My basement flooded.
14 inches.
I was prepared for that happen but seeing occure is like oh my moment.

I heard the sump pump working so I just closed the door.
went to work.
came hone and the water was gone. But there was a slimy sludge. So I divided the areas into 7 parts and will spend each of the next seven days cleaning it back to fully restored.

I cant keep anything down there anymore.
I know it could be worse. . Ive moved
j to my wifes old room.
this keaves an upstairs place to repack my hoard into.
it will leave enough roon just be surrounded by bins and totes from floor to ceiling in that one small room .
But everything will accessible.
This will only spacecin the basement for projects.
and only a total flood of 3 feet deep could ruin the projects on the countertops. By then the furnace would be underwater to. So im back to using scavenged materials as mt project materials. So no loss of cash.
recently started using pieces of strong solid foam as bricks.
and seems to versatile and reusable. And in my basement not affected by dirty water.

tillie I also spend time in the kitchen now. I didnt used too
since its just me. I sometime just spend the whole day in there . Not just cleaning but spending my time there.
as the day goes by I tend to clean it in turtle speed.

I keep my eye out for next phase.

Falling asleep now.
zzz-z tumpa

Hi porter!

I've been wondering about you!

I'm so sorry about your basement. I have had that happen more than once, so I know how awful it is. Glad your stuff was in bins!

We have started phase 8 - you should see it on the list if you back up to "daily chat".

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Hi porter!

Have a great day, SubC!

Iced tea clinks! I have a big day in front of me. My house is disgusting and it's laundry day and eclipse day and I need to change my mother's bed for her and I need to work really hard because there is so much work.

Kitty seems better, Tillie.

Congratulations to you and Steven! Glad to hear some things are going OUT. Sending him much strength and energy--hoping he can get used to the feeling of letting go.

Have a wonderful day!

Hello Everybody 🙂

Hi Subclinical 🙂
Have a WONDERFUL day 😀
We get wild turkeys here sometimes too.
One year a big Tom turkey decided to make me his pet human and followed me everywhere.
I would love to see your henhouse and all your pretty chickens 😀

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Good wishes for Kitty's full recovery.
When I see that I have a LOT of work to get done in one day I always remember that I am only one person and will get done only as much as I am able to get done in a day.
And that rushing only makes me make more mistakes or have more accidents and then I am further behind than I was before.
Anyways, be kind with yourself as you tackle your To-Do list (((HUGS)))
Thank you for sending positive thoughts to Steven.
I always wish he could feel the same as me in that by letting go of the unneeded makes room for new possibilities to come in.

I thoroughly enjoyed the solar eclipse.
Here it was about 90 percent total.
It was very quiet except for a few Mourning Doves cooing.
Twinkles hated it and became very depressed so I picked him up and brought him back inside.
The others were indifferent to it.
My clothes line was full of my laundry and I hope eclipse dried pillow cases give me interesting dreams. 😉

So Tillie, how were your dreams?

The eclipse was about the same here. I was setting up at school, and the priest next door built a big pinhole projector and invited us all out to the parking lot to watch with him. It was very cool and informative - apparently he trained as an astronomer.

My chickens are very cool, but my family calls their home "the frankencoop". I built it myself out of salvaged materials and it is not lovely. Replacing it is on my "someday" list.

I also wish that Steven could get some satisfaction from the clearing out. It is a difficult place to get to though.

Tatoulia, I hope your day went well and you feel more in control. Sometimes the mess seems more daunting that it really is. (Anony - I hope you found that with the honey!)

My classroom is starting to come together. My very happy thing for the week is that my boss sent us a link to a place that "up cycles" things for craft supplies. they are very cheap and marketing to teachers especially. They also have craft camps and project ideas.

She was encouraging us to shop there to stretch the budget, but the part I am excited about is that they accept donations of things that either I have been throwing away (empty tape dispensers!) or things that I was afraid would just end up thrown away if I took them to goodwill (a huge box of partly used crayons)

As I mentioned elsewhere, waste/the environment is one of my huge hoarding triggers. So having a place to take these things is very motivating!

Hello everyone!

My handyman is coming today to fix the washer. I hope this latest part does the trick.

I have done zero in my house. I had a very rough day at work on Monday (despite working from home) and last night many people from our different offices were flying in from all over the country. I caught up with a few for a gingerale and then people kept coming into the hotel to check in, do I stayed for dinner and caught up with various people. As soon as we would see people checking in, we'd call them over to join for a drink or dinner. It's a very modern hotel where the bar and check in and restaurant are all in this big open space, with large, long tables, so we could easily accommodate our visitors. The evening renewed and refreshed my spirit.

I am working from home and need to look alive. I wanted to check in on everyone. We got about 60% of the eclipse and it was lovely to look at with my NASA approved glasses.

Everyone, I think we should start our next Phase--Phase Eight--because the little buttons are starting to disappear for me and I know that means our dear Anony will be having trouble soon. I will go start that now.

Good Morning Everyone 🙂
Ice tea "Clink!"

Hi Tatoulia 😀
Wonderful that you had that nice time visiting with your coworkers! 😀
Happy you enjoyed the eclipse with the special glasses. 😉

Hi Subclinical 🙂
That's wonderful that you have a place to "up-cycle" some of your non-recyclables!
I wish that nothing was ever made that was not easily recycled and reused again & again for ever.

Was busy all day yesterday but accomplished a lot that needed to get done.
Need to do some cooking today and then clean the kitchen.
Been planning and making meals to use up everything I have from the freezer and pantry to make sure that nothing gets too old or forgotten.
Yesterday I bought lots of fresh produce so I can make some of my favorite dishes today.
I have done some furniture rearranging and have been able to eliminate 2 small pieces.
Not being able to do anything about the massive hoard in the garage, carport and yard is depressing but it makes me happy to defend and maintain the no clutter spaces in the house. 😀

Anony, I'm glad you have started to find a way to clean up that honey. Really how awful for you! I wish I were there to help out!

We have three of the drapery panels up. The 4th one's pocket is too tight for the rod. She will fix it next weekend for me. I've ordered the fabric for the chair cushions and I still need to find the right thing for the chandelier. As it is, I can't have the chandelier hung until the curtains are perfect and up. That's okay, another eeek is fine with me. The chain had arrived do its just getting the correct electrical wire.

BF took my old light fixture/-I think it would look terrific over his kitchen table (he has an eat-in kitchen). Kitty hurt herself, I'm not sure if I mentioned it, she is doing better today.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

Hello Peoples 😀
Ice tea "clink!"

Hi CriticalMass 🙂
(((HUGS))) and condolences.
There have been many funerals I was unable to attend due to distance and finances but I know the deceased ones felt my prayers and know of my sorrow.

Hi Subclinical 🙂
What breed of chicks did you get?
My Quail are just like small wild chickens and I love to watch the chicks play & grow. 😀

Hi Porter 🙂
I think a teenage boy would really enjoy doing urine power experiments.
Having had a son I know how much boys love to pee on different things and write their names in the snow ;D

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Happy you remembered to use the coffee pot for some hot water.
Lots of rinses with a warm wet rag should do a splendid job cleaning it up. 😀

Hi Tatoulia's Kitty 😀
Hope you are doing much better now and are more careful not to hurt yourself again.
(((HUGS)))

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
I am just so excited for all your new furnishings/decoratings!
Once everything is in place and all handymen are gone I am sure you will really enjoy your fresh new home. 😀

Been so busy this weekend!
Today I cleaned the house really well.
Washed out litter boxes and a million other chores.
That animal welfare group I am always talking about is having a yard sale in September to raise money for cat expenses.
I gathered up a few donations then I mentioned it to Steven.
He has gone through his stuff this weekend and given me lots of his stuff to donate.
I am talking about some very nice things too.
3 THREE guitars! and lots more stuff.
I can't believe he has finally released his grip on some of his stuff and is letting it go!!!
Must be the impending SOLAR ECLIPSE doing it's magic! 😀

I am all ready for the eclipse, hope you all get to experience some of it where ever you live.
Just DO NOT stare into the sun. LOL 🙂

Quick fly-by.

Classroom set up starts today and I need to load my car and go!

I got 2 barnevelders, 2 welsumers, 3 salmon faveroles, 2 New Hampshire reds, 4 buff orphingtons, and 3 barred rocks. I also have a hen who hatched one Easter egger chick.

Already had remaining 5 Easter eggers (2 roosters), 2 Delawares, 2 welsumers, and one New Hampshire red.

We have wild turkeys. I love to watch the mommas with the poults!

Hi porter! Glad you came by!

Tatoulia, I hate it when people have to do work in my house. No matter how nice or clean, or quiet they are, it always feels invasive to me! I'm sure the energy will settle down once you've you chandelier and drapes up though - eyes on the prize!

Tillie, I'm glad your kitty is better.

So many furry friends having a rocky time right now. 🙁 All is joy in my barn, with bunny's new yard, baby chicks, and goat breeding season starting.

Anony, don't give up. I know that is the sort of thing that makes you just want to curl up in a ball and surrender. But you can overcome the honey! Just take it a little at a time.

My dad is a beekeeper and someone asked him once if the bees know who he is (thinking like my goats are bonded to me) he said "yup. They know who I am. I'm the sob who breaks into their home and steals their food."

CM, I am sorry about your aunt. I did not go to my grandmother's funeral. I was able to visit, write, and call when she was alive, and that was what was important. I am terrible at death and I would have been another burden for my mother rather than a source of support.

I am glad you have local resources for your move.

I have too much going on right now (house under construction, classes starting soon - open house next weekend, son's wedding in two weeks) and I discovered last night that someone I love is going through a crisis. I told her tell me what to do and I will help, but she says there is nothing to be done. So all I can do is remind her that she is loved. It's hard. I would drop everything for her.

Well I know i only do what feels right for me. I'll tell how I would approach the honey is with a plan.

Nothing replaces the commitment to using elbow grease, but sometimes I have feelings of being overwhelmed even though I haven't even started. So making a plan doesn't clean a sssingle thing but it gets me in the mood to clean.
So I find that is a mess is like a 360° . I treat it like a clock.

I go start in a corner and move clockwise putting my hands on everthing as I go. Not everthing needs cleaning but nothing escapes inspection. So I can feel better about dividing tasks into steps 12 steps or large divisions of 12.

it's not as overwhelming to take the first few steps.
For me it's not as overwhelming to take the first few steps and I may feel like moving on to more after I've gotten into cleaning zone.

this week I had no games.
So I just stayed out all night driving people .
I made $98 in fare and $24 in tips.

My daughter might come, she's still being elusive and vague. .

I already had the house ready for 8 people.
So I haven't been focussed on creative outlet latley because I'm not feeling as depressed or overwhelmed. But i think with weekend of nothing to do I'll keep working on the outside place for the men to pee. Its as gross a thing .
my city ordnance won't let me use my design for turning it into hydrogen and storing . And what is required is so expensive that it's not feasible. Its because I'm right on the railroad track there's more codes to follow.

Still I feel for any of my other creative outlets to move forward I need this part of the project addressed.

I know I may be boring Y'all. But its the hydrogen bike that fits so well. Its currently available off the shelf range is 100 miles at 20mph. So its cheaper than gasoline. And since it peddles itself . You get to your destination much less fatigued. Than if you pedaling all the way.

so that's what I'm working on today I guess.
I think in the urban areas there so my urea available.
Mixing store bought hydrogen and homemade hydrogen would make my transportation costs for school and workplace almost nothing comparitivly.

and I seem to have alot it with have so many guys coming over. I started collecting rain water and ran a gravity fed line into the back of the toilet tank. This drooped my water bill down alot. . I use dollar store toilet tablets to keep it all sanitary. But now I either need to figure something out or just let it go as nothing I can do.
when go outside. It costs me nothing, but it's gross where there is so much of it. I'm trying to figure a way to profit from it..

ok it's almost 11am. I'm going turn all power off. For 6 hours .
this way i I don't open fridge or freezer from 11am to 5pm.
but i also don't go outside by opening the doors and exchanging heat.trapping my cooler air inside.
Then i turn on the fridge for an hour and then air conditioning from 6pm to 9pm when just chillin.

So I believe the hydrogen bike is key factor in saving money.
http://youtu.be/THZ-HReaj8U

Ok after posting post below.
I going to do another experiment .
and try to get my daughter or some other school student to use my experiment as a science fair experiment.

Extracting urea from urine.
This has been done many times many ways.
my experiment will be one over over unity.

that's like a Nobel prize achievement.

why using urine as power source could considered an over unity ?

because wether it is used as a power source or flushed away. It is still ambient in the local environment. Requiring zero transportation costs.

step 1
buy a 2lb container of hydrogen.
step 2 buy a hydrogen storage tank.
step 3 create a hydrogen extraction system.
step 4 buy or rent a electric generator that can run on hydrogen. To extract hydrogen from urine.

step 5 collect urine and use gravity fed filter to separate urea from urine.
step 6 measure how much hydrogen is collected from urea using all of the hydrogen in the 2lb container.

My understanding is you can collect 4.6lbs of hydrogen
from 2lbs of hydrogen fueled generator.

In this way energy in is surpassed by energy out. Over unity.

Thing is since we carry it our bladder . There isnt a transportation infrastructure needed. Just a system for a pee only system. Any additional wastes would be put into the current sewer system . Additionally there are powders that can be added to a urine holding tank that make it less smelly to work with. And also many current enzymes that eat any urine spills . Called urine B gone that can buy cheaply in pet pet stores.

My daughter came to stay the night with friends.
They didnt settle down till 5am.
ive barley talked to her. They planned to leave in just a few hours. Shes acting more mature and a lot less drama.

at least the house . In the rooms where we live have zero clutter. In no way by looking in the common areas or bed rooms are any sign of being haorder. Its all in the basement. And condensed and organized as I can get it.

I have nothing to be ashamed of. Not that I needed to be ashamed. But for many years I no visitors at all due embarrassment of the clutter.

the art room has been fully stocked and she spent some time in there. Dragging out supplies until her friends came.
she even asked permission before getting it all out.
but I reminded her it was mostly her supplies. She gathered some into a back pack to take with her. Which annoyed me. But didnt say anything.

im just keeping to my routine .

Glad to hear that your daughter came by! It was good that there were no poker games going on--that would have been a terrible mix. Don't be annoyed that she took some supplies--you told her they were hers and I bet she'll think of you as she's using them.

I don't have much to show for my weekend, got very drained with brother yesterday. He was being fine, I just got worn out. Today I have to pick up his meds at the pharmacy and take to him. Mom and I are going to pick up my drapes so I am excited. Designer sent the ideas for the chair cushions for the dining room chairs and I am almost committed to one of them. The chandelier chain arrived as did the tool to open and close the links. Tillie I just need to get more wire and then I'll be ready for you to stop by!

Hope everyone has a good day. I hope to accomplish something today.

~Iced Coffee Clinks to all!~ 😀
Tatoulia, it sounds like everything is ready to come together with your new drapes, cushions & chandelier?! That will be very exciting!
CM, ive been praying for Ginger, how is she doing? Im so sorry to hear about your aunt passing, but at her age, it isnt necessarily better to hang on longer if one doesnt feel good. It sounds like she had full life?!
Porter, your idea about the urine for fuel is brilliant! Sometimes tho, if a brilliant alternative for fuel is too good & starts getting recognition, it can endanger the inventor, because of the established industries not wanting competion...but im sure you know that. Also, did you know most hair shampoos have animal urea in them?
I finally have a honey plan that im gonna do today! Im gonna heat up water in the coffee maker to use...this idea partly came from you Tillie, from suggesting that for something else a while back?! That way i can keep the water warm enough to clean it up....and Porter, that 360 degree thing is kinda funny cuz its soooo much more than that! Itll be ok...its partly a reminder how nice my 'problems' are nowdays....ha ha ;D ~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~

~Iced Coffee Clinks to all!~ 😀
Tatoulia, it sounds like everything is ready to come together with your new drapes, cushions & chandelier?! That will be very exciting!
CM, ive been praying for Ginger, how is she doing? Im so sorry to hear about your aunt passing, but at her age, it isnt necessarily better to hang on longer if one doesnt feel good. It sounds like she had full life?!
Porter, your idea about the urine for fuel is brilliant! Sometimes tho, if a brilliant alternative for fuel is too good & starts getting recognition, it can endanger the inventor, because of the established industries not wanting competion...but im sure you know that. Also, did you know most hair shampoos have animal urea in them?
I finally have a honey plan that im gonna do today! Im gonna heat up water in the coffee maker to use...this idea partly came from you Tillie, from suggesting that for something else a while back?! That way i can keep the water warm enough to clean it up....and Porter, that 360 degree thing is kinda funny cuz its soooo much more than that! Itll be ok...its partly a reminder how nice my 'problems' are nowdays....ha ha ;D ~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~

.....ps....what i meant by the 360 degrees isnt all, is cuz i think that only measures a flat surface??? But this mess is 3 dimensional!!! I dont know what that is called, but it was like a flower blossom shape exploding outward & upward & downward...hmmm....a flower blossom...perfect for a bee food shape? 😀 ~♡~Have a Happy day, Happy Homeys!~♡~

Hello Everybody 😀
Ice tea "clink!"

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
What I believe happened is since the honey was mixed with water and left sitting for a long time it fermented and when you removed the lid the excess gas in it caused the explosion.
Sorry about the mess.
Has your special sacred spot been put back to right?

Hi Subclinical 🙂
WAY TO GO! for getting things to their proper new locations! 😀

Hi Porter 🙂
Even with daily maintenance there comes a time when things need more.
WAY TO GO! for putting in the time to bring things up to your high standards. 😀

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
How was the girl's night out?
WAY TO GO! for ALL laundry washed and curtain rods up and chandelier down!
Big (((HUGS))) and extra loving to Kitty.

This morning was very busy but I got it all done.
Not even 12:30 here yet.
Last few days Marty (the cat) has been ill but this morning he got up, drank water then had watermelon and later on some kibble.
I was so worried with him just laying/hiding under things and refusing to even drink.
I started using a dropper to force water into his mouth.
Right now he is taking a nap in his favorite spot, my laundry basket. 😀
His Veterinarian was not available so we took a "wait and see" approach rather than drive him all the way to Reno to see an emergency Vet.

~Hi to all!~ .....i am still totally devistated by this honey mess....i know from trying to use ice cold water to clean when i didnt have hot water, how hard cleaning honey is. The thing that makes it worse is, it was my only really nice, clean, clear area in this whole place...there are even honey sprinkles on the curtains...i am so bummed out....i know in the scheme of problems in life, this is not a big deal, but the fact it happened on this one nice area seems really unfair.....one amusing thing about it is that astrologically Jupiter was square to Venus, which is a hard aspect between the planet representing expansion(Jupiter) & sweet foods(Venus)....ha ha....(sigh)
~♡~I hope you all have a wonderful day!~♡~

....ok, there might be one more amusing thing about it, and that is that it might 'bee-revenge' for me trying to eat honey again, instead of maple syrup....ha ha ;D

Hi everyone - Porter, glad you stopped by, Anony too - sorry about the honey incident - that would make me want to pop my cork.

Yesterday was my clutter club meeting for the month. Our poor leader came in bent over - she's having major back trouble. Besides feeling bad for her, I worried about our plans for my storage unit in September. But where God closed a door, He opened a window. We had a guest speaker from the county codes enforcement. She is a super lady who knows resources of volunteers and I asked her if there was any chance I could get some help too even though I'm not a homeowner and she said sure, just call.

Today has been a different feeling kind of day. It seemed to start out pretty happily - I counted my quilt squares and found I have 35, only 7 more to embroider, and I didn't have any place to go so I could work on my bunny event project.

Then I called the bunny club people and found out that Ginger, the big Flemish Giant who had a botched spay that resulted in huge internal abscesses and the surgical removal of a kidney, is now declining instead of improving after the kidney surgery. If she doesn't make a turnaround in a couple of days it could be over for her. If anyone prays for bunnies we could use some for Miss Ginger.

There's more. I went to put up a prayer request on our bunny club's Facebook page and saw my cousin had posted that her mother, my aunt, died this morning at the age of 96. She hadn't been doing too well for awhile, yet still no matter how one knows these things happen, it still comes as a shock.

So I don't know up from down at the moment. The funeral would be out of town, and I don't know if I'll get to go since I can't drive highways and no one from that side of the family lives here that I can ride with. Nor do I have bus fare. Well, I didn't get to go to her husband my uncle's funeral either, but from where they are they know how much I loved them and appreciated them. They were kind and generous people and that's what matters.

More later...

My condolences, CM. Sending you strength and peace at this difficult time. I know your family will understand and you can honor your aunt from afar. Sending prayers for the big bunny.

Hang in there, CM & Anony. Anony I am so upset for you re the honey. What a mess.

Tillie I am glad the kitty is doing better and enjoying some watermelon.

Goodnight everyone.

Oh no anony! I'm so sorry.

Maybe you will find some things you would rather purge than clean? Dd packed up today (she leaves tomorrow) and there's a very big pile of stuff on the guest bed that she didn't want enough to pack. I'm very proud of her. She even purged some shoes.

Tatoulia, I'm impressed that you slayed the laundry dragon! How did the paperwork go? I know you are getting excited about your drapes! Have fun tonight.

Tillie, maybe Steven will get sequestered and you can catch up on sleep? 😉

I washed four more buckets to return to school today.

Syrup can do something similar in the most awkward
of places so I leave it in the bottles from then on.

it took me all day to get things cleaned . Usually just a few hours but today took eight. I stuck to it. And sorta on a cleaning high. Just in time to go to work.

Oh Anony, I am so sorry! How upsetting! But hopefully easier to clean since you had recently decluttered that area. I had never heard of that happening before! How awful.

I finally got my curtain rods hung. I am in such a state when work is going on st my house. He took down my light fixture. Now to just find the right chain and wire for my chandelier.

I'm going crazy with the mess but I'll be okay. Kitty is deeply hidden due to the upset of a loud stinky man in the house.

Keep up the good work, SubC! It must feel so satisfying to bring your empty buckets to school.

Take care everyone--iced tea clinks to all!