Did another load of laundry last night -- sheets and towels -- $1.50. I hope I am now caught up for a while.

I made my first mortgage payment yesterday. I doubled it, then rounded up. I hope that I will always be able to do this, at least as long as I am working.

I still have some cash left over. I am going to move some to my slush fund and emergency fund -- get both of them fully funded -- but after that, I'm not sure what to do. I could buy stock, or I could put a chunk of money on the mortgage. I know what I DON'T want to do is fritter it away.

I haven't yet had a chance to look for a couch. I hope this weekend will be the right time. I've seen good-looking couches on the Home Reserve website. The couch is delivered in boxes and has to be assembled. I would be assured that it would fit through the door -- but I am not at all sure about the assembly process. I've had a lot of trouble with assembly and have sworn it off several times. I don't think either of my kids are particularly handy in that way, either. So I think I'll go with the "real" couch and just be careful to measure.

I found my phone charger last night -- plugged into an outlet, so I used it already in my new home and just didn't remember. So I hooked up that phone, and -- yup, it's still there -- no phone today. I also forgot to pack the bread for my sandwich.

What I DID remember -- the book to return to the station, the rest of my lunch, my keys, my pass, and the kitty litter trash which I take out every morning. Evidently, I can' remember more than five things at a time!