tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87136036108311464102024-02-20T03:20:24.238-08:00My House ContributionsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888232133868541603noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713603610831146410.post-11011899798239699912011-01-20T10:39:00.001-08:002011-01-20T11:14:41.108-08:00The Powder Blue House<div>Everyone is suddenly doing things for the house, so I've decided to record whenever I do something too. Even little things. I refuse to be left behind in this flurry of activity.</div><div><br /></div><div>I won't dwell on my past contributions like mowing the lawn or on the neglect and sloppiness that I had come to passively accept. I will now eagerly go with the new direction, which is what I wanted in the first place when I moved in!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are my most recent good deeds:</div><div><br /></div><div>Two days ago (January 18th), I shoveled the front steps in the morning on my way to work. I had cracked the standing ice on our doorstep two days prior (January 16th), by pouring hot water on it and pounding it with a shovel. A pretty good result: I was able to free the welcome mat that was deeply embedded in the ice, and clear a safe path for our feet.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also curbed the garbage.</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888232133868541603noreply@blogger.com0