More joys of home ownership

I haven't had a lot of time or energy for writing lately. There's been a decent bit of progress on the decluttering front, and we've managed to maintain what's been cleared pretty well so far. *crosses fingers* and that has actually freed up more spoons. Just not having the overloading visual noise and worry has helped a lot!

The post I've been meaning to write hasn't materialized yet, but here's an excellent thread with some points that have been important to me, pretty much in line with my last blog post: Redistributing our time ... Running across that one was timely, since I'd been starting to reach some of the same conclusions. It's all about balance, and what works--and what I was doing definitely wasn't working. :/

( More DIY fun...or something. With photos. )

Hopefully, I'll have more time and spoons available again before long.

Bah, more perfectionism

I'm fighting feeling l*zy^# today, showing the sense not to mess with the Nitromors with my asthma and chemical sensitivities. That means that vatine has been stripping the radiator, while I avoid that part of the house. Including the kitchen, with stuff I could be doing in there.

Sticking him with tedious, fumy work doesn't feel great. But, I'm trying to bear in mind that I do a lot of tedious work on my own--and this particular division of labor doesn't seem to be bothering him. And I trust him to let me know if it does, instead of just getting resentful.

BTW, the new paint stripper is working much better. It's still a fiddly job.

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^# This deserves disemvowelling about as much as any other term. Thanks to Stepping Out of Squalor for pointing this out.