Birds and chores

[redbird]

The interesting part of the day was hanging out with cattitude. In addition to some good, reassuring conversation, we had a nice walk in a bit of Inwood Hill Park that wasn't really passable two days ago. I spotted two hawks, and then a downy woodpecker very near us. The swan has started chasing Canada geese, a project that seems hopeless on the face of it, given the relative numbers, but that we, and presumably he, know from past experience will eventually produce a goose-free inlet. I hope he finds a mate, but even if not, it's good for the reeds. It's also a sign of Spring.

I didn't go hang out with people in Flushing, as I'd half-intended--I wasn't feeling energetic, and there were boring chores that needed doing.

So, I have done the laundry. I have filled out the forms to get rebates on my fax/printer/copier; those will be in tomorrow morning's mail. I have done four exciting pages of proofreading, and faxed them back. The super has shown us how to turn the toilet valve off. Not my idea: they're turning the building cold water off at 8 a.m. tomorrow (it should be back on at 2 p.m.) and want us all to turn the toilets off as well. The announcement said to ask if we needed help; they seem to have thought through the difficulties inherent in having dozens of people all looking for the super at the same time, while trying to get out of the house for the day, and he went around this evening instead.

Now I just want random bits to stop itching (nothing that interesting, things like a spot on my forearm that looks like an insect bite, and the dry skin around my eyes).

Comments

[kiya]

I had a dry-skin-around-eyes problem for a while; I wound up having to get some prescription-strength hydrocortizone to make it bloody well go away. Hope you don't have the same issue. :/


For insect-bite itches I apply ammonia.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Do you use moisturizer? I've found that that helps. (I'm using Mary Kay "Velocity," which I pick up from Racheline; it's very light, the smell is neutral-to-pleasant, and it's helped my skin a lot.)