Floor is stained! :D I haven't had a good look at it yet, of course, because it was WET, but from the glimpse I got it looks really good! :D :D :D (Did not get back in my room due to said wet, hahaha)

Sibling should be back tomorrow to start on the top coats - assuming the sick doesn't make a resurgence, it was DEFINITELY still there - but! The nail got pulled today as well, so I'll be finishing off the sanding tomorrow, and maybe start on painting. (Will have to tidy the deck further to put down dropcloths, etc., which might take a while. Will have to see!)

Would've started on that today, but I got hit by the Anvil of Tired, whoops. >>;;; Probably because even after I went to bed last night it took me a while to actually sleep, siiiigh. So! Going somewhat earlier tonight, even if not by as much as I was aiming for, so that'll hopefully help some.

Nothing big, today. Cleaned the chook coop, and the cat boxes (which were clean for about 0.2 seconds before Sushi decided he needed to dirty one, sigh). Actually cooked pasta for dinner, which was great! :V Actually did the dishes!

Started working on the shelf in my room, too. Got things down, cleaned up there... and fucked up using the stud finder, so I've gotta erase all the pencil marks I made and start again. Which, fine, whatever. Annoying, but whatever, it happens! I will try again properly... tomorrow? Maybe? Will depend if I can get in there after Sibling's been by. Should be floor stain day, soooo might need to Not Go In There for a while, you know?

Speaking of Sibling, turns out it hasn't been Other Work interfering, but Got A Sick. :( :( :( A terrible thing! And also explains why I didn't get a heads up, hahahaha, time has been spent resting not communicating with people! XD;;; But, should be good for tomorrow (according to a message this afternoon, so probably accurate)!

Have been beset by cats all day, which has been nice :) If sometimes uncomfortable. How a four kilo cat curled up on your legs can make the muscles ache from the weight so easily I will never understand...

I did EVENTUALLY get myself into the shower - at like 8pm - but yeah, today was. Another not great day! :/ So no cooking. Tomorrow! >:

I DID remember to take the bins out, and to fill up the rubbish with random bits of foam my father's been keeping for no good reason, some of the carpet underlay, etc. We're still going to probably need to take stuff to the tip, but if I get as much out as I can each fortnight that'll help.

No Sibling today, so I finally messaged, and the current plan is Thursday. Which is fine, I'm glad I know now! Should stop me from worrying about it, heh.

Other than that, really not much. Brain has been extremely useless siiiiigh.

Did most of the sanding today! Just got a couple of bits on the longest board that I can't do with the electric sander - it's too long to move it out of the clamps without it hitting something on one end or the other, so I'll have to take it out entirely and hand-sand those bits that're covered. But that plus the one I need Sibling to help get the nail out of from yesterday is all that's left! :D (Tried the nail again, too. No dice. Bleh.)

Almost out of food again, so I'mma have to shower tomorrow morning and go do that, bleeeeeh. Like. I realise that it's by design that I only get as much as I can carry so I have to force my ass out of the house at least long enough to get food, but also why do I have to go outsiiiiiide, ugh. Curse you, long-term thinking looking-after-self brain!!!!

I think I will get the things for pasta sauce. Pasta sounds good about now. :V

But nothing is open for at LEAST two hours (I think) and also I do need to shower and stuff first sooooo nap now! It's too cold for showering anyway! Also I need to sleep, etc. etc.

No Sibling today either, so not sure what's up with that. Assume Other Work Stuff is busy, which is fine, whatever. Kinda annoying to not get a heads up, but also I don't care THAT much hahaha.

I DID however, do some sanding today! Not a huge amount, but enough to know that a) yes it WAS important to clear off the bench, and b) yep I CAN get the long ones done this way, which is nice. First of the long ones needs a second go-over - gotta move stuff around so the bits in the clamps are free so they can get sanded! But the first pass is done, yay! And mostly done with the small ones - just left with one with a nail in the corner I can't get out, so gonna see if Sibling can. Suspect some of the problem is I don't have enough grip strength - the sticky out bit CAN be grabbed with the pliers, I just can't seem to get it to move. Sibling's always been way better at that kind of thing, so I'm hopeful!

Other than that, not a huge amount. Hid in bed most of the day I wasn't actively doing something, because it was FUCKING COLD this morning. Ankle was twinging as soon as I got up, sorta thing. But hiding in bed meant it didn't start aching! \o/ Sushi also came and curled up under the blankets on my stomach like three times, too, which was ADORABLE.

Managed to sleep most of the daylight hours away yet again, and there's something up with my ear so I had a nap this evening TOO, but at least it's not hurting any more.

Anyway even though I was too late to go clean the chook coop as planned - they were already in bed, heh - I DID do that last bit of paint stripping, so that's something. Hopefully tomorrow will be all the rest of the sanding, but we'll see how long it takes to clear off the bench, I guess.

Back to bed for me! Hopefully I'll be over whatever it is tomorrow!