I did a lot of driving today to attend an event that included organic gardening vendors. I participated at a booth, answering questions and selling a few books. I'm looking forward to working more with these folks in the future, but via telecommuting.

The first two weeks of September were packed full of appointments, the next two weeks are wide open and I have plenty of things to keep me busy. Let's see if I can follow through with my intentions to be efficient yield any results. And find another job.

Those neighborhood garage sales are nice - every so often we end up with a pent up supply of things for sale (not sold during a period of hot or wet weather) and everyone ends up holding their garage sales on the same weekend. They're impromptu, not organized, block-wide sales, but still wonderful when they happen.

Charmion, when I moved into this house I had a lot of contractor work done and I paid for materials at every opportunity with one particular credit card to earn points (from my credit union, so they play nicer than some of the big bank cards). When the work was finished I had enough points to order a Kitchenaid stand mixer - they never seem to really go on sale. I have over the years acquired a couple of the attachments. The one I use most often is the grinder, for every time I need ground beef.