days_unfolding

I started looking at tours for the Kauai trip. They have hiking tours, which I didn't consider. But I don't think that I'd be in shape for them.

Got up around 9AM. The cats, of course, were like "Good. You're up. Feed us." It's good to be appreciated, I guess. After I fed them, Mimi decided that she was still hungry and hoovered up her leftover dry food, stopping between bites to stare at me. No, I'm not giving you more food.

The house makes weird thumping noises. Mom and I thought that it was haunted. When I lived here, we both heard the other one come home, only to find that the other person was not there.

Oh great. Headache. This is not good because I have a lot to do today.

I've decided not to go to AT&T in search of an iPhone today. I have too much going on today, plus the vaccines. I'll go next week after my organizer appointment. I'll need to get more vaccines next week, but maybe on Friday or Sunday?

I got the tank tops that I bought from Amazon specifically for the shots. I'll take my jeans jacket off and voila, shoulders to puncture. I'm not a fan of tank tops otherwise.

Had a nice nap and woke up before my alarm.

I'm mulling over how to get a table out of the basement. It's sagging in the middle, and the estate sale guy said to get rid of it (after I get the dumpster). I guess that I could hire two TaskRabbit guys to move it, but I hate to pay them for an hour just to move it. I might not have a choice though. Hmm, maybe I could get them to put the bags of garbage in the dumpster also. And get the dead plants out of the basement.

Me to Zara: will you stop poking holes in my jeans [with her claws]. Zara to me: No! Glad that we've got that settled.

I zipped out and got the bike. The guy set it up for me free of charge. The only thing is that the turn signals won't work because I need the seat way down. It's cute though. Then the garage door refused to close, so I bypassed the door closer.

It took me an hour and fifteen minutes to get the vaccines. Walgreens was short-staffed. Sigh. One shot really hurt, but apparently I had my shoulder hunched up.

I really crashed out and overslept my phone alarm. I forgot to mention that my other alarm clock bit the dust. I just ordered a new one. Hmm, that means that I should take my shower tonight in case I oversleep tomorrow morning.

I scheduled my next vaccines for next Sunday at CVS this time. I hope that they won't be as short-staffed as Walgreens. Also, I found a set of turn signals for the bike that mount on the rear rack.

Mimi heard me crunching on "dry food" (Honey Almond Cookie Crunch from BistroMD), and she said, "Hey! I want some dry food!" Delivered.

I need to get to sleep. The organizer is coming tomorrow.

I woke up from my nap at 5 AM. I want breakfast, although it will make me less hungry for Dim Sum. It occurred to me that I could go to the Pinecrest, which is open 24 hours. I could have a breakfast sandwich, which won't fill me up too much.

I did go to the Pinecrest. On the way, there was a guy collapsed on the ground--I saw him nodding off early--and I was wondering if he was okay. But he was sitting up when I came back.

Okay, my stuff is packed, and I've checked in for my flights. Now I have time to kill. Tried lying down, but I can't sleep. I hope that means that I will sleep on the flight tonight. Texted with Erik about meeting him later.

I checked out of the hotel at 11. Erik came by at 12. He has an electric car, so we got in a discussion of the pros and cons. (He loves it.) He also almost sold me on an iPhone. He's one of the people whom I really listen to. We had a great time catching up and pigged out on Dim Sum. We ordered too much :) Afterward, we walked around in Aquatic Park, where I had been planning to go. He dropped me back at the hotel. I've been reading books on my Kindle. I'm reading an interesting book on the importance of having a quest, The Happiness of Pursuit. I can't think of any quests that I'm on except posting to LJ and DW every day.

I'm charging my phone in the "Business Center" at the hotel. I'd like to be able to use it for my boarding pass, although I did print off the boarding passes here.

Hmm, now I'm looking at electric cars, and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid looks appealing.

Finally, it got to the time for the driver to pick me up. Someone called, but didn't answer when I picked up. Someone called several more times, so I ignored it. He then texted me, and I texted him the name of the hotel and address. He asked me if he should pick me up at 8:05 or 8:30, and I said 8:30. At 8:15 he calls and says that he's at the Westin. Huh? I told him where I was again, and he said, Oh no. Eventually he got to my hotel, but it took him several tries to pull in, which didn't give me the warm fuzzies about his driving. I did NOT give him a tip.

I've been pondering why I always get frazzled in airports. I think that it has to do with pulling everything out in security. OTOH, I passed a guy who was strolling along slowly like, I always take my luggage for a walk! I see people who are knocking their luggage over, etc., and I think "You are my people" :)

I got here way early for a midnight departure, hence the 8:30 pickup. My gate was the farthest one, of course. And they changed the gate twice. I found an electrical outlet and am charging my phone.

I really want to go to sleep. I hope that bodes well for sleeping on the flight. It did. I slept the way to O'Hare and found out how to get to the other terminal. The gate was the farthest gate again. (Is the Universe trying to tell me that I need more exercise?) I dozed at the gate, and I dozed on the flight. The shuttle guy called right after I got off the plane.

Now I'm back. Zara is all excited that I'm back. I haven't seen Mimi yet. I'm making lunch. Lunch was good. Hunger is the best sauce.

Now I think that I'll take a nap, then shower, and then do laundry.

Zara is telling me that she hasn't been fed. Liar :) And Mimi is telling me her tale of woe.

Had a nice nap. I could have slept longer, but I want to be able to sleep tonight. Had a nice shower, but my razor is refusing to shut off. Do I need to replace it every four months? I'm not thrilled. Mimi is upset that I shut her out of the bathroom.

Got laundry going. Sorted the mail, except for the Daily Look and Stitch Fix boxes; I want to get it out in the recycling. Fed the girls and mollified them. Got the garbage and recycling out.

The Southfield Park District has golf and tennis lessons, both of which I'd like to learn, but I think that I should concentrate on relearning to ride my bike. Speaking of which, it's ready at the bike shop, but I'd like for them to put the turn signals that I ordered on eBay. Plus I need to get a bike rack from Amazon. The Park District also has a gentle yoga class that I'd like to try.

Had dinner. Got the clothes in the dryer. I want clean, dry pajamas before I go to sleep.

I was thinking that I really don't enjoy flying any more, but given that I want to go to Hawaii and Europe, flying it is. Train travel is more civilized though. I just IMed my Italian teacher to see if he's back in Italy. I think that my "quest" is to work really hard on Italian for my trip next year.

I wound up staying up until the mega-storm died down. I don't think that I could have slept through it.

Woke up slightly before my alarm. Got some cleaning done.

I don't know about me today. First, I was waiting for my shower to heat up--without turning it on. Then I went to soak cat dishes without putting water in. My mind is having a drought.

Okay, my final (?) bike choice. It comes in a small size, which I want. And apparently my colleague/friend has one and likes it! (I keep changing my mind about whether I want the sea blue color or sea foam.)

I cleaned the kitchen and downstairs bathroom. I don't know about what the cleaner said that it would require more than one person because I'm one person and got it done. It did require elbow grease however. Though I haven't done the upstairs bathroom yet. I'll do that on Sunday.

I have a couple more things to do, but I should get a decent night's sleep tonight.

Mower guy showed up and got the lawn mowed before the rain. Good. I was about to contact him because the lawn was looking shaggy.

Oh wow. It's pouring. And I have my brow appointment in a few minutes.

I got the time change wrong and got to the brow place an hour early. Left and came back. And wow, now I know why the brow lady stays booked up. I now have perfect brows. I never have had perfect brows. I kept looking at them in the rear-view mirror on the way back. I made another appointment in two months. I kind of wish that Mom could see my brows. Ah well. (The brow lady thought that my trip sounded cool too.)

The only thing is that I'm not supposed to get my brows wet before tomorrow afternoon, so I guess that I won't take a shower before the cleaner gets here.

I booked a manicure right before my trip in a fancy-smancy nail salon in Birmingham, which is a ritsy area near here. I also found a hair salon in Birmingham that I'd like to try, but there's no way that I'll get an appointment before I go.

The Food and Wine Festival on Maui was postponed until next year. I donated my ticket to a restaurant and hospitality fund. The snorkeling trip that I was going to go on is no doubt canceled too because it's near Lahaina, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. I'm thinking that the operators of my tours can just keep the money because they'll probably need it.

The Olanzapine prescription was filled, and I'm having it delivered to me.

Hmm. I found a place that does laser treatment for toenail fungus. I did some research and it seems to work pretty well. I hide my toes because they look so bad.

Now I'm looking at bicycles. I'd have to get a rack to bring it back unless I have the movers move it. I found a couple of possibilities. I'm eyeing this bike, which I like except for the fact that it's pink. or maybe this one I found some people who will teach you to ride a bike too. One of my exes (Steve, not Erik) said to get a more upright bike though. Now I'm looking at this one, which is more vertical.

I'm currently tidying up the kitchen for the cleaner, but I need to get my cell phone to see to turn the light on in the garage, where I'm putting boxes, and my cell phone is charging. So I decided to stop and post.

It's storming again.

Hmm. I'd kind of like to spend some time on Lake Michigan this summer, but I have too much on my plate. I'll look at hotels though. Note to self: New Buffalo Inn and Spa. Go for a walk on the beach and then get a spa treatment :) Oooh: Total Relaxation Package: Relax and have the ultimate Spa Day with an 80 Minute Massage, a Custom Facial and an Herbal Bath in our hydrotherapy tub! Expensive, but sounds heavenly. That would be nice after the move if I have the money. Or maybe I could do a spa day in Champaign and save on the hotel and time.

I connected with a guy who really wants the bike that I'm selling for his wife. He'll come by tomorrow. I hope that this wife likes it.

Took a nap and slept through until morning. I didn't wake up until my alarm went off again at 9 AM, and went, "Shit, I need to get to work."

Because I slept through last night, I missed the news that there was another Sandy Hook-type shooting. When are we going to pass stronger background check laws? It won't solve everything, but it surely will help. The Onion has it right: "‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens".

It was a meeting-o'rama at work. Finally, I can work on stuff.

I sold the bicycle. Far out. We had some problems getting the tires pumped up, but he got it to work.

I looked at a backpack that I have to see if I want to keep it, but no, it's going to Goodwill if they'll take it. (They don't take luggage.) Then I looked at travel backpacks because I want one for traveling and found a few possibilities.

Here comes some rain. They're predicting more tonight. And I need to go grocery shopping.

Lay down for a while because I have a headache. Couldn't sleep. Looked at house prices in Champaign-Urbana, and there are some that would be in my price range in a couple of years. Awesome.

Hmm. The storms are supposed to be over at 10, so I'll hole up for the meanwhile and work on my file drawers. I'm glad that I'm keeping one of the filing cabinets because there are some files that I want to keep. But I'm chucking a lot of stuff out.

Back from the store with ingredients for Apple Spinach Salad and veggie burritos. Walmart was out of butternut squash for the burritos, so I substituted sweet potatoes and bought a bag of them and doubled my ingredients for my recipe. I'll feed the freezer too. Burritos are great food for not wanting to cook. I didn't get peanut butter because it wasn't on my list. I need to run to Aldi.

I need to load and start the dishwasher and crash.

I've been anxiously awaiting the seller of the sewing machine to ship the item. Take a chill pill, Adrienne.

The things (lock, cover, and lights) for my bicycle were delivered today. I need to go grab my bicycle.

I'm feeling like I'm getting a cold (sore throat, sniffles, and freezing cold). Terrific.

Looked for a library book that I need to return, but thus far, I haven't found it. (Dear Autocorrect, when I type "thus" I mean "thus".)

Heated up some turkey casserole, but I don't want it. I'm going to have a couple of bagels and go to bed. Had one bagel. I'm going to take my temperature and crash.