Cocooning

The velour blanket kept me toasty warm. Zara is sticking close to me today. She likes my desk chair.

I've decided to get the ingredients for the chili on Sunday because it's supposed to be much warmer than today. I'm going to cocoon in here. That reminds me I need to get the mail.

I bought the lilac-colored parka. eBay says that it should get here by Thursday.

Weird. The missing library book is no longer listed on my library account. Maybe I returned it?

I got my Panda Planner and the tripod for my Web cam in the mail. I like the planner. The only thing that I'd do differently would be to have the weekly planning pages mixed in with the daily pages.. Oh, and have a section for goal setting. It'll do though. And yes, it's freezing out. Brrr.

Took a nap and slept through until 2 AM. The water was out when I got up, but now it's back on.

Travel Vlog?

I got up around 8:30 AM. The forecasters are predicting freezing rain today, so it's another day spent cocooning.

Oh hell. Now Sunday is supposed to be as cold as Friday was. The parka can't get here fast enough.

Mimi went back to her dish to eat her wet food, but Zara had already eaten it. You snooze, you lose! Plus, Mimi doesn't really need it (she's chunky) but Zara does (she's really skinny).

I bought a set of purple hat, scarf, and gloves on eBay to go with the new parka. I'm eyeing a pair of quilted mittens to go over the gloves for shoveling snow, brushing snow off of the car, etc., but haven't gotten them yet. The seller gave me a discount, so I bought them.

An article about conserving forests had a link to land-conservation nonprofits, and there's a prairie conservation group out of Urbana (next to Champaign). I might volunteer there when I move to Champaign. And give them some money.

I have a boatload of stuff to do today, but a nap comes first! Slept for an hour.

Ugh. I'm having IBS symptoms again. I don't know why I've been having them so much lately. Stress?

Hmm. A YouTube video gave me some ideas. They record landings (and sometimes full flights) but the videos are too long. A short video showing a landing at say, Costa Rica, would be interesting. I need to figure out how one would film them. Plus maybe a video of the cloud forest? I'd need a GoPro. I saw a video about how to record a video inside a plane, and they recommend a GoPro 7. I'd want to get the GoPro sooner rather than later to give me time to experiment with it before going on a trip that I wanted to capture. I'd need video editing software too. Maybe when I sell the guitar, I could put the money into a GoPro. Possible name for my vlog: Adrienne's Bucket List. I requested some library books on video blogging and YouTube. Note to self: video editing software: CyberLink Power Director 365.

I have dishes soaking in the sink, and now I'm going to study Italian flashcards. Did dishes. Went on the computer to look at a recipe for a grocery list, and Zara jumped onto my shoulders again. Sigh. No, Zara, I don't go on the computer to provide a perch for you.

Here comes the rain....

Paid some bills. Also signed up for Fluent, which will take some words on an English Web site and translate them into the target language. I chose Italian, of course.

Had frozen toasted cheese ravioli for dinner. Yum. I'm back to studying Italian while I digest it. Hmm. Maybe I need a nap. No, couldn't sleep. I wound up watching Rick Steve's Italy on YouTube.

I looked at some of Rick Steve's tours, and some in Great Britain caught my eye because I wouldn't want to drive there. There's one in Southern England that especially interests me. Actually, their "Best of England" tour is pretty cool too.

Talked to Mom. She's still worn out and sleeping all the time. On Monday, she should hear the details about her chemo from her doctor. On Tuesday, my aunt should find out about her cancer symptoms. Mom is going to call on Tuesday with information about both.

I'm mulling over going to sleep and getting up early to study Italian. I need to figure out what to talk about first, just in case I don't get up early.

I've had a sore throat over the last couple of days. I'll make an appointment for a COVID test. Done—I've got one on Wednesday.