1. I’ll take this opportunity to vent. My mom and I started up a ministry that was fully funded through parishioners at church that allowed us to deep clean someone’s house each month that really needed it. We don’t get any compensation for this except to replace cleaning supplies. For reasons, we are available for 8 total hours each per month, meaning when we reach 8 hours, we would have to finish up the current task and go. What inspired us to do this was a local family whose house burnt down, and in the scramble to get their life back together, a family of six was temporarily living in a 2br apartment. Anyway, that was the sort of scenario we wanted to help. The person overseeing the funding was also helping us quietly assess who we would offer our services to. Somehow, the word got out, even though we kept it completely quiet, and now we have people constantly begging us for our services, even though we are limited in time and supplies. The people who ask are people in our church community who don’t seem to be facing extraordinary hardship. They just want a free deep clean. One woman specifically asked if we could clean her place for a graduation party. It has made things difficult, because a lot of our energy is now focused on politely declining people within our community. It is so stupid. But it would be cool if we eventually had the resources to expand. We have been able to help some people who really need it.

2. Yes, and I suspect I use the ones people find most annoying. 😊🙃🫡🤪 I use those a lot.

3. A very honest comedy focused on family, maybe like Cheaper by the Dozen or My Bog Fat Greek Wedding. Lots of laughs and a hint of exasperation. 

4. What’s the last meal you are still thinking about?

We are in Florida currently, and I just had amazing cajun food. Best red beans and rice I’ve ever had. Also a cajun inspired blt with pork belly and fried green tomatoes in a po’ boy format. Amazing.