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Good morning. 🌞🌤️🌦️

6 September 2026

I’ve realized that if I’d stop putting off things that don’t actually need doing right away, I’d probably get a lot more done. I’ve become a master procrastinator. The funny thing is that, up until a few years ago, you might’ve thought I had OCD the way I was always in motion. Now I only spring into action when something feels urgent. I still do a better job than some folks though — I think.

These days I’m more interested in doing what I want to do rather than what I need to do, even if what I want to do is absolutely nothing. Somehow “doing nothing” has climbed pretty high on my list of priorities. In fact, as I’m typing this, I’m thinking about me and Charlie heading out to the porch so I can sit in a rocking chair and sip coffee. Charlie doesn’t rock or sip, of course, but he’s perfectly happy just hanging out with me.

I really should deal with the weeds growing in the gravel around the house. Maybe I’ll wait for winter to kill them off, or maybe I’ll hire someone. God, I’m lazy. I did get out and trim the sidewalks and driveway a few days ago, so that’s something. And today would be the perfect day to pull weeds — the rain loosened everything up. But we’ll see. I’ve already prioritized coffee on the porch.

In the back of my mind there’s a small worry about what happens if something takes me out of the picture and I don’t have everything squared away. But honestly, at that point it becomes somebody else’s problem. I’m not there yet, though, and I’m also not ready to spend whatever time I’ve got left obsessing over chores. I’d rather enjoy the morning, the coffee, and Charlie’s company — weeds be damned.

“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay

“I am beginning to learn to allow things to happen as they are, rather than how I want them to be.” — Erin Loechner

#photo #photography #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #osprey #chores #procrastination

Good morning. 🌞🌤️🌦️

6 September 2026

I’ve realized that if I’d stop putting off things that don’t actually need doing right away, I’d probably get a lot more done. I’ve become a master procrastinator. The funny thing is that, up until a few years ago, you might’ve thought I had OCD the way I was always in motion. Now I only spring into action when something feels urgent. I still do a better job than some folks though — I think.

These days I’m more interested in doing what I want to do rather than what I need to do, even if what I want to do is absolutely nothing. Somehow “doing nothing” has climbed pretty high on my list of priorities. In fact, as I’m typing this, I’m thinking about me and Charlie heading out to the porch so I can sit in a rocking chair and sip coffee. Charlie doesn’t rock or sip, of course, but he’s perfectly happy just hanging out with me.

I really should deal with the weeds growing in the gravel around the house. Maybe I’ll wait for winter to kill them off, or maybe I’ll hire someone. God, I’m lazy. I did get out and trim the sidewalks and driveway a few days ago, so that’s something. And today would be the perfect day to pull weeds — the rain loosened everything up. But we’ll see. I’ve already prioritized coffee on the porch.

In the back of my mind there’s a small worry about what happens if something takes me out of the picture and I don’t have everything squared away. But honestly, at that point it becomes somebody else’s problem. I’m not there yet, though, and I’m also not ready to spend whatever time I’ve got left obsessing over chores. I’d rather enjoy the morning, the coffee, and Charlie’s company — weeds be damned.

“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay

“I am beginning to learn to allow things to happen as they are, rather than how I want them to be.” — Erin Loechner

#photo #photography #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #osprey #chores #procrastination

Good morning. 🌞🌤️🌦️

6 September 2026

I’ve realized that if I’d stop putting off things that don’t actually need doing right away, I’d probably get a lot more done. I’ve become a master procrastinator. The funny thing is that, up until a few years ago, you might’ve thought I had OCD the way I was always in motion. Now I only spring into action when something feels urgent. I still do a better job than some folks though — I think.

These days I’m more interested in doing what I want to do rather than what I need to do, even if what I want to do is absolutely nothing. Somehow “doing nothing” has climbed pretty high on my list of priorities. In fact, as I’m typing this, I’m thinking about me and Charlie heading out to the porch so I can sit in a rocking chair and sip coffee. Charlie doesn’t rock or sip, of course, but he’s perfectly happy just hanging out with me.

I really should deal with the weeds growing in the gravel around the house. Maybe I’ll wait for winter to kill them off, or maybe I’ll hire someone. God, I’m lazy. I did get out and trim the sidewalks and driveway a few days ago, so that’s something. And today would be the perfect day to pull weeds — the rain loosened everything up. But we’ll see. I’ve already prioritized coffee on the porch.

In the back of my mind there’s a small worry about what happens if something takes me out of the picture and I don’t have everything squared away. But honestly, at that point it becomes somebody else’s problem. I’m not there yet, though, and I’m also not ready to spend whatever time I’ve got left obsessing over chores. I’d rather enjoy the morning, the coffee, and Charlie’s company — weeds be damned.

“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay

“I am beginning to learn to allow things to happen as they are, rather than how I want them to be.” — Erin Loechner

#photo #photography #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #osprey #chores #procrastination

Good morning. 🌞🌤️🌦️

6 September 2026

I’ve realized that if I’d stop putting off things that don’t actually need doing right away, I’d probably get a lot more done. I’ve become a master procrastinator. The funny thing is that, up until a few years ago, you might’ve thought I had OCD the way I was always in motion. Now I only spring into action when something feels urgent. I still do a better job than some folks though — I think.

These days I’m more interested in doing what I want to do rather than what I need to do, even if what I want to do is absolutely nothing. Somehow “doing nothing” has climbed pretty high on my list of priorities. In fact, as I’m typing this, I’m thinking about me and Charlie heading out to the porch so I can sit in a rocking chair and sip coffee. Charlie doesn’t rock or sip, of course, but he’s perfectly happy just hanging out with me.

I really should deal with the weeds growing in the gravel around the house. Maybe I’ll wait for winter to kill them off, or maybe I’ll hire someone. God, I’m lazy. I did get out and trim the sidewalks and driveway a few days ago, so that’s something. And today would be the perfect day to pull weeds — the rain loosened everything up. But we’ll see. I’ve already prioritized coffee on the porch.

In the back of my mind there’s a small worry about what happens if something takes me out of the picture and I don’t have everything squared away. But honestly, at that point it becomes somebody else’s problem. I’m not there yet, though, and I’m also not ready to spend whatever time I’ve got left obsessing over chores. I’d rather enjoy the morning, the coffee, and Charlie’s company — weeds be damned.

“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay

“I am beginning to learn to allow things to happen as they are, rather than how I want them to be.” — Erin Loechner

#photo #photography #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #osprey #chores #procrastination

Good morning. 🌞🌤️🌦️

6 September 2026

I’ve realized that if I’d stop putting off things that don’t actually need doing right away, I’d probably get a lot more done. I’ve become a master procrastinator. The funny thing is that, up until a few years ago, you might’ve thought I had OCD the way I was always in motion. Now I only spring into action when something feels urgent. I still do a better job than some folks though — I think.

These days I’m more interested in doing what I want to do rather than what I need to do, even if what I want to do is absolutely nothing. Somehow “doing nothing” has climbed pretty high on my list of priorities. In fact, as I’m typing this, I’m thinking about me and Charlie heading out to the porch so I can sit in a rocking chair and sip coffee. Charlie doesn’t rock or sip, of course, but he’s perfectly happy just hanging out with me.

I really should deal with the weeds growing in the gravel around the house. Maybe I’ll wait for winter to kill them off, or maybe I’ll hire someone. God, I’m lazy. I did get out and trim the sidewalks and driveway a few days ago, so that’s something. And today would be the perfect day to pull weeds — the rain loosened everything up. But we’ll see. I’ve already prioritized coffee on the porch.

In the back of my mind there’s a small worry about what happens if something takes me out of the picture and I don’t have everything squared away. But honestly, at that point it becomes somebody else’s problem. I’m not there yet, though, and I’m also not ready to spend whatever time I’ve got left obsessing over chores. I’d rather enjoy the morning, the coffee, and Charlie’s company — weeds be damned.

“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay

“I am beginning to learn to allow things to happen as they are, rather than how I want them to be.” — Erin Loechner

#photo #photography #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #osprey #chores #procrastination

Starting #stouturday with light fare, laundry, and wardriving. Reverse order, of course.

#destihlBrewery Moonjumper milk #stout

A basic milk stout, malty chocolate with a bit of sweetness. Silky mouthfeel but a bit thin.

#beer #wardrive #chores

The mister is off to a black tie event tonight, so I have activated my store of knowledge on the arcane arts of ironing. There is something highly pleasing about getting all those little pleats on the front of a tuxedo shirt neatly and tidily and starchily and crisply in line.

A wise friend of mine asserts that ironing is the best chore: starts off clean, ends up clean. I agree.

#chores

Doing all the things…

https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/doing-all-the-things/

Just a lazy day here, went to sleep too late, in fact fell asleep playing games on my tablet, work had run long, and my usual web surfing ran longer than normal, so this means I didn't get enough sleep, nor was it particularly good. Oh well, first day of my weekend, I'll make it up when I get to it, only need to grocery shop, mow the lawn, do the laundry and accounting. That last one I think I screwed up on last weekend, so overdue bills and stuff likely await.

So far today we've gone out for breakfast, since I didn't have any rice prepared, and didn't have any potatoes for a substitute side. Not like its the only thing I've run out of, somehow massively miscalculated things, so I ran short on lunch ingredients yesterday. Either way, grabbed breakfast, took care of groceries, then had fun filling tiny libraries in St Charles on the way home, 8 or so libraries, went through two dozen books.

Might nap, prolly have a pizza for a late dinner (sticking to traditional meal names/times here), might get laundry done. Stuff can just as easily wait until tomorrow, though I do have chiro in the morning. Might get some beads and rubber bands too, also might go buy a small used TV here, basically want something near the second desk for plugging in computers I'm tinkering with that I can also plug the stereo into, and if'n it has enough HDMI ports, use as a third monitor here.

Got the coffee maker I ordered, and its… Meh. For those didn't see the post, I got a single serve coffee maker that isn't a Keurig. It can use Keurig pods, and technically reusable pods, though they fit as badly here as they do with a standard Keurig, but it also includes a reusable single serve filter. Quality is cheap, brand is non-existent, very reminiscent of a coffee maker you'd get in a hotel room, has auto shut off, but no brew limit, so you only want to put one cup of water in the tank at a time. Mom got me a new Keurig for my whelpday which I'm not sure what I'm going to do with, I mean the old one still works although it doesn't always close fully and sometimes stops brewing early, and the new one works even if'n its cheap (with coupon it only cost $22, what do you expect?), so I don't need a new Keurig… yet.

Oh, need to fully set up the newish computer, one of Vik's that I'm getting set up to use, gotta clean out Firefox before I connect it to my account so it doesn't cause chaos on my existing computers. Also prolly need to update it at this point. Guess I'll do that after updating this one, as it has kernel updates, so a reboot is required, so we might just leave it powered down, or we might reboot it. I suppose I do need to start cleaning out the computer here, right now I have two POS terminals, an iMac that I need to finish upgrades on, three Lenovo Thinkcentre thin clients, Vik's Macbook, and his Mac mini… I think that's all of them, and there's just one of me, so I should clean the collection out. Oh, and that's just the computers, there's an iPad or two, three Lenovo tablets, and iPhone or two, and lord knows how many Android phones here. If anyone needs some tech, let me know, if you need a new phone and are broke, there's a chance I can help with a chap (sub $100) replacement.

#today #android #Phones #life #coffee #coffeemaker #keurig #chores #Food #computers

'Lewis takes up a debate with several Black feminists who have, at various times, questioned the idea of family abolition, whose central argument has been that, very often, Black families have been sites of resistance against racism. Similarly, we could point to many experiences of class struggle in which sectors of working families have played a key role against the attacks of capital: supporting strikes, establishing relations of solidarity between factories and neighborhoods, staging rent strikes, maintaining soup kitchens, creating movements in defense of public services, and many other forms of resistance. The tradition of “women’s commissions” in strikes, for example, has allowed the working class to articulate fighting forces far beyond the workplace.

'To this criticism Lewis responds that, even so, we should not cease working for the abolition of the family, since we would not need its “protective shield” if we managed to build a society without racism. The argument contains a grain of truth, but it stops halfway. It fails to contemplate the role that the family relations within sectors of the working class and oppressed can play in moments of heightened class struggle. On another level, it doesn’t account for the fact that capitalism, while it needs such a “social cell” for its own reproduction, constantly undermines working families’ very conditions of existence. Marx and Engels remarked on this in the mid-19th century, pointing to the length of the working day, the lack of decent housing, and the general precariousness of working class life.'

Josefina L. Martínez : https://www.leftvoice.org/love-and-care-beyond-capitalism/

#property #gender #subordination #dependence #family #debates #debate #abolition #antiCapitalism #Fourier #Lewis #sociology #anthropology #communities #feminism #feminisms #chores #care #queer #rainbowMafia #historyOfIdeas #Marxism #relationships #abolitionism #culturalism #radicalFeminism #materialism #classes #revolution #domesticWork #classStruggle #careWork #historyOfFeminism

Why buy a weighted blanket when you can just dump your clean laundry on your blanket and never fold it?

#ProTip #WeightedBlanket #chores

Why buy a weighted blanket when you can just dump your clean laundry on your blanket and never fold it?

#ProTip #WeightedBlanket #chores

Why buy a weighted blanket when you can just dump your clean laundry on your blanket and never fold it?

#ProTip #WeightedBlanket #chores

Why buy a weighted blanket when you can just dump your clean laundry on your blanket and never fold it?

#ProTip #WeightedBlanket #chores

Why buy a weighted blanket when you can just dump your clean laundry on your blanket and never fold it?

#ProTip #WeightedBlanket #chores

Most of my porch furniture has been in the family longer than I. Repainting it about every ten years keeps it looking nice. #porch #porches #furniture #furnishings #outdoorfurniture #outdoorfurnishings #heirloomfurnishings #heirloomfurniture #wicker #wickerchair #wickerchairs #heirloomwickerchairs #papiermâchéchair #papiermâchéchairs #papiermâchéfurniture #papiermâché #antique #antiques #old #oldstuff #oldfurniture #summerchore #summerchores #chore #chores #dailychores #upkeep #outdoors

How can I get out of all these boring household tasks?

Dear Jane, my parents keep giving me loads of chores to do and saying something about “responsibility” and “being a grown-up”. I mean, what are they on about? I only just turned 30. How can I get out of all these boring household tasks?

Unhappy from Hampton

Oh my poor beleaguered buttered scone of injustice!

How dare your parents suggest you take on responsibilities simply because you’ve reached the tender and innocent age of thirty?! Why, you’re practically still in the larval stage of adulthood, just barely crawling out of your sock drawer of self-discovery!

Let me tell you, chores are a vicious rumour spread by people who don’t own enough decorative hats. I once avoided all housework for seventeen consecutive years by pretending I was allergic to dust, soap, and effort. It worked marvellously, until I was eventually mistaken for a long-lost Victorian ghost and exorcised from my own kitchen.

Now, here’s my expert advice for dodging every chore ever:

1. Invent a fake PhD in “Domestic Aversion Syndrome.” Tell them you’re part of a long-term study that forbids vacuuming due to potential sock displacement trauma.
2. Hide in the laundry basket. They’ll never think to look for you there—especially if you blend in by wearing nothing but unpaired socks and a tea towel turban.
3. Fake extreme hat-related injuries. “Oh no! My feathered fez slipped and I twisted my dishwashing instincts!”
4. Train a squirrel to do your chores. Failing that, just blame everything on the squirrel. “Why didn’t you do the dishes?” “Because Reginald chewed through the sponge, obviously.”
5. Write them a strongly worded note in icing. I’ve found that cakes with messages like “Responsibility Is a Conspiracy” or “Let Me Nap, I’m Thirty” are both delicious and persuasive.

And finally, for full escape velocity, I recommend my bestselling guidebook “Grown-Ups Are a Myth: Escaping Adulthood With Grace and Cupcakes.” It pairs beautifully with “Avoidance Through Sock Puppetry” and the ever-popular “Ten Reasons I Can’t Hoover (Allergies, Ghosts, and General Vibes).”

So pop on your most distracting hat, declare yourself emotionally fragile, and lock yourself in the loo with a nice hot pot of prune juice until the laundry folds itself or they give up entirely.

Irresponsibly yours,
Lady Jane Sillybottom
Author, Hat Philosopher, Sock Whisperer, and Domestic Avoidance Specialist

#chores #grownUp #housework #larvalStageOfAdulthood #ResponsibilityIsAConspiracy #skiving

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen #koffie #klusjes

Mevrouw ElBee moet vandaag werken, dus de residente vijfjarige en ik gaan boodschappen doen en zijn speelgoed opruimen.

Nu nog even bedenken wat we de komende dagen 's avonds zullen eten 🤔

🇬🇧 Good morning #coffee #chores

Mrs ElBee has to work today, so the resident five year old will go and shop for groceries and put away his toys.

Now I have to think about what we'll have for dinner the next few days 🤔

This little asshole thinks kicking litter out of the box is the way to bury his poo. Time to get the broom for the third time in 24 hours... 🐈💩🧹

#catsofmastodon #cats #orange #OrangeCats #CatLitter #messy #cleaning #chores #CatDad #PetLife #ESA #AnimalCompanions #sigh

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen #koffie #klusjes

Wij aten gisteravond een schotel met kapucijners en uien en de voor morgen voorspelde wind is hier dus al gearriveerd 🌬️

🇬🇧 Good morning #coffee #chores

Our dinner last night made sure that the windy conditions predicted for tomorrow have arrived a day early 🌬️

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #boodschappen #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #groceries #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

Straks met de residente kleuter naar de kapper. Hij wil hetzelfde kapsel als zijn vriendje even verderop uit de straat 'met groene en blauwe verf!' 😅

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

I'm taking the resident 4 year old to the barber's later this morning. He wants the same hairdo as his friend down the street 'with green and blue colouring!' 😅

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

Vandaag ga ik het plankje voor het toilet eindelijk maar eens ophangen. Dat staat al meer dan tien jaar op zolder 🥴

#HelpIkBenGeenKlusser

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

Today I'll finally put up the shelf in our toilet, which has been tucked away in the attic for over ten years 🥴

#NotAStarInHomeImprovement

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🥱 #koffie #klusjes

Ik wijd me vanochtend nog maar een keer aan de fietsband van de kleuter, die nog steeds langzaam leegloopt.

🇬🇧 Good morning 🥱 #coffee #chores

Let's see if I can permanently fix the slowly leaking tyre of the little dude's bicycle.

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🥱 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🥱 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🥱 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🥱 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie

Ik ga gewoon door met de #klusjes. Morgen ga ik met de residente kleuter naar het #SpoorwegMuseum in #Utrecht 🚂

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee

I'm just continuing doing the #chores. Tomorrow I'm taking the resident toddler for a visit to the Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht 🚂

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie

Nóg meer #klusjes in huis... Voor het nieuwe jaar nog even de administratie opruimen en uitmesten 🤓

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee

Even more #chores around the house. Before the new year starts I'll have to put away my paperwork and throw away some old stuff 🤓

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie

Nóg meer #klusjes in huis en vanmiddag kunnen we de fietsen hopelijk weer ophalen.

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee

Even more #chores around the house and hopefully, we can pick up the bicycles this afternoon.

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie

Vandaag staan er alweer wat #klusjes in huis op het programma en vanmiddag moeten er twee fietsen naar de fietsenmaker voor onderhoud.

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee

For today I have again planned some #chores around the house and this afternoon I have to take two bikes to the bike shop for maintenance.

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie

Vandaag staan er wat #klusjes in huis op het programma.

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee

For today I've planned some #chores around the house.

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🥱 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🥱 #coffee #chores

🇳🇱 Goedemorgen 🙂 #koffie #klusjes

🇬🇧 Good morning 🙂 #coffee #chores