good job on the scissors. Isn't it odd how sometimes a small thing can be such a big accomplishment?

I didn't really accomplish anything else because the conversation with Dd took so much out of me. Put away clean dishes.

It feels good to have the school work checked finally though!

I'm going to drop trash and recycling again today - legacy of the barn/studio work. The counter of doom is also covered again for the same reason.

Todays goals:
Trash/recycling
Teach
Remember to water plants
3 emails
Not have anything new added to my list.
In bed at a reasonable hour.

That is all. I may try to lock my door at lunch and take care of the emails.

SubC, I did better with school by far too, as far as structure, though in elementary and junior high the social aspect was no treat. In college the structure was helpful, albeit I didn't always use good sense - I took very full schedules that were stressful, I procrastinated and crisis crammed (but what student doesn't, haha), and I became a driven perfectionist who burned out for awhile.

Roommate is still steadily decluttering and I am... decluttering some and sputtering some. Tomorrow will be the big push day. Outside to do the garage, which involves moving things away from the walls so bug man can look at the walls. We had gotten a fair amount donated so this goes somewhat easier now. And she has to move stuff in her office which is where the crawlspace trapdoor is. The only place to put some of that will be on her bed, so she will have to sleep in the living room, which is not the most convenient arrangement for either of us given the layout of this house.

I have gotten some of my sofa "nest" dealt with but it may end up being a stash-and-dash, just-sorta-neaten-it so-it-looks-better type of deal. However, as always, shifting anything can set in motion more activity - stagnation is the worst, leads to entropy, etc.

Lila, don't make yourself sick trying too hard, but I totally understand how hard it must be - I do think you have made such great strides and that this current struggle will be temporary. I'm sure it's even hard right now to brainstorm some temporary fixes, given how drained you must be from being sick. I'm glad you have the medicine and pray it will work quickly, effectively, and without side effects.

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle may be our go-to gal.

post 2 -

bedroom progress:

- I put the scissors in the donate box. I have like 6 pairs of better scissors.
- I threw out some trash on the floor.
- I sorted a small box that was on top of the dog crate forever. Mostly piled some things in a dish to keep, and put some markers on my desk to see if they are any good. Put a few things in their place. Put the empty small box near the trash to go out.
- I found a paper bag and started putting books in it that I know or think belong to other people. I will take that bag to my office, return what I can, and keep the rest on my shelf for a few months in case someone wants them back. I have stopped borrowing books because of this.

I feel stress in the pit of my gut while doing this and I don't know why. Every moment someone is coming up and distracting me, generally a kid, a dog, or Teen who is in a very sad mood. It is very hard to focus or get anything done and I really would like to go to work and stay there all day in my office just to have some quiet space to think. I will do that when I am not sick.

Please tell me this is doable and is going to be alright. I feel so overwhelmed in there. It is all in knots because item A needs to be in place Z, but place Z is piled with things so no room for item A, and item B needs to go in place X but place X is so full there is no room for item B... and so forth. But if I stop working in my room to go sort place Z and X, those items need to be in place C which is packed full... and so forth. I know there are only 2 solutions:

1) get rid of stuff
2) box stuff up and put it in the garage

Both options stress me out. I am getting to that breaking point, almost, where having the stuff is just not worth it.

SubC, yes, I understand and I will be praying for her. It is good you are able to help and planning ahead. My ddil is expecting again in fall, and will have 3 kids age barely 2 and under, plus Tot age 5. I will need to be available to help too. It will be easier with them living here. I think.

So here is my bedroom progress, which feels like not much but I'm still working.

- there is a very big box that TotsDad put in my bedroom, because he thought I said it goes there. It really needed to stay in the garage and be sorted. So I have been tripping over it for a month. I took everything out and there was potting soil dumped inside so I cleaned that up. Decided to keep a hanging basket because Teen chose it for flowers and it means something to me and I want flowers in it. Also a small Halloween basket that fits in that basket and a couple of brand new Halloween carving kits. A few pairs of gloves, a steel container Teen uses for composting when they are not too depressed. I neatly stacked these and put them in a smaller box for the garage.

- vacuumed up the spilled soil
- found a few toys in the box and put them in the playroom
- threw away trash

There are still a few kitchen items I am stressing over. Scissors, can opener, a few other small things. I don't know why it is so hard to get rid of. They are small so I justify saving.
- picked up some new dish drying towels off the floor where they have been for months, cut the tags off them, and put them into the laundry basket.

Going back in...

Hi Lila,

How is the bedroom going?

I checked the rest of the work and I had my treat. I also watched a YouTube movie and had a long conversation with dd1.

The extra time with a bean yesterday was great. Dd right now is a mixed blessing. I'm sure you get the mental health thing. I'm actually starting to think I should be prepared to quit my job in the Fall. Things were very very bad after Bean was born. Dsil may need more help than I can give while working.

I think Dh wishes at least sometimes that they had not tried to have a second child.

It is still gloomy and my head aches a little. I made coffee. I think I need to step away from the screen for a bit.

I'll check back to see how you are doing Lila (and anyone else!)

SubC, I am home today sick, so will read your serial posts if you keep making them! It sounds like a lovely time with Bean and Dd. How nice!

I am having a slow morning. But had some time with Tot, and reading. I am about to go in my bedroom and try to work for a bit, with a donate box, a trash bag, and an empty bin. I think I need a snack first.

I will clearly be serial posting today.

I did it! Brownie a la mode!

I have one more section to check. I think I will actually wait and eat my treat after that. Right now I am going to have a lunch break.

The housework I accomplished was another load of laundry put away, wet clothes moved to the dryer, and a new load started.

It is really yucky and overcast today, so I am super proud of myself.

Hello again, here is today's system (nothing gets me excited like a new system):

Though process - if this was a school day, by 9:30 I would have chores done, be ready for school (mostly), drive to school, and set up my room. (Sometimes breakfast and exercise)

So, for today I told myself by 9:30, dressed, chores done and great room cleaned up from yesterday and set up for checking projects. Done. Also ate breakfast. I divided the projects to be checked into 5 sections.

9:30- 11 is my first class. So I decided the lesson plan for the first class was check some projects, break for minor housekeeping task, check some projects, break..

I finished checking 2 sections, emptied the dishwasher, loaded the dishwasher, started the dishwasher, put away a load of laundry, and started a load of laundry - by 11:10.

Second class period is 11 to 12:15. I'm going to use the same system and try to complete another section. I took a brownie out of the freezer. If I succeed I get the brownie with some of the ice cream Bean and I made. If not, just the brownie will be my reward when I finish checking the work.

Gotta run!