Tuesday, April 10, 2012

April

Desk moved over.

The corner of stuff.

Other computer installed.

All this to connect to the internet.

With Ubuntu on it.


8 degrees indoors at 11:41am


Sort of tidy.

The stuff in the loungeroom left to do. Later tonight I think.



Time flies huh?

It seems I can't Flylady AND walk twice a day at the same time. Well, its the concentration really, and the lack of desire for exhausting myself. (The people in another place will tell me i need more fuel, I'm inclined to agree.)

Anyway, with a lot of stuff thoroughly annoying the crap out of me in the computer room and lounge room, I decided that today was a good day to sort most of it out. So, I moved the other computer from the loungeroom, into the computer room. Thankfully that is on a little bench/trolley thing with wheels so that move was made easily. However, where I put it didn't suit me. (in front of the wardrobe) So I measured up the space next to the other desk and decided it would fit THERE.

To achieve that, I had to move the desk over 10 inches or so. Then I had to move the things in the corner OUT. After that, I had to move the other puter into that hole. With that space behind the couch now empty I decided that NOW was a great time to move the modem and wireless router as well! That proved more tiresome than the computer. But I got it all done, reconnected everything, even changing the power board that the laptop is plugged into, coz it has been a bit sparky, and I heard it humming when I was plugging in the modem line.

I've stashed the milk crate full of cottons under the puter table, and filled up another milk crate with the yarn that was floating around, that I am sick of the sight of. They fit under there nicely, and even though it was meant to be a temporary measure, they might just stay there for now.

The stuff that was in the corner, a box of my daughters things and a laundry basket full of baby things, is now under the main table. I couldn't face taking it to the shed.

With that done, I vacuumed the floor. I am hesitant to work out just how long its been since I did a proper job of it.

The surfaces are still a bit of a write off, but it is a heap better than it was at 9am this morning. I need a better storage system for circular needles.

After all that, I weather proofed the screen doors. Plural. Normally (usually around teh end of daylight savings) I take the um..beading? out of the front one only, put plastic up and use the rubber stuff to anchor it in. Today though, because it was so cold, I just used tape. Why I decided to do the back door as well, I am not sure, but I did the same thing to that. Why do I do it anyway? I don't like closed doors. I also don't like the cold, and while this doesn't stop ALL the cold, it does hinder cold air blowing in, while giving me the illusion that the doors are open. :)

When it finally warmed up outside I went out and found the damage last nights vicious frost did to the pumpkins. So I had to cut all those vines up and put them in the compost. One small pumpkin might be too little, but I've brought it in anyway, and rescued the green tomatoes. The compost bin is full now.

Pics.