Yes! Mixed results!

Today was a good day in the gym. Today's experiment was to try squoots again. I felt fine, 135, 185, 225 with almost no pain at all. I had to even up my stance and returned to the famous bounce at the bottom. I felt some pain at 255, and then had pain in my lift at 285 (only did 4 of 5). However, while the numbers were nothing special - it felt ok. It felt a lot fucking better. I really pushed it - I was even on my feet, pushing with both sides, diving lower and letting the tension give me a slight bounce at the bottom - I was feeling ok. I had to take a dive, but I was also being reckless and lifting like I used to without all the compensating for pain. I wasn't pain free, but I was definitely pain reduced.

I'm concluding the cortisone shot did work - well. Not a miracle. Not in 24 hours. Perhaps not even in 48. But I _was_ able to do reasonable DL conventional. I _was_ able to squat nearly properly. Maybe I won't set a bunch of records, but my great relief is the conclusion seems to be: yes the labral tear is the problem, which means yes the surgery could be a solution.

Yay more mixed results

I was borderline productive:
Blinds were pulled down, screws somewhat fixed (screws & plaster with a cheap metal frame = imperfect base material), and now they don't show 1.5" out of whack from a distance. Sure they might fall after 10 good raises - but even then it will be easier to fix now that I got the hinge un-jammed.
Cheap toilet seat replaced with a stronger cheap toilet seat. The plastic one was not going to make much noise or damage the toilet when dropped, but it turns out feeling something give way under your caboose is...disturbing.
Stocks: my financials are all caught up. I feel guilty for not reading my stock subscription, but the truth is I'm not really in a position to buy. I am going to let the motley fool newsletter subscription lapse in August most likely. I ran some numbers and question my decision again - sure I'll be rent-free when (if?) I move into my home, or a minimum of 2/3 covered should I only make tens of thousands a year on a nonliquid asset. Living rent free sounds so neato, but if you consider an average stock return of 8% anum, and 100k of stock theoretically would net 8k, my house is 600k while the reno is going to be more than 200k, that's 800k not in the stock market or an opportunity cost of 80k gross anum. Rent free gets about $36k anum. I am being super rough with the figures but my quickie scan looks depressing. Still, I have tons more in the market (thank you tsp)
I cleaned the counters and sinks, and the bathroom floor.
My grout project was a failure. Over the last few months I've watched the grout fall out of the cracks I jammed it in - I didn't get deep enough or it didn't take for some other reason. Since I roughed the joints to get the grout in there, the mildew growth when it falls out is phenomenal.
I did not dust. I hate dusting so much. I have herds of dust water buffalo. I floor-mopped only 1-2 mos ago, and refuse to it it weekly. Or monthly. If I don't spill food under the couch I should not have to go under it to clean!
I didn't put together my "house collage" which I meant to do. I do want to have that done for a housewarming party (I may put up a giant scrapbook in poster format).
I did make a list of things that need doing. There are some checkmarks on it.