@jenkins.elizabeth is right about that 'zero clue' thing, it's SCARY how lost you can get. My own dumb moment was following a dotted line on my phone right into a thicket I had to crawl out of. Now I always pick out a couple of obvious landmarks as my mental safety net.

After the Sunday sort, I take it one step further with three basic folders from the dollar store. Bills go in red, coupons in blue, and anything needing a longer look gets a yellow folder. When the red folder gets thick, I know it's bill paying time. The blue one gets cleaned out when I go grocery shopping. It turns that box of papers into actual action steps without any complicated system.

That noise cut sounds amazing! Did you find the default sigma settings worked right away for keeping detail, or did you have to play with them like Derek mentioned? I'm always worried about smoothing out the faint stuff.

Honestly, my buddy once forgot coffee grounds on his fan and it rained down on his guests. He never skipped cleaning again after that.

Saw a potter's blog post last year that talked about this exact problem! They said some glaze materials, like gerstley borate, suck up moisture like crazy. Even with silica packets, if the container isn't totally airtight, you can still get grainy glaze. The blogger recommended double-bagging with heavy-duty zip locks and adding extra desiccant. I tried that with my own supplies and it made a huge difference. Humidity is a real beast for potters!