There's a new small stack of papers for the burn barrel, once the yard dries out enough that exposure to the lawn won't cause my small barrel to start rusting. I worked on one file drawer so far, removing things I no longer need from work but at the same time creating a couple of succinct files of my personnel documents in case anyone at the university finally gets around to suing the woman in charge of my old department. She has it coming.

Clearing the files has of course meant that things on the desk can now be filed and I can see patches of wood again, though several ongoing tasks are stacked there awaiting my attention. A new freelance job came in yesterday that will join the files on top.

Oh, wait, I see some journal storage boxes on the floor with folders in them - possibly things to go into the file cabinet. But there are four file drawers here (and two more in the closet) to work with. I brought home things from work that I simply didn't want to leave behind, but that may not need to be retained.

I just dove into the bottom drawer of the first cabinet I've been weeding from and found a collection of article ideas that I still would like to pursue. Time to brush those off and update the research. These look wonderful - a gift to my future (now present) self!

I have a list of workmen I need to bring in and the electrician is moving to the top of the list. I've fixed the ceiling heater (the fan post needed lubrication) and replaced bulbs in a fixture over the sink, but now I need someone to replace the doorbell (it has needed replacing for ages) and to work on a plug on the back porch that is connected through the bathroom ground fault switches (odd). When the porch plug gets wet (the box needs replacing with a waterproof cover) it pops the breaker that also controls the breaker wall plugs in both bathrooms. I have to repoint brick on the house, starting back near that outdoor plug, because I think it is water splashing in with each rain event. A friend did some repointing recently and shared the instruction videos. It's slow but relatively easy work. With each task that needs doing here, I have to back up a couple of steps to figure out WHY those tasks need doing. :-/

Oh - I made the call to the guy who painted new reflective house numbers on the curb at a friend's house. They are simple black and white and really pop off the curb. In the conversation with the painter (who has to wait till it dries out more and I'm on the waiting list) he sent me a link to his business Facebook page with the fancy colors and school and community logos he does for people, but I want the black and white and nothing else. I told him he can add a photo of my curb to his collection - it seems that adding a photo of the most basic black and white job never occurred to him.