Zagmek
@zagmek.bsky.social
The everyday ramblings of an underqualified domestic engineer working with her second shift of cats and first round husband.
The ottoman has a tail.
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The ottoman has a tail.
Milo has discovered I put a blanket in the tree bucket.
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Milo has discovered I put a blanket in the tree bucket.
Milo is not the smartest of kitties. He's definitely an orange printed in grayscale: the sun is shining bright and warm in the front windows with kitty perches... and he settles under the not-warm LED therapy lamp.
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Milo is not the smartest of kitties. He's definitely an orange printed in grayscale: the sun is shining bright and warm in the front windows with kitty perches... and he settles under the not-warm LED therapy lamp.
The coffee grinder broke this morning. On the plus side, hand crushing beans with a mortar and pestle to make enough for my little French press made a pretty good cup of coffee - I don't want to do that every day, though, so I'll start looking up the best grinders out there that don't cost limbs.
December 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The coffee grinder broke this morning. On the plus side, hand crushing beans with a mortar and pestle to make enough for my little French press made a pretty good cup of coffee - I don't want to do that every day, though, so I'll start looking up the best grinders out there that don't cost limbs.
I should know better than to turn on the heated blanket for a nap. I think ibsweated off 5 pounds, though, with the 30 pounds of kitties adding even more heat.
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I should know better than to turn on the heated blanket for a nap. I think ibsweated off 5 pounds, though, with the 30 pounds of kitties adding even more heat.
The '80s called. They reminded me that my ankles hate the cold, and that leg warmers still exsist.
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The '80s called. They reminded me that my ankles hate the cold, and that leg warmers still exsist.
When "grandma" crochets and also knows the grandkitties wear bandanas all the time.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
When "grandma" crochets and also knows the grandkitties wear bandanas all the time.
My brain says it's nearly 5pm. The clock says it's not even 2pm. I hate this time of year.
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My brain says it's nearly 5pm. The clock says it's not even 2pm. I hate this time of year.
When the toilet innards replacement kit says to hand tighten the one bolt, they don't mean "arthritic, no grip strength, girl hand" tighten, they mean "get your husband to do it or gently use your vise grips"...
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When the toilet innards replacement kit says to hand tighten the one bolt, they don't mean "arthritic, no grip strength, girl hand" tighten, they mean "get your husband to do it or gently use your vise grips"...
I got a new wok! And Jasper got a new box!
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I got a new wok! And Jasper got a new box!
Never just sit on a blanket bunched up on my couch: they are the natural habitat of the rare burrowing land orca who takes offense when you expose him to the light
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Never just sit on a blanket bunched up on my couch: they are the natural habitat of the rare burrowing land orca who takes offense when you expose him to the light
I decided to get two whole chickens and butcher them up myself so I can have split chicken breasts since stores never have them. Had a moment of "why did I do this to myself‽" as I started, but I've dismembered many cooked chickens, so wasn't as difficult & didn't take as long as I feared it might.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I decided to get two whole chickens and butcher them up myself so I can have split chicken breasts since stores never have them. Had a moment of "why did I do this to myself‽" as I started, but I've dismembered many cooked chickens, so wasn't as difficult & didn't take as long as I feared it might.
My brain can't decide between going to bed or sitting up reading, but my body is stuck under cats so...
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
My brain can't decide between going to bed or sitting up reading, but my body is stuck under cats so...
The constant homeowner debate: spend $50 on parts and potentially a whole weekend cursing to fix the running toilet ourselves, or spend $100 minimum plus parts to have the plumber come in and have it done in an hour...
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The constant homeowner debate: spend $50 on parts and potentially a whole weekend cursing to fix the running toilet ourselves, or spend $100 minimum plus parts to have the plumber come in and have it done in an hour...
Marriage:
Husband wakes up and discovers there's just enough raspberry chocolate coffee left to make himself a pot: "Aw, she left me the last of the flavored coffee!"
Me getting up at my normal time hours after my husband left for work: "That SOB took the last of the raspberry chocolate coffee!"😭🤣
Husband wakes up and discovers there's just enough raspberry chocolate coffee left to make himself a pot: "Aw, she left me the last of the flavored coffee!"
Me getting up at my normal time hours after my husband left for work: "That SOB took the last of the raspberry chocolate coffee!"😭🤣
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Marriage:
Husband wakes up and discovers there's just enough raspberry chocolate coffee left to make himself a pot: "Aw, she left me the last of the flavored coffee!"
Me getting up at my normal time hours after my husband left for work: "That SOB took the last of the raspberry chocolate coffee!"😭🤣
Husband wakes up and discovers there's just enough raspberry chocolate coffee left to make himself a pot: "Aw, she left me the last of the flavored coffee!"
Me getting up at my normal time hours after my husband left for work: "That SOB took the last of the raspberry chocolate coffee!"😭🤣
The great toe nail painting dilemma: touch it to see if it's dry (enough) potentially ruining a nail, or just sit here longer with Milo refusing to come closer because of the smell.
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The great toe nail painting dilemma: touch it to see if it's dry (enough) potentially ruining a nail, or just sit here longer with Milo refusing to come closer because of the smell.
It's so damn hard to get my recommended protein goal when I can't eat dairy, I don't like much meat, have to mind my saturated fat & salt, and can only stomach so much beans and lentils and tofu. I plan to try adding seitan, too. At least I'm good on fiber - yay whole grains and vegetables!
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's so damn hard to get my recommended protein goal when I can't eat dairy, I don't like much meat, have to mind my saturated fat & salt, and can only stomach so much beans and lentils and tofu. I plan to try adding seitan, too. At least I'm good on fiber - yay whole grains and vegetables!
I've been trying to get past my anxiety over getting molds taken at my dentist for a new mouth guard, only to get there and find out it's now a 3D scanner thingy. A lot has changed since I got my mouth guard over 10 years ago...
September 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've been trying to get past my anxiety over getting molds taken at my dentist for a new mouth guard, only to get there and find out it's now a 3D scanner thingy. A lot has changed since I got my mouth guard over 10 years ago...
When you buy a set of nifty little cleaning brushes last winter to clean out the window and sliding door tracks and vents in the spring, but end up cleaning them without the nifty new brushes because you couldn't find them since because you actually put them away with other cleaning tools #adhdbrain
September 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When you buy a set of nifty little cleaning brushes last winter to clean out the window and sliding door tracks and vents in the spring, but end up cleaning them without the nifty new brushes because you couldn't find them since because you actually put them away with other cleaning tools #adhdbrain
The three beasts have been nearly fighting over the "new" window perch that they've moatlybignored for the past 6 months. Guess I'll invest in another tonreplace the old rickety one they're now ignoring... 🐈⬛️🐈🐈⬛️
September 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The three beasts have been nearly fighting over the "new" window perch that they've moatlybignored for the past 6 months. Guess I'll invest in another tonreplace the old rickety one they're now ignoring... 🐈⬛️🐈🐈⬛️
Me while pulling weeds and trimming bushes "watch out there's a bunch of poison ivy here"
My husband "that's not poison ivy"
Google image lookup "its poison ivy"
Plant.id "that's poison ivy"
Identify.plantnet.org "yup, poison ivy"
Hopefully I've washed enough to get it off me 😫
My husband "that's not poison ivy"
Google image lookup "its poison ivy"
Plant.id "that's poison ivy"
Identify.plantnet.org "yup, poison ivy"
Hopefully I've washed enough to get it off me 😫
September 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Me while pulling weeds and trimming bushes "watch out there's a bunch of poison ivy here"
My husband "that's not poison ivy"
Google image lookup "its poison ivy"
Plant.id "that's poison ivy"
Identify.plantnet.org "yup, poison ivy"
Hopefully I've washed enough to get it off me 😫
My husband "that's not poison ivy"
Google image lookup "its poison ivy"
Plant.id "that's poison ivy"
Identify.plantnet.org "yup, poison ivy"
Hopefully I've washed enough to get it off me 😫
Finally dug into my stack of little projects in my sewing room. Replaced the button that broke on a pair of jeans, took the annoyingly tight elastic out of the hem of some pj pants, took the bulky uncomfortable ties off a jean skirt, and turned 6 annoyingly small dish towels into 16 new dish cloths.
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Finally dug into my stack of little projects in my sewing room. Replaced the button that broke on a pair of jeans, took the annoyingly tight elastic out of the hem of some pj pants, took the bulky uncomfortable ties off a jean skirt, and turned 6 annoyingly small dish towels into 16 new dish cloths.
"Keep yourself warm by overheating the human" practice this morning. These two are prepared for the end of summer. Kitty #3 (aka the burrowing land orca) was burrowed under the duvet scrunched at the foot of the bed, and was quite miffed when I flipped the blanket off of him.
September 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Keep yourself warm by overheating the human" practice this morning. These two are prepared for the end of summer. Kitty #3 (aka the burrowing land orca) was burrowed under the duvet scrunched at the foot of the bed, and was quite miffed when I flipped the blanket off of him.
I couldn't stop laughing at how the shadows made Milo's face look 😆
August 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I couldn't stop laughing at how the shadows made Milo's face look 😆
Today, I realized I sould make sure I had everything I needed for my friend's son's wedding (dress, jewelry, gift, card...) next month. Got my dress cleaned, ordered new jewelry... Then it suddenly sank in that I'm attending as a guest of the MOTHER OF THE GROOM. Fuck. I feel old.
August 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Today, I realized I sould make sure I had everything I needed for my friend's son's wedding (dress, jewelry, gift, card...) next month. Got my dress cleaned, ordered new jewelry... Then it suddenly sank in that I'm attending as a guest of the MOTHER OF THE GROOM. Fuck. I feel old.