So, for the last few weeks, I’ve been unemployed. This has been really interesting, because it’s largely been an exercise in minimizing $ spent, maximizing productivity, and still having some fun. Working within those constraits was pretty easy. I played games I already had, I took photos, I played with the dog, I cooked. Cooking is a *great* way to minimize $ spent, while still being entertaining, if you’re into that sort of thing. I put up some trim in the downstairs (which is looking damn fine – one more door to do, then on to staining), which cost some $$ (~$40/door) but has been really fun, and a good use of the miter saw that Ei-Nyung got for me a couple years ago.

Now, though, I’ve only got a week and a half of “freedom” left – so I want to maximize my enjoyment of it. I’ve also removed the “minimize $” – obviously, it’s not like, “Time to go buy a Lotus Elise,” or anything, but if I want to spend a couple bucks on materials for making the house better, I can. And because now I’ve got this freedom, I have *no idea what to do*. I want to paint, I need to do some weeding, I’m going to finish the trim tomorrow, I’ve gotta get our “bulky trash” set up for Thursday morning of next week, blah blah blah. There’s a lot I *have* to do, such as a dentist appointment for a filling next week, and there’s a lot of stuff I want to do, and now that I see the door closing, I have no idea how to do it all.

This is stupid. I should just go do something.

Off to weed, and poison the mint. Damned mint.