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Had a very fun morning. My brother-in-law told my parents that today was one of the Acton Library’s book sales, so we headed over to it with them. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t have more cash in my pocket, because I literally spent everything I had on me! I got 6 books for me, and 15 for Junior. A little pricier than a yard sale, but all the books were relatively new and in excellent condition. A hardcover adult book (not THAT kind of adult) was $2.00, but we’re talking something that’s 19.00 at the local bookstore right now, not some hardcover from the 70’s on fixing your typewriter. I stuck to paperbacks for myself, but actually got some from authors I really enjoy, like Nora Roberts. So I paid a dollar for a book I would have paid $8 for new, and it goes to the library.

Speaking of which, back when I lived in Boxboro, I used to go to the Acton library a lot. They rebuilt the whole thing, expanding it, and it is just BEAUTIFUL. I mean, jaw-droppingly beautiful. And the children’s section is astounding. I wish we lived closer, I’d spend way more time there than I do att the Leominster children’s room. I need to find out there hours. I may just start going there every week or so just for a change of scenery.

My computer just started screaming at me for no reason. Well, I’m sure there is a reason, but geez, I almost jumped out of my skin just now. I guess I’ll have to see what is doing this to me.

Seriously, I’m not sure how they got this to work, but I have those excellent Maytag Neptune washer-dryer combos that cost as much as a small car. One of the things they promote in the advertising/sales literature is the fact that they are “synchronized.” I have no idea how this is supposed to work, we never bothered to ask. We just figured ALL wash cycles and ALL dry cycles lasted exactly the same amount of time, or something like that.

But that can’t be true because you can LOAD these suckers up, and they do take longer if you’ve packed in a load of towels, versus doing a few delicates. But every once in a while, I’ll be doing laundry and both the washer and dryer finish at the same time. It’s very wierd, and the reason I mention it is that it just happened now. The washer finished, and then the dryer finished about 30 seconds later. Great stuff.

Had to make a corporate decision: update the Big DumpTruck or vacuum. Old Jody would have sat down happily to update the BDT. New Jody thought to herself “Hmmm. I don’t remember the last time I vacuumed under the bed, maybe that would be a healthy thing to do.”

I also counted that as a little bit of exercise, because the vacuum I was attempting to use required more work than I wanted to put into it. I really want to get a new upright, something VERY light but VERY powerful. And it shouldn’t cost much. I’m sure there are just so many uprights out there that fit the bill. My Dirt Devil needs some sort of repair right now but I don’t like it AT ALL so I’m not going to get it fixed. It’s too loud. And too heavy. So there.

The two books I ordered on how to be a successful freelance writer just arrived. More money into the pockets of writers! I need to get some business drummed up for a couple of reasons:

1. I need to create something a customer is happy with just to reinforce that I am good at what I do. I know I am, but I want proof.

2. I need to have a client list to show other people so I can have an even bigger client list.

3. I can’t just sit here watching Mikey the Fish all day for the rest of my life. I did clean out his tank today. And every time I do, I’m reminded how much I appreciate that our friend Kim gave him to my son for a birthday present.