Stick Vacuum

I checked Costco and Vacations to Go on the price for the Cunard Panama Canal cruise. Vacations to Go has the better price, but it's awfully expensive. I should look at other cruise lines. Oceania is a little more expensive. Maybe I should put up with Celebrity for a Panama Canal cruise. Yeah, it's a lot cheaper. Actually, Azamara has a good price on Vacations to Go for a Panama Canal cruise. Its reviews are pretty good. And it's a small ship, which I'd like to try (500-600 guests).

I’m looking for some sort of stick vacuum for my floors. It needs to pick up cat litter. The Dyson is the best but is megabucks. I checked Mercari and eBay and can’t save much over Amazon’s current price. I need to think about it. (I'm going to wait until I have the house organized to get a robot vacuum. Maybe I'll wait until Black Friday next year to see if they'll have a sale.)

I overslept but made it to my Italian lesson. She thinks that I need to make up sentences to practice. She gave me a bunch of homework :)

I asked Mimi if she wanted some cheese with her whine. ("Mommy, I'm not on your lap! This is bad!") Finally, she went to take a nap on the guest futon.

I figured out how to have the alarm wake me up: put the mechanical alarm in bed with me. It shakes the bed when it goes off. I also ordered a "Sonic Boom" alarm with a bed shaker for times when I absolutely have to wake up.

Got the Christmas items for the children's home. I can't drop them off tomorrow because I have a ton of meetings, including before and after a short lunch. I'll drop them off at lunchtime on Friday.

I went to book a massage, but Massage Envy is booked up until January 24! I'll have to look elsewhere. Another place is booked too. Hmm. I'm taking NOT being booked up as an indication that I don't want to go there. Meanwhile, my neck, shoulders, and back hurt. Yoga should help when I start going again. Crud, yoga for January isn't listed yet. I hope that it isn't canceled. I found another possibility at a local yoga studio, but I really like the teacher for the Urbana Park District. Though hmm, if there is no yoga on Tuesdays, I could do Pilates.

Gathered up my remaining recycling. I’ll just pop it outside tonight or tomorrow morning. I have a crashing headache. I took some acetaminophen and hope that it will go away before I go to the concert tonight. Hmm, the headache is not going away. It feels like a sinus headache. Ugh. I’m wondering if I should skip the concert and lie down. Having music beating at my aching head does not sound pleasant. (This is an orchestral concert along with a choir.) Yeah, I’m lying down. Zara is warming my feet. Had a nice nap and my headache is gone.

I bought the Dyson stick vacuum cleaner. I found a "like new" one on eBay for a really good price.

I think that I’m going to go back to bed and get up early to get the recycling out and clean the kitchen.

The cats want fooood. NOW! Mimi is complaining.

My headache came back. Sigh.

I booked a massage for Saturday after singing at the memorial service. Now I need to post, do dishes, scoop litter boxes, and go back to sleep.