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I feel good. Three month's worth of receipts, paystubs, and automatic payments have been reconciled and I actually know the balance of our checking account. There shall be some light reading to celebrate, followed by sleep, and then I shall tackle the three-month-old pile of bills and medical statements. Which I'm not all that worried about. Okay, I may be a tad worried about our Smithsonian and Archeology magazine subscriptions.

But still. A chore I'd been hiding from is accomplished. I am now eyeing my Viking Coat with its nearly-completed trim along the bottom. Working on that will be my reward for getting the bills handled and filed.

Next on the list is the pile of fabric waiting to become small pouches. I owe an example of them to the commissioner and should get that done soon. I'd better include an apology in with it.

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the house is redolent with the scent of basil and other spices. I nabbed a package of spices mixed to make an easy potato dish in the oven (it has balsamic vinegar and white wine in it) and used it instead in the slow cooker with eight deboned & skinless chicken breasts. I hope it tastes as good as it smells. I'll edit in a review after we have it for dinner.