Not A Happy Day...

Just found out a new law passed allowing the government to snoop on my net activities.  That's bad enough, but they way they're doing this will also open up a new means for cyber thieves to steal your info.  This means i'm going to have to spend more money & look into a VPN service.  The problem here is that I am not all that aware of what to look for in such a thing.  That means it's time for some serious research on the matter.

Add to that I saw this was my forecast for the next ten days:

I am not a happy camper.

These two things are enough to put a damper on my day.

Hope you are having a better day.

Cya

July Is Winding Down...

I remember quite clearly at the beginning of the month asking July to please be better than June.  I am not sure it accomplished that at all.   July brought us:

1. A continuation of the heat enveloping my area
2. Higher electric bills due to running the AC & other appliances
3. Feeling run down & ill a lot of the month
4. A continuation of poor theatrical selections
5. A congress that can't settle a debt crisis

July, you have just one more day to get to cleaning up all of this mess.  If not it will fall on the shoulders of August to do what you could not.    It's not as if August is known for being cool.  But hopefully it will be a better month.

Cya

Friday...

It's Friday & the week is winding down.  Groceries were bought & errands ran.  We got a little rain yesterday.  It was needed, but now everything is muggy. Yes, I know, I am never happy.

Tonight is the beginning of the re-imagining of the 80's cartoon, The Thundercats.  I am looking forward to see how they handle it.  Hopefully, it will last longer than the redo of He-Man.   I also hope that they produce more episodes than they did of Young Justice.

So there's my day.  I went shopping & ran errands.  At most I will warm up something for dinner & then stare at TV.  A most pleasant day for me, other than the mugginess.

Cya

OK...

It's hot, but I am reasonably back to form.  I am probably doing next to nil today.  I'll watch some movies & then go get the roomie from a friend's house.  That will about synapse my day.

We have come up with some plans to deal with the issues that have arose.  Sometimes just coming up with a plan of action is all you need to calm yourself down about things.  I think this is a reasonable plan.

I am going to take a clue from my cats today & just lounge.  

Cya Tomorrow

Have a great day

Not A Great Day...

OK, this is not being a great day at all.  The house is fighting me, yes I know how that sounds.  Had some unwelcome news from the car insurance people. It's hot.  That is about the end of my post today.

Cya tomorrow

At least I got chili made up

Should It Stay Or Should It Go Now....

My roomie & are both somewhat freaked out by the televisions shows about hoarding.  So, we constantly analyze our clutter levels.  Not wanting to become some freakish people who could wind up on a TLC show.

When I was living in the college dorms, this was easy.  You had to move every semester or two.  This gave you ample motivation to strongly consider lightening your load.  It was easy to bring a trash can in & sort what goes with me or goes to the garbage.  Considering I usually moved solo, I was greatly motivated to rid myself of things.

However, when you "grow up" & somewhat settle into an adult routine in a sort of sedentary life, things change.  That's when things start to accumulate.  It starts slow & you don't notice.  First there's a junk drawer, then there's a junk room, then you need a storage barn.  Of course you're not staying as organized as you could, so you fail to remember that you already have five rolls of scotch tape at home  or that you have two brand new pairs of jeans that have fallen into the back of the closet.  Too bad the jeans were for two sizes ago.

One day you look up & OMG what happened?  What happened doesn't really matter.  What matters is what are you going to do about it?  It's time to drag out the trash bins & decide the fate of everything in your house.  Will it stay or will it go elsewhere?  Start small, with a shelf or a closet.   Consider each item.  When did I last use that?  Will I ever use that?  Can someone else use that?  Or, is it just trash?

I don't get rid of everything.  I keep copies/extras of things, but I do it on purpose, not because I forgot we already had one (mostly).  It's good to keep extras for your computer needs, batteries, cleaning supplies, or anything else you frequently use or that is prone to break.

Doing this will give you a great time to clean places you wouldn't normally be able to get to.  Hint, dust stinks. Getting dust out of your house takes out a lot of the smell factor.  This process will give you back  your life & it is very liberating.  Don't believe me, give it a whirl.  You will be amazed at the change in your house & how you feel about being in it.

Cya

Cleaning House...

I gather a lot of stuff in my cyber house.  I bookmark sites, add links & follow blogs.  At some point, it can all become a bit much.  So today, I decided to clear the cyber clutter some.

I am going through my bookmarks & links & see how many of them still actually work.  Then I'm asking myself, "When is the last time I even went there?"  I am giving the blogs a look over & seeing who updates, who doesn't & who does but I don't care.

I'm no where near done, but I've cleared out about half my bookmarks.  I had over fifty blogs on my watch list & now I'm down to just under twenty.  My browser is much easier to navigate now.

Your computer is just like your house.  It needs cleaning & maintenance.  It needs for you to clean out the system every once in a while.  It needs you to clean out the physical machine from time to time.  You need to organize & back up your files & bookmarks.  Having a cyber house is like having a physical house, it needs to be taken care of to perform well.

Cya, still have clearing to do