@JanetJackson I’ve never done it but in neighborhood discussions it sounds like you are correct - there’s nothing to lose by challenging/appealing the assessment (other than the annoyance of doing the paperwork etc!)
Assuming there is no dressing You could pick out a few pieces and touch them - do they feel slimy? But smell is a good, sensitive indicator.
I would say 9.5-10 aka perfectly safe to eat
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Legit relief orgs in Texas to donate to, that do NOT require me to open a Venmo or Cashapp account, neither of which I have?
Everything I’ve seen so far only takes either or both. I do have Paypal though.
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I would no hesitation. If it’s wilty, stick it in cold water for a bit then drain (pick out tomatoes for this part unless they’re cherry tomatoes and uncut)
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Check ActBlue - they have links to charities and take PayPal.
There is always the Red Cross, and GoFundMe
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I’m glad you asked this. I was gonna ask the same so I could use books from my in-laws, which reek of smoke despite them having quit 25 years ago.
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West Street Recovery doesn’t need a cashapp or venmo-- They usually do flood damage & recovery in Houston, but they’re out helping right now with water and rebuilding
Feed The People Dallas has an online form for a one time donation - I’m copy pasting from instagram, if it doesn’t work I’ll jump on my computer and look them up
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLHTBFQZE0FQE/checkout/VIUM4GCVLPSY3CZLLQPBT7KV
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https://www.genesisshelter.org/donate/
A women’s shelter in Dallas I saw on Twitter; their pipes broke.
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Curious if anyone here writes out a “plan” for the next X number of years of their life. Not just money, but career, where you live, etc. etc. If so, how detailed do you get? What sorts of things do you include? Basically, I want to do this but need some inspiration!
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I have a spreadsheet that projects finances for the rest of my life. It has some events built in, like my kids adulting up, and some assumptions, like when I’d like to sell the rentals and for how much.
At previous points in my life I’ve drawn up future timelines. None have proven accurate but they’ve helped me focus and strategize.
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I did this in my early 20s getting ready to go back to college & finish a BA. I had a 3, 5, and 10 year plan that was just a bulleted list with pretty broad goals, and different life dimensions (school, work, personal, creative) had different pretty colors and fun bullets because aesthetics are important for me. It was pre-bullet journaling but definitely in that overall vein!
I did break down some goals into timelines (figuring out how to graduate ASAP but still take classes I was interested in was a new list/project every semester) but the biggest/furthest goals I kept general. Buying a house felt super far off but looking back most of the main attributes I identified as important almost a decade ago I did get in the house I bought last year. Meanwhile other goals have been rendered irrelevant so looking back is a bit of a “oh yeah remember when this was the most important thing?” I am now an early 30s person and I have either accomplished or set aside most of those original lists, so I definitely need to do a new round myself! I made some attempts to do creative hobby goal setting this past way recently, but I think I need to try an even more visual element paired with a practical checklist (crafting steps).
I have sparingly done more of those detailed narrative “day in the ideal life” exercises which I find intriguing but less helpful personally for the executive functioning side of goal setting/life design. I find visualization exercises really valuable for getting you started or identifying themes/values when it’s hard to put words on a page together.
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Every once in a while I’ll do a “5 goals for the next 5 years” list – not very detailed at all.
That being said, I also have regularly done 101 in 1001 challenges (I’m on my fourth!), which isn’t really a life plan so much as a “shit I’d like to do!” challenge that’s on a longer term, roughly 2.75 years at a time. 
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Miranda Anderson from Live Free Creative has some podcast episodes on goal planning that I found really useful. I don’t remember her 5 year out stuff, but for one year plans, she takes a calendar with months and just jots things in that are already set and then spreads out other things, which really appealed to me as an introvert who loves travel and community activities but tends to over do it. I’m not explaining it well but I thought it was a good mix of thoughtful without being overly detailed or inflexible if that makes sense.
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I’ve done this before! I usually start with a perfect day in that year and then steps to get there
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I did when I was in grad school, but that has milestones and an approximate timeline and it’s good to try to finish on time/early so that you don’t accidentally stay forever. Now that my future is more open ended the idea makes me anxious. Psychology is weird.
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This is how I do it too! Writing a story of what my day or week would look like helps me experience some of the emotions around what I want and figure out if I’m on the right track, and then the goals to get there are much easier to put together.
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I’ve done this as part of a “design you best life” free web workshop. It started with five years out and then you plan back for three and one year. Here’s my slightly redacted version if you’re interested:
I can’t find it on her website easily but the web workshop was by Jillian Johnsrud.
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This is an integral part of any breakdown I have! 
I have a special little green notebook and everything. I’ll include a timeline and some big picture goals, but I’ll also include like, habits. X years out, what does this “ideal BJoy” look like? What habits does she have around nutrition and movement, for example.
I’ve also done journaling exercises that have you walk through a vision of your future and tons of little details, and doing this with a living room/garden vision really helped me clarify what I eventually knew to prioritize when buying a house.
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