It has turned cool and rainy, and I'm enjoying it. I'd much rather have cool weather than hot.

Yesterday I stayed in all day, except for doing a load of laundry. I'll do another today, I think. I'm not sure yet if I have a full load.

I made some taco seasoning mix this morning, and used half of it on ground beef for taco salad. A taco salad will use up lettuce, tomato, green pepper and a tortilla (sauteed and crumbled for topping). Also cheese. I have shredded cheddar that really ought to go in the freezer after I use it on the salad today.

The other day I made chicken tortilla soup, and today I will freeze what's left. It was pretty good, though a little too spicy. I added some water, which should cool it down a little for next time.

I worked a bit on cleaning the kitchen yesterday, and I'll continue today. My goal is to thoroughly clean the fridge, inside and out, and if I feel energetic, I'll continue to the counter which houses the toaster oven, two containers of utensils, the breadboard, and cookbooks. Now that I do these things more regularly, it isn't so tedious, and everything is so much cleaner. Yesterday I cleaned the window shelves and all the decorative glassware that sits on them.

No financial news, really. My Medicare Advantage premium hit the bank. Tomorrow afternoon I'll pick out something from my grandson's wish list on Amazon. Variables are at 30%.