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I ordered a martingale collar (recommended by the dog training folks) and a double-handled leash for Bella.

Woke up at 7:30 AM. Ordered groceries for delivery.

shadowcat said that A Complete Unknown is now on Hulu, so I want to make time to see it. Also, I want to see A Real Pain. Maybe on Sunday? Or maybe one of them tonight? I used to have a Friday night ritual where I watched movies. I liked it. Or maybe after raking on Saturday. I'll be too tired to do more stuff around here. No, the Mozart Requiem concert is on Saturday. I need to figure out what to wear.

Bella cracks me up when I feed the cats. She comes to me for petting as a distraction because otherwise, she might lose control and eat the cats' food. LOL.

The groceries were delivered earlier than I expected, so they sat out for a while. But now I have soda and food.

It’s warm out, and Bella didn’t want to come in, but she did so grudgingly.

Overslept my nap. I'm tired.

I'm definitely going to go to the Hands Off! rally on Saturday, 4/5, but there's also one for trans rights on Monday, 3/31. It's two hours during lunchtime, and I'll be working, so I'm not sure how that would work. I couldn't work late because I have choir. I need to get some poster board and markers. At Dollar Tree? Actually, Hands Off! has printable signs. The problem is that I agree with most of them. Hard to make a decision. Oh, there's one with everything. I think that I found my sign.

The cats knocked down my trackball and the ball part is missing. What did they do with it? I'm glad that Oliver is happy but sad that it took Mimi dying to make him happy. He just stole my pen!

Oh, it occurred to me the other day that I'll have to get someone to let Bella out at lunchtime on the days that I have my in-person staff meeting at the end of April. I'll look on Wag first.

Goofball Bella was rolling on her back outside. She clearly loves the weather.

I'm actually feeling warm with my hoodie upstairs, so I took it off.

Oh man, am I stiff. I definitely need to go to yoga tomorrow.

Lily's stomach clock is good. I feed the dog and cats after I take Bella out after work at 5:30 PM. Lily was on my lap, purring and head-butting me at 4:45. Lily has gotten so big that I do a doubletake, thinking that she's Mimi (although she still is smaller than Mimi).

Speaking of Mimi, I haven't gotten a call about her ashes. I'll need to call on Monday and find out what's going on.

I really want to learn Forex trading (don't worry; I won't risk money for a long time after paper trading), so I made a list of books to get. I asked ChatGPT how to learn it and it gave me some recommendations. I also asked about Web site building, but that might wait until retirement.

Hmm. Daily OM has an event that kind of interests me and it isn't too expensive: Expert-Led Fascia Stretches to Eliminate Sitting Damage

Hey! I can get a Senior Membership to the Urbana pool and gym. They have free Folk [Music] in the Park, and a beginner’s Pickleball League! And I think that choir will be over for the summer, so I will have more nights free. They have a rail trail ride if I get back up to speed on bicycling.

I think that I’m going to go to bed early to get up early and rake. I have yoga and the concert tomorrow too, so I need to get up really early. Crap, now they're saying rain tomorrow. I'm still getting up early.

If I like the Aerogarden, I might get a second one for cherry tomatoes. Or cooking herbs for the winter.

I'm now thinking of getting a new electric lawn mower rather than dealing with the one that I haven't gotten to work. I found a small, fairly cheap one that gets decent reviews.

Cool. Burnalong has a decluttering class that I want to take.

So sleepy this morning. I thought that I had a meeting with my professor today, but it's tomorrow.

I've decided to put my herb garden in pots on the porch. I need to go back to the storage unit to get more pots.

I’m getting pretty good about turning off lights, computers, etc., when I’m not using them. But the Aerogarden is on all day.

I was looking at Endless Pools. (They are small pools with a current, so that you can swim laps without going anywhere.) I’d want one indoors though, so I’d need an extension on the house. No time soon though. I wonder if I could get a home equity loan for one. I could use the pool room as a sunroom too and put my orchids in there. I found a company called Sunshine Rooms that creates aluminum sunrooms.

I decided that I should put in wall-hanging bookcase shelves upstairs. They would fit my space and would be cheaper than having bookcases built. I found some on Bed, Bath, and Beyond that would work well. I need a "stud finder" to proceed.

I've been emailing Dad about lawn mowers, hanging pictures on the slated walls upstairs, and saving up for home renovations. He had good suggestions.

I was bringing stuff from the wicker chest in the guest room downstairs. I have bedding to bring upstairs.

My Asian art posters look great in the warm bathroom. I need to get a new frame for one of them because the backing has curled. And I want to put various figurines on the bookcase in there. I also found a poster of the Alhambra that I want to put in there.

My money tree has resurrected itself. It looks nice in the window.

I decided to read Jan Morris’ The World of Venice next. It’s good. The Road Scholars have a good reading list.

I dropped off the FedEx items that I was returning. Went to the grocery store and got potatoes, chives, and sour cream (and dessert and soda). Came home and put clothes in the dryer. Wrote some Italian flashcards. Put sweaters away in my closet. Wrestled the air mattress down in the basement. Soaked a litter box.

Oh crud. I forgot about my TA’s Office Hours tonight.

I had a sour-cream-and-chive potato, and oh, was it delicious. I have to get more.

I’m going to finish tidying the kitchen and then go to bed.