Good Things Friday (23)
July 19, 2019
This is my weekly list of things that were good this week, even if they weren’t all unadulteratedly good things. Please do share your good things in the comments!
1. Friday: I’m surveying my office. I’m making good progress! I can see the floor! I still need to get rid of, organize, or find homes for five large bins’ worth of stuff all while fending off the acquisition of any more stuff except for my coveted digital piano (someday). Can I do this?? Maybe! There’s also a ripple effect here – to achieve the elimination of those five boxes, I’ve got to organize more than just my office because some of this stuff should just be rehomed out of this particular area, not necessarily our lives. That will be good. It’s inspired me to cherry pick small areas to spot clean in anticipation of the big cleaning binges and it all helps set the groundwork for a really satisfying clear out.
2. Saturday: I’ve only been talking about wanting a robot vacuum for three or four years, so of course we finally just got around to talking about why I want it, why he doesn’t and where we stand on the matter as a family. After discussing my whys, PiC is on board! Now I just need my budget to get on board 😆 I’m going to be stalking the sales for a good pet-fur-geared robot vacuum. Let me know if you have one and love your model?
3. Sunday: JB had a rare cousins day, with PiC, and I got to work for as long as I could AND lay down for some rest. Everyone was happy except for that bit where everyone was still awake at 10 pm.
4. Monday: my early riser woke up at 6, gave me zir blanket to snuggle, then fell back asleep for another couple hours. Much needed rest for all. Why can’t ze do this on weekends??
5. Tuesday: Auntie broke out an age appropriate set of softball equipment and JB was FULLY into it. It was also lots of gentle fun for us adults though there was more running after the ball than I had planned for, except when I threw the ball overhand and my wrist abhorred that.
6. Wednesday: Homemade mango salsa (not by me) on my eggs this morning. YUM. I also got pointers on how to make my own. I will need to try it.
7. Thursday: What. A. DAY! We did “and beyond” walking (JB parlance meaning: way too much), saw many-many cool things and finished up with the most amazing zucchini lasagna I have ever eaten in my life. I had three helpings. There’d be regret but it was That Good.
Yay for robot vacuums! We went with the Roomba 985 from Costco, partly due to the generous Costco return policy, and because it hit the price point I’d been waiting for on a lower end model. It went on sale for $500 last year and came with at least one wall barrier…, so I’d expect you can do better on price than the current list price at Costco. There were good black Friday sales if you want to wait, but we ended up getting it last Aug/Sept.
It is my favorite purchase of the year. It does a great job on our hardwood and rugs, and we have a dog. I was willing to spend on brand name and for a model that did mapping (instead of random bouncing). https://www.costco.com/iRobot-Roomba-985-Wi-Fi-Connected-Robot-Vacuum.product.100428595.html
If you aren’t costco people, the 980 is the equivalent non-costco model and appears to be a better deal at the moment. LMK if you’d like to test drive it, haha.
Ohhh a robot vacuum, I don’t own one but always intrigued by it. By what others that own and say about it, the vacuum sounds like a good investment. I would guess if Costco and Kohl’s sells them to look at both stores since their return policy are very liberal.