It really gets to me that, in a place that's so much quieter than the old place, I can't enjoy the peace and quiet because I have to have fans, air cleaners, and whatnot running to drown out all the fucking planes. This place would be so ideal sound-wise if it weren't for that. 

What's more frustrating is that things are breaking much faster than we can fix them. Not only did he get a freezer, as I mentioned before, when the refrigerator broke, but he pulled out a 20-year-old mini fridge he won when we lived in Oregon. Well, now that's acting up, too. Yes, we can get a new mini fridge for $90, which is nothing compared to a new fridge and fixing the bathroom leak, but still—enough is enough already with all our shit breaking! It's like, what's next? I'm just tired of healthcare and breakage sucking up our money. If only we lived in the UK or Canada, despite the shitty climate, and were apartment lovers, where major appliances that broke wouldn't be on us. Oh, the money we could save! But we're in the US, people are noisy, so we hate being attached to them, and that's that.

I am managing to get some small things to add a little fun to my life and live a little along the way. I have a pair of chunky black pumps with a low block heel coming today. These I'll wear mostly in our short-lived winters. 

The set of six candles came yesterday, and sure enough, true to some of the reviews, I couldn't smell anything lit, so I had to put them on the warmers. That brings out their scents nicely, except for the gingerbread one. It smells like gingerbread when I put my nose to the candle unlit, but not even the warmer seems to bring out its fragrance. Maybe my nose is simply too confused with all the different smells in the house right now.

All good things come to an end, so while Prolific may be allowing me to make good money now, sooner or later, the jobs are going to dwindle. I got yet another complaint from the people running the main AI jobs I do. Yeah, I was wondering how long it would take before I got another one. I replied and let them know that that was the last stock message I would read and reply to, and reminded them that if they don't want people's opinions, then don't ask for them! Most of the jobs I do for them are opinion-based, where they want you to say which video or audio clip you prefer. As I've said before, if they know what they want, they should pick it themselves. They've never responded to any of my messages, so I don't know if they even get or read them.

Anyway, I only slept a little over 6 hours, but my sleep quality wasn't too bad at all. I only took melatonin and thought my sleep would be very fragmented, but it wasn't.

I lost a pound so far on my new diet, but even I always lose a pound or two when I first start, and then nothing. I'm still determined to stick to this plan religiously. It's a lot more doable than a thousand calories.