Monday, January 12, 2026
The shower rack in the primary bathroom had been falling regularly because its rubber parts—two suction cups and a half ring—holding it were failing, so I cleaned the rubber parts with Goof Off. Breakfast: one hash brown patty from frozen with a small piece of leftover veggie fritatta, one small turkey sausage link, hot water. Inkjet printer maintenance: replaced the photo black cartridge, which had run empty. Patrick and I moved the Christmas tree box to the garage. House chores: cleaned the kitchen floor mats with dish soap and water; removed rust from a cast iron pizza pan with Rustoleum rust remover then washed, dried, and reseasoned it; washed the handheld vacuum filter then let it dry on the balcony. Midmorning snack: one sumo orange. Smoke alarm documentation, testing, and maintenance. Installed the smoke and CO alarm we brought with us from our old home because we purchased it separately. Lunch: two small corn tortilla tacos with refried beans, diced deli roast chicken breast, mixed grated cheeses, and sliced green onions; hot water. Troubleshot problems with the dishwasher soap dispenser door not closing properly and with the rinse aid compartment looking half full after filling it and running the dishwasher once. The rinse aid was set to 4. I cleaned it with vinegar and dish soap solution then changed the setting to 2. Neither compartment appears to leak. Afternoon snack: salted cashews, one small piece of dark chocolate. Dinner at home with Patrick: fancy spaghetti-os (anelletti) with mini beef meatballs, hot water, red wine. Afterwards we watched YouTube then Marcello Hernández: American Boy on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes and cleaned the kitchen.