Goal #38

Goal #38: continue with the cleanup project.

Mom is coming in town this week, and my place is a wreck.  She's my mom, so she'll love me anyway, but it's pretty bad.  And it's starting to get on my nerves!

Recap of goal #37: it took me a little while to get going with the blogging, but at least I started again.  Can I get half credit?

What I Read -- Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion

Back before Christmas, K had the brilliant idea to start a postal book club.  Here's how it works: K, E, and I all pick our own book.  We read it, write a few notes, and send it on.  Our books travel around the country in a triangle and then come back to us.

Or at least that is the plan.  It has taken me since February to find sufficient time to read E's book of choice: Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion.  It's not because it's a bad book or a slow read.  It's just because I've been a delinquent book club member.  But I went on vacation and, as with my contribution to this endeavor: The Amateurs, I finished the book!

And then I did a stupid thing: I wrote my notes about it, and before I wrote this blog post, I passed my notes off to K.  Perhaps not my best move!

My general feeling about the story she tells is that she's right: the fashion industry has become a race to the bottom for both cost and quality.  The only way to stop it is for us consumers to demand better, and be willing to pay more for it.

I can get on board with that idea.

What I'm Reading Now -- Kids These Days

I finally finished my last book club book, and it's time to move on to the next one!  (Actually, I did already, but from the very little progress I've made, you'd be hard pressed to tell that I've had it for more than 20 minutes or so.)

The book is Kids These Days. Per K's explanation, it's a bit of a beach read.  I'm at the end of summer, so maybe this is just what I need to savor those last few warm days.

What I've read so far has been amusing!

Goal #37

Goal #37: blog!

I bet you guys have been wondering what I've been up to.  I've been quite busy indeed, and not spending a lot of time at home, but that means I don't have a lot of time in front of my computer.  This week, I'll try to get you up to date!

Recap of goal #36: the cleaning started, but I have a ways to go.  I got through my kitchen and bathroom, half my utility room, and cleared out a bunch of stuff on my storage shelves.  I also pulled a bag's worth of clothes out of my closet and took them to Goodwill, along with a bunch of other stuff.

Goal #36

Goal #36: deep cleaning.

Perhaps you noticed that I have been absent for a while.  That's a fact.  However, it's not because I haven't been busy.  I have been climbing, riding, rowing, seeing LOTS of friends (with more to come), and now I am undertaking the massive task of deep cleaning my apartment.

By the time I am finished, the only time it will not have been cleaner was the day I moved in.  And maybe not even then, because while I did do a super clean before moving, there were a zillion people and boxes and stuff in and out for two or three days, so that probably ruined it.

Goal #34: see above - lots of friends!

Sorry, #35.  I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.  As compensation, here are some cool things you may not have known about yourself.