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Hammered. Overslept work a little. Overslept my lunchtime nap too. (Luckily, I said that I was taking a long lunch.) I didn't get my Halloween stuff up, so I'll do it at 5 PM.

I dreamed about the Canadian guy that I liked last night. He’s on Facebook, and I would like to contact him, but I want to wait until I lose weight. (Eating Halloween candy doesn’t help!)

The girls polished off their food this morning. Yay. And Zara is looking for more food! And Mimi wanted some dry food.

I’ve decided to go to Goodwill, Ross, and TJ Maxx on Friday night to look for another dress for the trip. Oh, and I need to mail my returns of the clothes. I might have to do that on Saturday.

Mimi was on my lap, and she gave me an accusing look when I dumped her off to pick up my headphones that had fallen on the floor. Just as well, because I have a meeting soon that I'm leading. She is sneaky too. I was concentrating on some work stuff, and she jumped on my lap, and I didn't even notice until I looked at her! I told her her new name is Sill E. Cat.

The BetterUp people said that I lost the two pre-paid sessions when I canceled, but that they would give me a credit so that I can have a session. Unfortunately, my life coach isn't available until Wednesday, so I guess that I'll work with her on my final list before going on the trip. I could also work on a plan for working on the house after I get back.

There is something that I wanted to get at Meijer, but I can't remember what it is. Also, I need to pick up cat litter tomorrow while I'm out. And some extra cat food. Oh, and I need to go to Aldi this weekend because my therapist said that they have some good Keto munchies. I need something for my hotel/ship room.

Oh, I forgot to mention yesterday that my therapist asked me what I can do to decrease stress. She mentioned chair yoga. And I think that I want to take a warm bath this weekend. I want to do a pedicure and a facial as well. I bought a really cool pair of sandals on Amazon yesterday because the ones that I have didn't fit. I want my feet to look good! I think that I'll do a manicure right before I go with clear polish only. Then I'll use colored polish on the ship.

I want to make an appointment at Urgent Care to get the ear wax cleaned out of my ears. I want an appointment for Saturday or Sunday, but they let me make an appointment for tomorrow only. I'll try again tomorrow.

Oops, just remembered to order some bug spray wipes.

Got my Halloween decorations up (such as they are). I like the window clings. I might need to buy more next year because I had to use tape on some of them. I just got my first Trick-or-Treaters just now. How exciting!

Oops, this flipped over!

I’ve been doing chores downstairs in order to hear Trick-or-Treaters at the door. (I really need to get a doorbell installed.) I tidied up the kitchen and watered the plants. Now I’ll start on the clothes in the laundry area after resting my back. I’m going to turn the porch light off at 9 PM and go upstairs.

Speaking of which, I was investigating breast reduction surgery because my back aches when I bend over or walk. However, it seems that my breasts aren’t large enough for insurance to pay for it, and it’s expensive without it. Losing weight would help though.

Hmm. I should do 1SE in November because of the trip. (The only time that I remember to do it is when I’m taking a trip.) Maybe I’ll take a picture of my lawn full of leaves tomorrow. I’m leaving them there to feed the lawn over the winter.

Oh! I was working on my clothes and discovered that I still had the pretty purple dresses that I bought from Ross! I’ll try them on, but they should fit. In that case, I’ll return both evening gowns from ThredUp and take the purple ones on the trip. Oh, I’m so happy! I think that I'll wear them with my blue pumps because they don't look bad and they are MUCH more comfortable than my black ones.

I turned the porch light off. I had a sum total of two sets of Trick-or-Treaters. And lots of candy left over. I’m not surprised because there aren’t a lot of kids that live in the neighborhood. Next year, buy less candy :)

Worked for a while to make up my time.

I can return my Land's End clothes at Kohl's. I'll do that tomorrow. I'll need to go to the post office for the ThredUp returns.

Mimi is on my lap and making it hard for me to package up the returns, so I'll post first. Cats rule; humans drool :)

I was sitting in the kitchen to cool off. Zara and Mimi were going, “How can you just sit there when we’re hungry??” Eventually I got up and fed them.

I bought a sweater drying rack so that I can wash my new sweater to take it to Minneapolis with me. It’s colder there than here. I need to figure out more business casual outfits, which means that I need to unpack some boxes. I need to find my tweed blazers. That would be a good “hot evening” task. My life coach is right. I need to figure out what to do when. I started doing that.

Washed out Mimi’s carrier. Now I know why her carrier smelled so bad; she pooped in there. I got it smelling sweet, but it took some work. I put it upstairs. It’s still so hot upstairs that my chest hurts.

Snuggled with Zara and got to bed earlish. Went back to sleep twice in the morning and didn't take my morning shower. I must have needed the sleep.

It's okay upstairs now. It's supposed to go up to only 74F, so I should be able to get some mowing done.

The cats clearly like my cranking the a/c downstairs, but it’s running all the time and it’s downright cold, so I need to adjust the setting up. Actually it’s pretty good at 69F.

Took Mimi to the vet. She was sleeping when I got her into the carrier, which helped, although she tried to get out. She was good at the vet. I made a dental appointment for Zara on the 23rd, dropping her off the night before.

Hmm. I’m feeling really tired. Maybe I should nap and get up really early tomorrow to mow.

There is a window air conditioner upstairs that I should try before buying a new one. (I still want one that also has heat, but if I can wait until after the Italy trip, it would help.) I just ordered an extension cord from Walmart and some other stuff to make it a decent-sized order. I also ordered a reusable lawn and leaf bag to use with the compost bin, which I need to assemble.

Napped and woke up at 5 AM after an elaborate dream about the guy in Canada that I had liked. The cats are hungry and Mimi is talkative.