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Productive day. Played nurse to ailing parents. Rolled eyes at Dad's "I'm SICK" routine, but still gave him chicken soup, vitamin C, and made him put a hat on.

Cars
Since my lease expires March 20th, and I'm not buying out the car for $10,000 (If I'm going to pay that kind of money or more, I'm getting NEW, dammit!), we narrowed down the wish list.

In the subcompact car category:

• Suzuki Aerio,
• Toyota Corolla,
• Hyundai Elantra,
• Dodge Neon.

In the compact SUV category:

• Suzuki Vitara,
• Toyota Rav4,
• Hyundai Santa-Fe,
• Honda CR-V (HA!),
• Ford Escape.

We're going to test-drive next weekend. Starting, I think with Suzuki and Toyota. I'm hesitant with Hyundai as it's Korean. The Honda will be pricy for what I get, and Ford... well, we've had some lemons with Ford. (Dad had a bad HORRID Mustang experience in the late 70's. The memory lingers.)

Oh. And I bought a new scale. I love my scale. I tested it with my 5lb and 10lb weights for accuracy. Hello 127lb ME. The excess Christmas-crap is gone. Wheeee! 7lbs to reach the remodified goal! Oh. And, according to measurements I'm 21.477% body fat. According to scale, I'm 21% According to several studies, measurement derived calculations based on formulae are more accurate. But, I'm okay with an additional .477. Really. Very okay.

Tomorrow's To-Do

Since it's just after 11, and I'm surveying my dismantled kingdom.... Tomorrow's To-Do Listing:

Kitchen
- Wash dishes
- Clean off counters
- Sweep Floor
- Hand wash said floor
- Grocery shop for: veggies, skim milk and O.J

Living Room
- Do filing
- Lay away Christmas decorations (what few there are)
- Lay away CD's
- Dust
- Vacuum

Bedroom
- Change bedlinen
- Fold and lay away 2 baskets of clean laundry
- Lay away box of Christmas presents (e.g. egg separator.)
- Dust bookcase, armoire and the credenza behind the loveseat
- Put bag of Goodwill clothing into trunk of car. (It's not getting any closer to the drop-box sitting in my room.)

Bathroom
- Spray shower with the soap scum Tilex
- Scrub sink down
- Wash floor

Overall
- Vacuum apartment
- Take recycling out to box (for Wednesday)
- Change garbage bag and empty bins in livingroom and bathroom.

After that, I'll be happy with the state of cleanliness I prefer to dwell in. And, I think I shall print this listing off and be ready to do it item by item before I visit the online world, but AFTER I visit the gym.