Zagmek
@zagmek.bsky.social
The everyday ramblings of an underqualified domestic engineer working with her second shift of cats and first round husband.
My brain knows I can't freeze to death in a 68°F house, my body (and Jasper) disagree 🥶
January 31, 2026 at 6:39 AM
My brain knows I can't freeze to death in a 68°F house, my body (and Jasper) disagree 🥶
So today I learned that my new favorite hot sauce needs to go onto my "cannot eat" list, because it's made with parmesan cheese. So my gut is currently churning with milk products, and chili peppers (also on the list...), and the eggs I ate it on. I don't want to be near me right now 🤢💀
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 AM
So today I learned that my new favorite hot sauce needs to go onto my "cannot eat" list, because it's made with parmesan cheese. So my gut is currently churning with milk products, and chili peppers (also on the list...), and the eggs I ate it on. I don't want to be near me right now 🤢💀
Nice calming music playing, dim lights, calming repetitive game. My brain and body are calm and quiet and I might be able to sleep soon... until the cat I didn't know was above me on the back of the couch sneezed on me. Nothing like a midnight adrenaline jolt to aid the insomnia.
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Nice calming music playing, dim lights, calming repetitive game. My brain and body are calm and quiet and I might be able to sleep soon... until the cat I didn't know was above me on the back of the couch sneezed on me. Nothing like a midnight adrenaline jolt to aid the insomnia.
Almost had a "how did you die?" embarrassing moment involving long flowy stretchy pajama bottoms and a squatty potty because I'm normally uncoordinated and I'm also extremely tired.
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Almost had a "how did you die?" embarrassing moment involving long flowy stretchy pajama bottoms and a squatty potty because I'm normally uncoordinated and I'm also extremely tired.
Milo looks so proud of himself. He did a great job watching us put together the puzzle.
December 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Milo looks so proud of himself. He did a great job watching us put together the puzzle.
Beware! We are extremely exciting people: puzzle, whiskey, gingerbread cake and fruitcake 😄 there's so much action going on, even the cats have abandoned us!
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Beware! We are extremely exciting people: puzzle, whiskey, gingerbread cake and fruitcake 😄 there's so much action going on, even the cats have abandoned us!
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