I just ordered a washer and dryer; they should arrive sometime March 13.  I also just talked with my water company about my bill.  Initially they said it was correct, but when I asked them to compare it to my previous bill, they said it was not correct and will be giving me a partial refund on my next bill.

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Just a quick post tonight.  US/Mexico Border Wall Progress probably won't be updated for a while due to the current partial government shutdown, however border wall construction continues during this time.  It is just harder to document for the time being .

It has been 6 months since I have moved into my new place!  It is still a lot of fun and I am thankful to God who has allowed me to live here for the time being.  During these Winter months, I have had to put certain types of work on the house on standby or hiatus until it warms up and I can get more funds.  Gas and electric bills are a bit up there during the Winter and the cold makes it harder to do certain outdoors activities.

I still have some plans in the works and one is to start work on dehydrating again and in particular to make some jerky again.  I also want to start putting more effort into getting a roommate and I'm trying to decide what my next major purchase will be to help out in that regard.  I'm leaning towards getting a new washer and dryer, but I have not solidified my decision yet.

I've been playing WoW, listening to audiobooks, and just started getting into some online streaming of anime, older seasons of Dr. Who, or even a movie.

It really does look like Winter is the season of just taking it easy.  I am looking forward to getting back to work on the house late March to early April.

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Day off today.  I seem to be off of Caffeine and sleeping pills.  I am sleeping much better now that I am increasing the amount of time I spend in bed so as to allow me to get the sleep I need in case I wake up in the middle of the night.  I am a far cry better than when I was getting on average maybe 4 hours of sleep a night if I was lucky.

I still want better ways to spend my time.  It is not that I want to be more productive.  I want to eliminate the things that take over my life in a bad way like caffeine or games or news.  None of those things are bad, but I don't want to worship them and have them take over my life and lead me into worse things, because these things tend to snowball.  The other purpose in eliminating these things is that it allows me to better enjoy and serve God.

Eliminating Caffeine also serves as a guide to repenting of other lingering sins.

Moving on.  My plan for today is to do laundry, read, and maybe do some house cleaning.

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1. Basement (big project)
   
   • wall
     
   • floor
     
   • Install door to basement (R)
     
   • Seal AC/Heating in basement
     
   • Fix foundation sections outdoors
     
   • Insulate basement
     
   • Install Dryer (R)
     
   • Install Washer (R)
2. Seal porch (R)
   
3. Tune up deck
   
4. Roommate(?)
   
5. Get Lawnmower (R)
   
6. Get/Build Shed (R)
   
7. Unlisted item (R)
   
8. Remove two piles of branches
   
9. Tune up AC unit
   
10. Remove tree #2
    
11. Add humidifier to HVAC
    
12. Consult with flood zone inspector
    
13. ✔ (completed: 01/09/26) Gas Hearth installed
    
14. ✔ (completed: 12/19/25) Extend Gas lines (2)
    
15. ✔ (completed: 11/18/25) New water heater
    
16. ✔ (completed: 10/14/25) Remove tree 1
    
17. ✘ (abandoned: 10/13/25) Fix Bathroom fan #2
    
18. ✔ (completed: 10/11/25) Fix bathroom Fans #1
    
19. ✔ (completed: 10/10/25) Finish moving items from previous residence (✔ mats, ✔ clothes, and ✔ books from garage)
    
20. ✔ (completed: 10/03/25) Sewer
    
21. ✔ (completed: 10/01/25) Assemble two shelves
    

I'd say those are all of the really important things.

I'd like to be able to get all, or at least most of it done, within 5 years.

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