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Deep Cleaning Priorities for Resetting Overlooked Spaces After Months of Everyday Use

Deep Cleaning Priorities for Resetting Overlooked Spaces After Months of Everyday Use

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

A home can look reasonably tidy while still holding months of dust, residue, and debris in places that routine chores rarely reach. Weekly upkeep naturally concentrates on visible floors, counters, sinks, and furniture because these surfaces affect everyday comfort...

How Pest Control During Home Renovations Can Prevent Problems Behind New Finishes

How Pest Control During Home Renovations Can Prevent Problems Behind New Finishes

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Home renovations change more than the appearance of a property. Removing cabinets, opening walls, replacing flooring, or updating plumbing can expose spaces that have remained hidden for years. These temporary openings may reveal pest activity that was previously...

House Cleaning Services for Multi-Generational Homes With Different Daily Living Routines

House Cleaning Services for Multi-Generational Homes With Different Daily Living Routines

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Multi-generational homes bring family members of different ages together under one roof. Children may be preparing for school while adults work from home, and older relatives may follow completely different schedules. With more people using shared rooms throughout the...

Dog Daycare Routines for Dogs That Need Productive Activity During Long Workdays

Dog Daycare Routines for Dogs That Need Productive Activity During Long Workdays

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Long workdays can create a difficult scheduling gap for dog owners. Morning and evening walks may provide useful activity, but many dogs still spend several hours with limited opportunities for movement or engagement. The challenge becomes greater for active dogs that...

How Kitchen Pest Activity Can Reveal Hidden Entry Routes Behind Cabinets and Appliances

How Kitchen Pest Activity Can Reveal Hidden Entry Routes Behind Cabinets and Appliances

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

A kitchen can look clean and well maintained while still providing hidden routes for unwanted pests. Cabinets, appliances, plumbing lines, and wall openings create concealed spaces that homeowners rarely see during ordinary cleaning. When insects repeatedly appear...

Gutter Cleaning Timing for Properties With Trees, Storm Debris, and Changing Seasons

Gutter Cleaning Timing for Properties With Trees, Storm Debris, and Changing Seasons

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Gutters collect more than rainwater throughout the year. Leaves, twigs, pine needles, seeds, roof granules, and windblown debris can gradually settle inside the channels and interfere with drainage. How quickly that material builds up depends greatly on the trees,...

What Event Organizers Should Know About Restroom Placement, Access, and Service Timing

What Event Organizers Should Know About Restroom Placement, Access, and Service Timing

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Temporary restrooms can meet an event’s basic sanitation needs, but their location can strongly affect how convenient they are for guests. Units placed too far from activity areas create long walks, while facilities positioned in crowded spaces may interfere with food...

Interior Painting Choices That Make Small Rooms Feel More Balanced, Comfortable, and Cohesive

Interior Painting Choices That Make Small Rooms Feel More Balanced, Comfortable, and Cohesive

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Small rooms can be some of the most useful spaces in a home, yet their size makes every design decision more noticeable. Wall color, finish, trim, lighting, furniture, and visual contrast can influence whether a compact room feels comfortable or crowded. Paint...

Painting Company Planning for Occupied Homes Without Disrupting Everyday Family Routines

Painting Company Planning for Occupied Homes Without Disrupting Everyday Family Routines

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Painting an occupied home presents challenges that do not exist in an empty property. Families still need access to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, work areas, and everyday belongings while the project moves forward. Without careful planning, even a straightforward...

Kids Dentist Guidance for Managing the Dental Changes That Come With Growing Up

Kids Dentist Guidance for Managing the Dental Changes That Come With Growing Up

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

A child's smile changes considerably between the first years of childhood and adolescence. Baby teeth loosen, permanent teeth appear, gaps develop, and children gradually become more responsible for their own oral hygiene. These changes are normal, but each stage can...

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- 🎰 gamify your goals - 🧮 try to beat your highes - 🎰 gamify your goals 
- 🧮 try to beat your highest score
- 🪎 rack up points for completing tasks
- 🪙 trade in points for rewards
- ⏳ track your time spent on an app like habitica 
- 🌳 use a reward sticker chart (forest app trees grow)
- 🕹️ act like your life is a video game
- ⏱️ set time limits
- 🎲 wheel or dice for tasks
- 🎯 set challenges
- 🤼‍♀️ compete against someone else
- ⚖️ batch something fun with something less fun
- 📲 play Pokémon go if you’re trying to get exercise or get out of the house
- 🧽 channel Pippi Longstocking when you’re doing chores 

#merrimentmaking
My wanting and my choosing are both tied into: ex My wanting and my choosing are both tied into:

expression, creativity, communication, ideas, play, words, messages + being heard.

It's not just what turns me on. Well, it is. But it's mostly what makes me feel ALIVE? Magnetically, acutely alive.

The answer, in part is: say it. name it. write it. communicate it.
After a statistically improbable amount of evidenc After a statistically improbable amount of evidence that being alive can be absolutely brutal... 🥴

🙏  I still want to see what happens next.

That's what I mean by strange hope. 🦆

🌻 First essay drops tomorrow!!
✍️ For a year, I'm writing an essay a week! I bel ✍️ For a year, I'm writing an essay a week!

I believe the best art is detailed and honest. And that's what I can promise you this will be. 😅

🧮 The truly statistical improbable thing is that after an improbable amount of evidence that life can be absolutely fucking brutal... I still have hope. 🙏

If you're someone who also feels like their life has been a polycrisis, you're not alone. 😵‍💫

I want you to know that no matter what your life has been like, it doesn't have to end you. ☔

First essay drops on 📅 Thursday.
When I was writing my first book (over ten years a When I was writing my first book (over ten years ago!) 🖊️ I didn't think I had lived enough to write a full-on memoir.

Now, I feel differently. 😅

❣️ New essay drops every Thursday!
Leave a 🌈 if you would have honked! #uncustomaryh Leave a 🌈 if you would have honked!

#uncustomaryhonk #uncustomarystreetart
💌 love letters 🐶 squish face dogs 🎁 coworker celeb 💌 love letters 🐶 squish face dogs 🎁 coworker celebrations ☀️ positive bumper stickers 💚 mint green vans 🤾‍♀️ bouncy houses 💋 lipstick tissues 🐈‍⬛ kitty cuddles
😛🫈🧃 What's something silly you noticed this week? 😛🫈🧃 What's something silly you noticed this week? 👀⤵️
“People of our time are losing the power of celebr “People of our time are losing the power of celebration. 🎉  Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.

Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. 🙏 To be entertained is a passive state- it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... 

Celebration is a confrontation, 💫 giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
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