Patty, time to take a tip from Gilbert and Sullivan and make a little list (ok, different kind of list, but I love that song) of all of those chores, and no matter how small. You'll be surprised how energizing it can be to see accomplished tasks crossed out that way.

Charmion, another ranger and I were stung by a bunch of wasps when we were out on the job in our Brooklyn, NY, park, and the supervisor insisted on taking us to a neighborhood doctor or emergency clinic. We each ended up with an antihistamine shot that was so powerful I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep a few minutes later, but had to get myself home first. I think I slept around the clock from that stuff, but it sure did a job on the stings. I hadn't thought about that in years.

The instructions with the new LED rope light say don't cut it but say nothing about use with a dimmer; it is helpful that the Interwebs have conversations about doing it. Searching Amazon for "plug in dimmer switch" and passing on all of the too smart for their own good variety, I realized I already had one of the analog switches stashed in with the electrical cords in the laundry room. That job is complete and the den will resume it's normal low-light aspect when the timer next turns on the lights in front of the stairs.

JennieG, I was scrolling back through here to see who we hadn't heard from for a while and finally watched that Op Shop Ladies video. So funny!