Soiled Adult Diapers

On my day off I'm relaxing on the couch and watching an episode of Hoarders, an episode about a woman who used diapers and filled her small bathroom with them for two years instead of having the toilet repaired. Naturally, I'm wondering some things as we continue searching for real estate. Would we be able to tell if a bathroom was once filled to the brim with soiled adult diapers? If feces and urine ate through the bathroom floor, would we know it? Would it make a difference in our buying decision if we knew that the previous occupant tied herself to a medical toilet in her kitchen where she slept each night?

New Years Goals; 2011: UPDATE

Well, it's half-way through the year and time to update my New Years Goals that I posted in January. I've modified them only slightly, and marked off the ones which are complete. 

1. Post these goals on my blog (1/6/2011)
2. Give an update half-way through the year (6/25/2011)
3. Give a final report at the end of the year
4. Get a job!!! (May 20)
5. Enroll in a regular fitness class or join a gym
6. Go on 12 planned dates with Dusty (3/12)
7. Travel to a unique park or national forest or historical site or museum each month (6/12)
1. National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton
2. Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, Chillicothe
3. Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapokeneta 
4. Indian Lake State Park
5. A.W. Marion State Park
6. Ohio Riverfront Park, Marietta
8. Walk 500 miles outside of regular daily activities (57/500)
9. Buy a used banjo (opted for a guitar instead - May, 2011)
10. Learn to identify 20 new species (10/20) 
• House Sparrow, Dogwood Tree, Mourning/Turtle Dove, Purple Archangel, Goldfinch, Titmouse, Gerbera Daisy, Grackle, Buckeye, American Lotus
11. Write in my journal once per week (10/52)
12. See five musical performances live (3/5)
1. Drums Downtown VIII, Columbus (February 18)
2. Shoefly, Circleville (May 7) 
3. Remington Ryde, McConnelsville (June 16)
13. Buy a used bicycle (March 11) 
14. Fly my sister Melanie to Ohio (maybe in October?)
15. Plan a road trip to Maryland/Washington D.C. (maybe in October?) 
16. Go camping
17. Fly a kite
18. Write ten more blog posts than I wrote last year (23/65)
19. Read two books of poetry (0/2)
20. Join a book club (February 16)
21. Read 12 books (6/12)
• see these books and my reviews on my 2011 shelf:
  
22. Learn 12 new songs (2/12)
23. Join a garden club
24. Grow ten species of plants (5/10) 
• Primrose, Gerbera Daisy, Chocolate Mint, Ginger Mint, Aloe
25. Try a new recipe each month (4/12)
1. Vegetarian Red Lentil Kufta (red lentils, bulger wheat, onion, olive oil)
2. Boston Baked Beans (navy beans, bacon, onion, maple syrup, ketchup, brown sugar, ground mustard, Worcestershire sauce)
3. Tzatziki sauce (Greek yogurt, cucumber, dill, olive oil, lemon juice)
4. Sweet Easter Bread (flavored with a little bit of lemon and orange zest and decorated with a red-dyed egg)
26. Invite others over for dinner three times (0/3)
27. Practice with Rosetta Stone once per week (15/52)
28. Attend the Feast of the Flowering Moon Festival in Chillicothe (May 27 - 29)
29. Attend the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival (September 9 - 10)
30. Attend the Circleville Pumpkin Show (October 19 - 22)
31. Learn about this year's issues and vote on November 8th (registered to vote 3/2011)
32. Interview three of Dusty's great-aunts/great-uncles (0/3)
33. Transfer 2008-2009 digital photos from computer's hard drive onto labeled discs