Just one thing: 7 September 2020

[jazzyjj]

It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

Comments

[nou]

Made kheer to use up the lactose-free milk that I’d ordered to make cherry clafoutis with except my cherries didn’t come.

[siberian_skys]

cherry clafoutis I don't know what it is, but you had me at cherry. Did they tell you why your cherries didn't come? That's sad.

I have no idea why things seem to get worst before they get better, but I'm not looking forward to packing up stuff to donate, because I've been taking apart the kitchen today. I know I won't get close to getting done, but at least I can do the upper cabinets on one side and can wipe down the counters on that side. That will help. I also ordered some magic erasers so I can put the old coffee cups in the dishwasher to donate. I also ran the dishwasher this morning and am working on the second chapter of my most current fic. And then I worked a little on my bedroom and moved some pictures around. After lunch hopefully I can finish the project in my bedroom that I haven't finished and get that one side of the kitchen wiped and clean the bathroom. Yeah, I bit off a lot today.

[nou]

Clafoutis is a sort of baked pudding. I made Felicity Cloake’s recipe earlier this summer and it didn’t work at all — the proportions were completely off, and the custard split. A friend recommended Anna Jones’ recipe instead, and I was going to try it today, but alas no cherries.

Ocado (the online supermarket I use) never give explanations for why they can’t deliver something. I’m guessing that for fresh stuff it’s generally because less of it was in good condition than they’d expected, and so there wasn’t enough for everyone who’d ordered it.

Can I suggest denture-cleaning tablets for getting stains off the insides of coffee cups? Dissolve tablet in water in the cup, leave to soak. Much less work than scrubbing with a magic eraser (also the eraser will damage the coating and make it more prone to staining in the future).

Good work on making progress in the kitchen! You’ll get there in the end if you work on it steadily, and we’re all cheering you on.

[siberian_skys]

That sounds really good. Hopefully you'll get the chance when the store gets the cherries in. I'm going to save this post for later. You never know I might decide to branch out.

Yes, please. The denture cleaner is a brilliant idea. I just ordered it. Thank you so much. My life just got easier.

I got the upper cabinets done on one side of the kitchen. I'll take it. I just need to wipe the counter on that side. It's a start.

[nanila]

Went to the gym for the first time since lockdown. Felt really safe! It was well laid out and managed, and people were following the wipedown and distancing rules.

[silveradept]

Oh, that's good. It must be nice, being somewhere that's taken sensible precautions for long enough.

[readera]

Made bagels in the afternoon & made jambalaya with chicken & sausage + cornbread for dinner

Put away grocery order in the am.

[silveradept]

That sounds delicious.

[readera]

It turned out very tasty!

[jazzyjj]

Cookout at my sister and brother-in-law's, and his mom came which was nice. Good thing I got my laundry done over the weekend.





Got back around suppertime last night, unpacked and hung out with 2 neighbors.

[readera]

Yay for cookouts!

[silveradept]

Helped with the shopping and braved a certain amount of smoke from wildfires (started very far away) to do so.

[readera]

Yay for shopping. Hope the fires stay far away.

[azurelunatic]

Dug up the fire season masks.

Shopping.

Discovered that in the event of the shopping scooter running low on charge, I can in fact help push with my feet.

Discussed my preferences for a small generator, which turned out to be irony perhaps in the Alanis sense.