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Cat wrangling this morning. Mimi stopped eating her food, and I think that she wanted to eat Zara’s food, but I stopped her. Zara wound up eating Mimi’s food. Ha! (Zara is skinny and Mimi is chunky, so it's okay if Zara eats Mimi's food, but not vice versa.)

Got my brows waxed and laminated. I made another appointment in December. Now I just need to get my nails done (appointment made), shave my legs, and give myself a pedicure on Saturday. Then I'll be ready for the trip, at least as far as my body is concerned :)

Oh cool. A professional organizer in Urbana has multiple openings the week between Christmas and New Year's, so I'm hoping to blast through my stuff.

The house cleaner is here. I have an appointment with a mover (Mayflower) on Friday. Awesome. I got texted by two movers who claimed that they were affiliated with a third company that I contacted, but they worked for two other companies....I told them forget it.

The new garage door will cost $4500. And the roof will cost $22,000. All I can say is that this place better sell quickly after I put it on the market after all the work that we've done. Speaking of which, I need to get someone to rake the leaves after I get back from Kauai.

The house cleaner did a great job. She recommended some litter mats that I ordered. I'm waiting for the floor to dry so that I can grab some cups of which to take a picture for my photography lesson tonight. I'd like to eat dinner, but might not have a chance before the lesson. My photography lesson was canceled; I don't know why. I told the teacher that the next time that I could have a lesson is on November 15th, after I get back from Hawaii and when I'm in Illinois.

Foooood! I had some Lean Cuisine Lemon Shrimp Stir-Fry that was really good.

Dad said that the real estate market is bad right now because of interest rates, “but there are options”. I wrote back and said, “What options?” Sigh. It would be a good time for me to buy a house though.

I got some glassware for the estate sale soaking in the sink. The cleaner couldn't clean the sink because I had stuff in it. I need to get it done before Friday, when the mover comes, and I want to go swimming tomorrow. Oh crud, that means that I need to shave my legs tonight. Well, at least it'll be done. I have to avoid getting my brows wet tonight though.

I ordered a goals planner for next year, given that I'm already working on my goals for the class, and I'll have lots of time in airports and on planes to think about them.

Started another load of laundry. Emailed proof of home insurance to the mortgage company, after having some issues printing off the relevant documents. I'm yawning. I need to go upstairs and shower and shave my legs and go to bed. And no, Zara, I'm not giving you more food.

The planning books are getting me in the mindsets of breaking things down. What would it take to get someone in to clean? I need to declutter. What would I need to declutter? Etc. I'm also spending some time on the planning book Facebook group. I requested a copy of Clutter's Last Stand from the library. I own the book but it's somewhere in storage. Which is a bit ironic.

The weather forecasters are saying slippery roads today, so I'm staying local and mostly at home. I need to do homework anyway.

Italian class guy has been instant messaging me about the class. It might happen. We're in Whatsapp figuring out a time so I think that it' s going to happen.

I joined a weight loss group on Facebook. It's run by a guy who lost 100 pounds, so it should be motivating. He just did a Facebook Live that I watched. Also found a low-carb blog. With desserts!

I took two naps. Yikes. Took the garbage out for pickup.

Just did a free trial of FacileThings, which follows the Getting Things Done methodology. I need a place to capture things to do "sometime".

Damn. I'm older than Michelle Obama? Yikes. I'd like to look as good as she does.

Finally tackled my homework. I might not finish it tonight because I forgot to do laundry and need to do at in the morning. I can do homework while the laundry is going. It's gotten late, so I need to sleep.

Crossposts: https://days-unfolding.livejournal.com/1133486.html

Stayed up late reading a book about a young woman who finished high school while homeless and got into Harvard. In the book, she talked about how her biggest challenge was herself. I think that's true of most of us.

I forgot to take my meds at first, which didn't help me wind down to fall asleep. Mimi was asleep a long time while I was reading, but then Zara came in and curled up on the bed, which is unusual.

Took a nap after breakfast, and both Mimi and Zara were napping with me. It was nice, and I felt loved, although I was wondering if they'd get fractious. But they didn't.

Priced the trip for mom and myself on the California Zephyr (Chicago - San Francisco) and the Coast Starlight (LA. - Seattle). The Zephyr is really expensive, not surprisingly. We probably would need to get a Superliner bedroom with a private bathroom because of Mom's digestive problems. Plus, especially on the Zephyr, I'd like a private shower. I hope that we'll be able to do it if mom wants to go.

My audacious goal is to become a good public speaker and speak to people about my illness. That'll require a lot of work. First step, Toastmasters, after I recover financially from the trip and Harlee's bloodwork and meds.

Time to make pancakes!

Crossposts: https://days-unfolding.livejournal.com/851278.html

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