Tasks which I hadn't realized would be so annoying.

I've been trying to find a consignment shop to sell Lis's outdated wardrobe through. For a month now, I've been trying. You have to make appointments with people, at least a week in advance, who will then tell you that these clothes aren't their style, but they would be PERFECT for this OTHER consignment shop. So you make another appointment with THAT shop, and then THEY tell you that the clothes aren't THEIR style, but there's this OTHER shop that they'd be PERFECT for.

I really hadn't realized how hard it is to sell second-hand clothes in a town that has at least a dozen consignment shops.

They claim that chia is a food.

Mom was suggesting that chia seeds would be a good way to get extra protein. So we bought some.

They smell like fish.

Apparently, you can soak them, and make a gel. I'm staring at the gel, trying to dare myself to take a bite. Lis managed it, and said that she really dislikes that texture; I keep lifting up the spoon, then chickening out.

I make aspic. I like goat, rattlesnake, and alligator. I've had crickets and ants.

But this chia gel is just ...

Okay. I just managed to take a bite. It's got the texture of kiwi fruit in mucilage, and tastes like mackerel Lapsang Souchang.