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British-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri fell in love with the Italian language and moved to Rome. She's my role model :) I have In altre parole (In other words) in both English and Italian. It's about her relationship to the Italian language. She apparently wrote two more books in Italian, which I just bought.

Oh. I forgot to mention yesterday that I joined some decluttering groups on Facebook. People share tips and celebrate their wins. And I requested to join the local Buy Nothing group so that I can give stuff away. I also joined Freecycle.

I ordered "Please close the gate" signs. We'll see if they help. It doesn't matter because I don't have a dog, but eventually I would like a dog. Right now, It's an annoyance.

I ordered a journal that is supposed to function like a life coach and also can help with anxiety. I signed up for three months to try it out. We'll see how it works.

Well, I wound up staying up late writing my post about foreign languages. I woke up at noon. So much for working on the upstairs, but I can try my new personal air conditioner and see how it works.

There’s a high of 82F/28C today. Humidity is at only 49%, which is good for the area during the summer. Good for mowing. I’ve decided to keep up with the mowing for this season. It’s too late to do much on the garden this year. But I want to get a mower next year.

Hmm. There’s a Dairy Queen in town. I’d like to go get hot dogs and a sundae. But I’m starting my diet soon.

I ran through my flash cards for the months in Italian, only to find that I do know most of them. My online flash cards are working.

I didn’t make it out to mow the lawn. I took my nap after breakfast and it got late. I’ll stay home tonight and get stuff done around here.

I was debating whether to take a shower or not, but I need to take out the garbage, so yes. And honestly, if I just did stuff instead of deciding whether to do them, I’d get more stuff done.

I’ve got the title to my mom’s car. Alleluia! Now I need to make an appointment at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) in Urbana to register the car here. Then I’ll take the license plates and registration up to Michigan with me. I checked the DMV's Web site, and any car-related transactions are on a walk-in basis. So I just need to decide when to go. Going as they open would be ideal because there don't be much of a line.

Oh cool. The set of exercises that I have also has an app to remind you to do them.

I bought the standing desk from Wayfair. I read its reviews, which were glowing, and its sale was ending tonight. It's supposed to come mid-week. I asked for someone to come assemble it.

I checked into the requirements for me to get a Lithuanian (EU) passport, and I'll need to hire someone in Lithuania to shepherd the process. It might be a good idea to do so sooner rather than later in case I need to ask my dad something.

Studied Italian. Somehow it got late, so I need to crash soon.