Cooking, Cleaning and Spying
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
United States
February 1, 2023 11:09am CST
Happy February Everyone! it's a cold but sunny day here today for this first day of a new month. It looks warmer outside than it is so when I took the dog out I was hit with a blast of winter. Guess the dog thought it was cold too as she ran out, did what she had to do and came right back in. No sniffing anything for a million times 
My morning was fairly busy doing this and that including running the swiffer mop over the hardwood floors. It's easy to keep dust to a minimum when using the swiffer but the one thing that annoys me is having the move the dining room chairs to get under the table. My chairs are heavy and sometimes I try to just sweep around them but today I could see the dust with the sun shining.
Tonight is pasta night so I got the meatballs made and I just added them to the sauce that's been cooking in the crockpot. My daughter and I love pasta nights but once the crockpot starts really cooking it works it's way upstairs. Then she has to smell it all day long while she's working and it drives her crazy
What a surprise this morning to find a "for sale" sign on my next door neighbors lawn. They only moved in a little over 2 years ago and now they're leaving. Of course I had to go online and look at all the photos of their house to see what they've done. When they first moved in I knew they had renovated the kitchen so nosey me wanted to see what they did. I have to admit the kitchen is white and beautiful. Makes me want to do a whole renovation here but of course that's just wishful thinking and not in my budget nor do I want to deal with the chaos and mess.
From what I could see online I'm betting it sells quickly and I just hope that the new neighbors are nice. So far I've been lucky
Can't say there's much else going on today.
My morning was fairly busy doing this and that including running the swiffer mop over the hardwood floors. It's easy to keep dust to a minimum when using the swiffer but the one thing that annoys me is having the move the dining room chairs to get under the table. My chairs are heavy and sometimes I try to just sweep around them but today I could see the dust with the sun shining.
Tonight is pasta night so I got the meatballs made and I just added them to the sauce that's been cooking in the crockpot. My daughter and I love pasta nights but once the crockpot starts really cooking it works it's way upstairs. Then she has to smell it all day long while she's working and it drives her crazy
What a surprise this morning to find a "for sale" sign on my next door neighbors lawn. They only moved in a little over 2 years ago and now they're leaving. Of course I had to go online and look at all the photos of their house to see what they've done. When they first moved in I knew they had renovated the kitchen so nosey me wanted to see what they did. I have to admit the kitchen is white and beautiful. Makes me want to do a whole renovation here but of course that's just wishful thinking and not in my budget nor do I want to deal with the chaos and mess.
From what I could see online I'm betting it sells quickly and I just hope that the new neighbors are nice. So far I've been lucky
Can't say there's much else going on today.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I hope your new neighbors are nice. I could go for some spaghetti and meatballs about now; and it's only 8 am. Have a great day!
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I have some leftover spaghetti and meatballs if you want some
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Fingers crossed the new neighbors will be nice. Actually I don't care if they're nice as long as they're quiet and not party animals
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Feb 23
Sounds like a nice busy day. I hope you don't wind up with disruptive neighbors.
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 I sure hope so, too. And you'll be sure to tell us if that's the case. It's a risk when people move.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Fingers crossed that the new neighbors won't be loud and party animals
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Another day of sunshine today. I'm beyond happy
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 23
I am making fried shrimps with rice for dinner, a quick dinner, it's already 6:15 p.m. and we are back home from only a short time. My neighbor renovated their kitchen last year. She called me inside to show me, her kitchen is pretty, but I have no intention to do anything in my home.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I love fried shrimp!! yum
I love watching tv shows about home renovations but I have little desire to do much remodeling. However we are planning on replacing the bathtub in the upstairs bathroom with a shower. That's about the extent of my tolerance for being disrupted. I don't know how people survive doing whole house renovations that take months to finish.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
3 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 We made some renovations when we bought this house in 1999. I hate to have workers inside the house. When my neighbor renovated her kitchen, they were with boxes in the living room during 10 days. She told me that "IF" she knew it would have been so long she would have renounced. Now I know how long it takes. My kitchen stays as it is.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I love that now you can virtually tour any house you might want to buy without having to physically go. I especially love when there's a house for sale in my community. All our houses are similar so it's interesting to see how everyone has decorated.
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
1 Feb 23
I'm thinking Pretty and I should have hamburgers tonight for dinner... I haven't cooked hamburgers in about two months. (I did eat a couple of hamburgers I made and froze when my eyes swelled shut this last time but Pretty didn't get one. She was making sure I ate something.)
I was just looking out the kitchen window and thought I saw snow falling. When I opened the front door, I'm positive the road in front of the house is turning white again. *sigh*
I hope you get new neighbors you like... Good luck.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Burgers are one of my favorite meals. I've always been a burger fan from childhood.
Hope you were just imagining more snow falling there
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
2 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 Nope... another quarter inch fell. But it is 41F, so some of the ice and snow are melting off.
@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Feb 23
It's cold here yet also. I like looking at different houses for sale
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Being able to go online and tour any house for sale is fun
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Feb 23
Sounds like a good dinner there. I will bake some chicken thighs to serve with some brown rice and a good salad.
I hope you are lucky with the neighbors.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
chicken thighs and brown rice sounds good and heathy
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 It was good. I added some onion and red bell pepper when I baked the chicken.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
We are kindred spirits Judy. I'm laughing but can certainly relate to closing the curtains to avoid seeing the dust
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
3 Feb 23
@JudyEv isn't that always the way 
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 
Sometimes, when I actually get around to doing whatever it is that I was putting off it only takes me 5 minutes. lol
Sometimes, when I actually get around to doing whatever it is that I was putting off it only takes me 5 minutes. lol1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I don't think I would have the patience to live with a big remodel. I'm glad your niece survived the mess and it came out beautifully.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 It was a terrible mess, at one time she was cooking in the bathroom on a hot plate.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Do you go online and see what they're selling for and peek inside on a virtual tour?
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 I do go online to see the selling price. That has an effect on the value of our home.
@Beestring (13320)
• Hong Kong
2 Feb 23
Your dinner sounds good. I love meatballs. hope you'll get a nice neighbor.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
1 Feb 23
Wow, you sure like cleaning! I am not sure what is going on with the house next to me, they always seem to be working on it. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes on the market. That sauce smell must be amazing.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I hate cleaning but force myself to do something every morning to keep the house clean and tidy. I would hate to have my doorbell ring and having to invite someone inside and it being a mess.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Isn't it fun to peek when a house goes on the market? Should be interesting to see if they come close to their asking price.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
2 Feb 23
I always hope for quiet neighbors and so far I've been lucky. This is the second time the house next door is being sold.
