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I do have a couple of boxes that the organizer wanted me to go through, so I’m not quite really done (but we had the last organizing session). My next task will be packing up my stuff for the movers.

Woke up at 9AM. Zara is checking out the rearranged bedroom.

Zara’s meds fell in the sink and melted. I have more meds, but I can’t find the pill splitter. Kroger has one, and I was planning to go there today anyway.

I’m about to take a nap, and Mimi is lying on my hip. I started singing, and Mimi was meowing back :)

It’s a dark and gloomy day. Both Mimi and Zara are asleep. No, Zara got up for food. She’s now lying on the wingback chair in the dining room, which is her new spot after I cleaned it off.

Canceled BistroMD for next week and contacted the pet sitter. I decided that I want to take another nap, but I brought up clothes so that I can jump in the shower afterward.

Got my lazy butt into the shower. Started my FAFSA (financial aid form for school) to give time for my hair to dry, but Firefox was hanging, and I didn't know my password to use Edge. I reset my password using challenge questions, and now I have to wait 30 minutes before logging in. Sigh. Okay, I completed my FAFSA form and my hair is just a little damp.

I found the pill splitter and have food, so I’m not going out after all. I’ll stay in the warm.

I opened some packages that came while I was gone. I got my new scale, which should make my diet coach happy. I got my gratitude jar. I got my gloves, which are less important now that we found a basket of gloves upstairs.

I finished the Streisand book. It was good.

I’m trying to decide what to do now. I think that I’ll put on pajamas so that I can wash the clothes that I have on (done). Then I’ll write a note to include in my friend Lance’s Christmas card and write out the cards (done--I need to make more friends in Champaign-Urbana). I'll mail them tomorrow. I think that I'm going to go to bed now.

At work, we got a graphic novel by George Takei called They Called Us Enemy, about the Japanese-American internment during WWII. Must read.

The college that I work for now has Master's degrees in Organizational Leadership and an MBA program. I'm wondering if I should take one of those programs because many jobs at universities require second Master's degrees, and it would be free. (I can't afford to take programming classes at Heartland right now.) I'm not sure which program to do if I decide to do one. Organizational Leadership probably would make more sense, but I kind of would like to do an MBA to learn more about business and investing.

I've been thinking about learning to run because I won't be able to go to the gym (although I could go to the one at the college for free). I'd like to do a C25K program, but I don't really want to lug my smartphone with me. So I'd need a running watch. I'm looking at the Garmin Vivofit 3, on which you can download a C25K program. I don't have the money for it, however, but January should be better. However, I could get an exercise bike for the same amount of money as the Garmin. Need to think about this. I also need to find the "fanny pack" that I was using at the gym. I have running shoes.

Running should also help with my winter depression too.

Actually, I found a "none to run" program that is supposed to be kinder and gentler than a C25K program. It also has strength exercises to help keep you from getting injured. I should try it. I could use my smartphone to listen to recorded directions or to set up a program on Runkeeper. That also has the advantage of not spending additional money.

I'm looking at 5K walk/runs, and there's one in Champaign in April and Mt. Pulaski in July (although running in July would be beastly). April looks a little iffy, although I could walk part of the course if necessary.

I need to get to bed because I need to get to work early to cover the front desk.

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Forgot to mention that I dropped my Heartland classes to free myself up for side hustle fall.

Even though I went to sleep early. I kept on hitting snooze for a long time this morning. Mimi finally lay down on me, and then I got up.

I decided to stay out sick today. Went back to sleep. Had some ramen. Got my summer blanket out because it's cooler. Went back to sleep. Got up and threw myself together and got more ramen (plus some soda and cookies while I was at it).

The Walt Disney World book that I'm reading is good. I want to get a copy, but I'll wait until Star Wars is included.

I want to get into the freezer to get a burrito, but Zara is on it. I guess that I'll have to feed them before I can get in there. That's what I did, and we're all fed.

I was playing a video of a tiny kitten purring and squeaking, and the girls ignored it. Then I played a video with a dog barking. Zara ignored it, but Mimi emerged from her box and was looking for the dog. (Mimi has lived with a dog. I'm her third human.)

Some people on a Facebook group about side hustles have set up an LLC with LegalZoom. Good to know.

I'm yawning, so I'm going to go to bed and read for a while. Oops, needed to put clothes on the drying rack first.

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Woke up after hitting snooze a few times. My phone apparently didn't charge.

The recording for a webinar for which I lost sound is up at work. Good. Submitted the items for the computer system conversion that are due tomorrow.

Picked up my prescriptions on the way home. A woman who worked at the pharmacy was ahead of me in line. She said that she was trying all day to find a time when no one else was there. I said not to worry.

Watched a couple of videos by the weight-loss guy who loves Disney. One of them was in Disney's Animal Kingdom, which I would like to see.

I tried to drop my fall classes at Heartland, but kept on getting an error when I tried to change my password. I'll try again tomorrow.

Trying to figure out what to do. I need to clean the stove. I also want to read a book about running an indexing business. I guess that I could change into my cleaning clothes, spray the stove, and read while the cleaner is working.

The Starting an Indexing Business book is good. It's giving me a lot to think about. I'm trying to figure out how I could set up the fax machine on my printer. Can you use VOIP for that, or do you need a landline? I need a business checking account soon so that I can pay for classes out of it and deduct them on taxes.

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It looks like the course materials for Statistics are cheaper than the ones for Calculus, so I'm thinking of taking Statistics in the fall instead. I hate to use cost to determine what I study, but I'm recovering from some financial hits. Calculus will still be there in a year from now.

Woke up at 11:30 AM.

There has been a feeding frenzy over some WetJet refills that I posted on Facebook Marketplace. I'm waiting for the first person to respond to get back to me.

I've been drafting LJ posts in Evernote, but now they want me to pay extra to sync across devices. Google Keep seems to be an Evernote clone, so now I'm using that.

I was trying to convince myself to get my butt in gear to finish cleaning the kitchen when Zara conveniently jumped on my lap. Thanks for the excuse to stay put, Zara!

Got my butt in gear without music because I don't want to miss the Facebook Marketplace person instant messaging me. Lots of kitty hair tumbleweeds. Noted that the TV room could use light dusting, sweeping, and mopping. Decided to concentrate on one thing at a time. Finished the kitchen.

Sold my WetJet refills. Put some clothes on the drying rack. Napped for a little while, and then read (finished Outer Order, Inner Calm and started The Four Tendencies) for a little while. It felt luxurious.

Made spaghetti with meatballs (with store-made sauce and meatballs). I kept on rebelling against making it because I thought that it was too much work, but I was able to read while cooking most of it. It was good.

Watched Apollo 11. I'll never live down saying that the TV picture was bad during the moon landing. (I was 6 years old and wasn't grasping the historical significance.) But if you wait for 50 years, you can get a good picture! I was riveted by the film even though I knew how it ended.

Zara is running up and down the hall now that I fed them. I think that it's time to go to bed and read (assuming Zara lets me be, but she has largely ceded the bedroom to Mimi).

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Woke up at 9:30 AM, went back to sleep, and woke up at 11:30.

Zara was snuggling for a long time. She also has been sleeping on my bed again. I put some clothes that need to be washed at the end of the bed, and Zara thinks that they make a nice nest.

Couldn't find Mimi anywhere. Looked all over the house calling her. Nothing. Put their food dishes on the counter. Nothing. Opened a cat food can, and there she was. Cats :)

Lay down for a nap. Zara walked up my side and was kneading my leg. If only I could teach her to do a full massage. Had a nice nap.

Well, hmm. I'm using my Kindle Fire because my phone hasn't been charging well, but there's no travel app available for it. My mom brought up a Charleston and Savannah trip that we've talked about taking for a long time, and I want to price it. I guess that I could use my laptop. I did use my laptop.

Made a tuna casserole and popped it in the oven. Mimi thought that the tuna was for her and was very disappointed.

Dropped my summer class for financial reasons. It'll give me more time to study math though. And get the place organized.

I've got the yawns. I'm going to go to sleep and get up early.

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I looked more into the peak hours for VIPKid. The likelihood of my teaching at 5 AM during the week is slim to none, but I could teach on Friday and Saturday nights (Saturday and Sunday during the day in Beijing).

Woke up slightly before my alarm at 10 AM. The girls are peacefully hanging out while I get my act together. Mimi is showing me her big belly. Mimi also keeps jumping on my chair as soon as I stand up.

Zara and Mimi are dozing on the other half of the mobile home from where I am (the office and TV room, respectively). I guess that they don't want to be disturbed.

Oregon State U requires a class in public speaking as a prerequisite, so I'm going to take one at Heartland this summer. It's in Lincoln, so I won't have to drive far. I've requested an informal transcript from the University of Illinois to see if my English Composition credit will transfer to OSU. If I take Computer Science classes in the Fall, they will not transfer to OSU. I'm trying to decide whether to take the Computer Science classes at Heartland and then apply to OSU or just apply to OSU, which doesn't require any CS classes as a prerequisite. So I asked my "Geek Squad" on Facebook for their thoughts.

It's warm in here. I hope that it won't get hot soon because I don't want to turn on the a/c.

Mimi just went galloping by. I wonder why.

Time to sleep.

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Got up an hour later than I intended, but still early.

Went to the old place and got everything that I wanted to get done done. Then I got a text at 8 AM saying that the crew will be there in 40 minutes. Oh well. I'd like to get this done quickly so that I can go back to the new place and take a nap. I don't do mornings :)

Blue Cross Blue Shield: "Do you know how stress can affect you?" Why yes. I'm experimenting with that now.

Got the car loaded except for my laundry, which is in the dryer, and some electronics. Now my laundry is in there.

The guys are here cleaning the carpet. Packed up another car load's worth of stuff. Started cleaning the refrigerator. Realized that I'll have to pull out the refrigerator to get one of the drawers out.

Exchanged e-mails with people at Heartland.

The guys did an amazing job on the carpet.

Got home with a car full of stuff. Made myself something to eat. Then I looked at the girls hanging around expectantly, and I realized that they hadn't been fed yet. Fed them and myself.

I had originally thought that I should keep going because it's not raining, but I really need to lie down for a while. Mimi wants to climb on me and purr.

Stopped by the mobile home park office to pay my rent for April, but the office was closed. The manager is supposed to set up electronic access to my account, but I haven't heard anything from her. Picked up my mailbox keys at the post office.

Loaded up the car. Then it started raining, so I went over to the hospital to have my blood drawn. Done, but it took an hour with wait time. However, it was just raining lightly when I got out. Picked up some Ramen and garbage bags at Dollar Tree. Oh, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!

Unloaded the car. Now I'm making some Ramen.

Zara has the zoomies. She likes this place because she can gallop from one end of the mobile home to the other.

Mom called. We got directions squared away. She'll call me when she leaves tomorrow.

Ate Ramen. Zara loves me, but she loves me a little more when I'm eating.

I'm thinking about taking a nap. I'm also wondering if I should just go to sleep early, but it's a little early to go to sleep for good. And it's raining again. And I have a headache. And I'm feeling cranky. Nap time. Although Comcast keeps calling me when I can't answer. I hope that I'll wake up when they call again. They left a message last time, and it was just an appointment reminder.

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Had problems getting up. Got up at 10 to 10 AM. Looking forward to next week when I can sleep in.

Haven't heard from Heartland about waiving the prereqs for my class. I don't have time to track people down this week, but maybe next week after my procedure.

Unloaded the remaining stuff in the car from yesterday. Ran to the old place and grabbed the carpet cleaners. Went to the storage place, dropped off the cleaners, and grabbed my air mattress.

We had a pop-up thunderstorm. I'm glad that I unloaded the car earlier, although I dropped off the air mattress at the old place. Mimi didn't like the thunder.

Trying to wrap things up at work because I'll be off next week.

Ran to the store and picked up some food for myself and the girls. Fed them and myself.

Abrupt change of plans. I was going to go over to the old place, clear the carpets of stuff, and sleep there. But I'm wiping out and have a headache. So I'm going to get a few hours of sleep here and wake up pre-dawn. The girls will be happier too, although they won't like the fact that I'm not going to feed them when I get up because it'll be too early. To sleep, quickly.

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The girls slept with me last night. That was nice and cozy. They seem to be bouncing back from the move.

Woke up at 8 AM, went back to sleep, and woke up at 9:30 after my alarm. I'm hoping that if I'm efficient, I can get another load of stuff from the old place.

Fed myself and the girls. They've been eating pretty well. Zara has been doing the neighborhood watch in the kitchen window.

I need milk and grits. Maybe I should get the shower curtain and rod for the other bathroom while I'm there, although I won't put it up until Saturday.

My boss said "Okay" about my taking the rest of next week off. That will be great.

Went by the old place and grabbed a load of stuff. Unloaded part of it. I couldn't find Mimi anywhere (and the place isn't that big), but finally found her in the little "house" in the cat tree. I gather that she's still stressed. Zara didn't like me bringing stuff in, but she rolled and wiggled for me before I left.

Zara was climbing on me when I was eating dinner, so she's back to normal. I brought more stuff in from the car, and also was able to run to Dollar Tree to get a shower curtain liner and shower curtain rings.

Heartland won't let me enroll in the first programming class in the fall because I don't have the prerequisites that were waived the last time that I was enrolled. It's kind of a mess. I fired off e-mails. I'll also need to talk to my boss because the classes will be on Monday nights.

The IRS says that my refund was approved and will be sent to my bank tomorrow. It would have been nice to have it earlier, but, oh well, it's still awesome to have.

Went to the old place and pretreated some spots on the carpet. Went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. I found the perfect shower curtain for Mom's bathroom. It's a fabric shower curtain with elephants on it. Mom loves elephants. It was a little more than I wanted to spend, but it makes me smile.

My oven is digital. I decided that I don't like it. Then I went, "Oh Lord, I'm turning into my grandmother who said that she had done all the adapting that she's going to do!"

Fed the hordes. I'm making a frozen pizza. Popped it in, and then realized that I didn't know where my hot pads were. Rooted around in boxes until I found them. Aaand...My smoke alarm is going off.

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Overslept a little. Feeling wiped out. I'm not going to go to class. I've decided to withdraw from the class. I have too much going on. Need to make an appointment with my advisor. Made an appointment for tomorrow.

Lying down with the girls in their positions of honor (Mimi at my head and Zara at my feet).

Slept for a while and overslept. Had a weird dream in which I was stranded with my wallet stolen, and my mom wouldn't come get me.

I think that Dad is starting to stress. He's questioning everything that I tell him about my health issues, but knowing him, I think that he's worried. That makes two of us.

Apparently I came to work with a sock stuck to the Velcro on my coat. Elegant :) Made me laugh.

Checked out San Luis Obispo as a possible retirement place, but real estate is ridiculous. I need to forget California.

Back home because I went in early. Fed the girls. I might do a little packing, but I want to go to bed early and get up early to run errands.

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Woke up a little after 9 AM. Gloomy out.

Trying to decide what to do. I need to go to Bloomington to make up the lab assignment that I missed while I was in San Jose. I'd like to take a nap, but if I have to come down to sign a lease, I should go right away. I probably should just go, but I REALLY want to take a nap.

Tried calling Aldi to ask them to save boxes, but Aldi store numbers are unlisted "to streamline operations".

It's only 10:30, so I have time for a QUICK nap.

The mobile home park just called, and I have an appointment for 4 PM. No nap. Need to get a couple of cashiers checks for the mobile home while I'm up there.

Got the cashiers checks. Did my homework assignment. Signed the lease on the mobile home. Sigh of relief. Walked though to try to figure out where to put things. Asked at Dollar Tree if they would save boxes for me.

Now I'm at home with Zara on my lap. I'm going to eat some Ramen and take a nap. Then I'll get packing.

Took a nice nap with Zara.

Drat. Apparently I need to register the girls in Lincoln. I'm trying to find their rabies tags. (They don't have collars.) One more thing to do. Found their tags and certificate of vaccination. Apparently the vet has been taking care of the registration, or at least, I've been getting charged for it. The mobile home managers want a picture of the girls, so I need to pull some off of Facebook and print them at Walmart.

Why is everything so complicated?

Hmm. I could be doing something, but Mimi's on my lap. I need to call Walmart at 10 PM about boxes, so I'll let her stay until then. Then I'll feed them and myself. I called, and I need to pick up the boxes by 9 AM, so I'm going to feed myself and crash.

Despite my grumbling, things are falling into place.

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Feeling tired and shaky this morning. I absolutely have to go to class, though, because we're working on our midterm projects. Ran way early getting myself together.

Oh! My instructor is sick, so she canceled class. I'm going to go back to sleep. Mimi: Oh good Mommy. Stay awake and pet me! Nice try, Mimi.

Had a nice long nap. Today is my late day, so I'm making some Ramen with Zara on my lap.

Got into work a little early, but that's okay. Things are a little hectic at work.

More snuggles from Zara during dinner.

It looks like my instructor won't be available to meet tomorrow to make up the work from my absence last week. I'm kind of glad. I want to sleep in.

And speaking of sleep, I just fed the girls and am going to make myself something to eat. Then I want to crash.

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Had problems falling asleep. Woke up on time though. Made it to class and successfully finished part 1 of my project.

Successfully fixed an interface problem that we had at work. Go me.

I'm exhausted.

Found a possible lead on an apartment.

Made flounder, couscous, and cauliflower with cheese sauce. Shopping my pantry again. The couscous was just okay, but the rest was good.

Need to sort through the piles of mail on the table and find my tax forms.

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Woke up around 11 AM. Feeling hammered. Decided to go back to sleep for a little while, and woke up at 2.

Slowly made and ate breakfast and put some clothes in the dryer. Still feeling weak.

Took a nap. I'm trying to wake up. I need to run out and get a few things at the store, and I'm trying to decide whether to go to the gym as well. It would be good to get back into a routine, but I did walk two miles every day while I was gone, so I got some exercise.

Showered and started another load of laundry.

On Facebook, someone posted the video of teenagers trying to use a rotary phone with the comment, "My grandmother had one of those!" Now I feel really old....We had one when I was a kid....

Ran my errands. It was a drag wearing a hat, scarf, and gloves after the perfect weather in San Jose.

Was ravenous, so I made some grilled cheese and tomato soup when I got home.

Trying to figure out what to do. I want to know who wins the Academy Awards, but don't necessarily want to watch them. I could work on Spanish flashcards. I feel like going back to sleep again, but it's still early.

I dug out a pair of clean pajamas, and I'm going to bed. It just occurred to me that I probably have homework for class, but I'll do it in the morning. I also need to get up early to go get the cats.

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Crud. My doctor forgot to send new prescriptions to the pharmacy. That'll slow things down.

Cleaned up a broken measuring cup. A jar of jam fell out of a cabinet and landed unerringly on the measuring cup in the sink.

Studied Spanish flashcards.

My prescription is ready. Good. I hope that Walmart was able to fill Zara's prescription. I need to go over there and find out. (I can't check on Zara's prescriptions on my phone because they're under a different name from me.)

My instructor canceled our meeting today. She forgot that our schedule was a week off due to the week that we were closed. That gives me lots of extra time. Good. I think that I'll go back to sleep for a little while after Zara finishes snuggling on my lap.

Poor Zara. She was sitting in my lap, resting her head against my chest and being sweet and cute, when the buzzer on the dryer went off, and she freaked and jumped off. Now she's curled up on the bed with me.

Almost forgot that I have a quiz to take tonight. Too many moving parts. I put it on my to-do list.

Napped. Had a bite to eat. Put on my makeup. (I had taken a shower before my instructor canceled.)

Ran my errands. I was so preoccupied with what was going on that I forgot my hat and scarf, and it was 19F and windy. Managed to run my errands without freezing body parts. Walmart did have Zara's meds. I was worried because I read that there was a shortage of BuSpar, and if ever she needs her antianxiety meds, it's while she's at the vet.

Now I need to sit for a few minutes. Mimi is on my lap, which adds to the inertia. Actually I think that I might take a short nap.

Just realized that I meant to get some sweet rolls to take with me to San Jose, but didn't put them on the list. I can pick them up after my hair appointment tomorrow.

Napped. I figure that if I fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow, and I did, I must have needed the sleep. I decided not to go to the gym tonight because I have to get up early tomorrow.

Fed the hordes and myself. Had some lobster mac-and-cheese that was really good.

The Web site for Heartland didn't let me log on, so I couldn't take the quiz. I studied Spanish though.

Time to go to sleep.

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Didn't wake up early enough to go to the gym. Oh well. I needed the sleep.

Studied Spanish flashcards while I finished my coffee.

My library books are coming in. Good. Need to figure out which one to take to San Jose for those times when electronic devices have to be shut down.

The clothes that I wanted to wear were in the wash, so I cobbled an outfit together from my Goodwill bag containing clothes that I haven't put away. Came up with a pretty cute outfit, which I might also wear on the plane. Not that anyone cares what I wear, but I kind of do. My mom tells me that she goes out with uncombed hair (under a hat) and no makeup, but I'm not there yet.

I forgot to mention that the conference is giving us lunch on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll get reimbursed for food, but not having to spend money is easier. I'm trying to figure out what Pop-Tart-like or granola-bar-like food I can stick in my suitcase and won't cause a problem at Security. That'll be breakfast when I take my meds.

There must be people who prepare calmly for a trip, but those people are not me. I'm kind of stressy.

Fixing the boots with the floppy sole with Gorilla Glue worked quite well. Now I'm wondering if I should take them with me in case of a downpour. Don't really want to get my nice leather ankle boots wet. I'm watching the weather next week in Lincoln, Chicago, and San Jose like a hawk. Looks pretty good next week except for a wintry mix when I'm coming back from O'Hare on Saturday. (I take the bus from O'Hare to Normal and then drive home from Normal, which is a slightly longer drive than going to class because the bus stop is in the center of town.)

Printed off maps, directions, and the conference agenda. Trip is getting real. There's a reception on Wednesday at The Tech. I thought about going to Original Joe's afterward if I was still hungry (they're serving finger foods at the reception), but O.M.G. $15 for a sandwich? Are you kidding me? Jack-in-the-Box is still downtown, and that's more my price range. Also thought about taking an airport shuttle from SJC to my Airbnb, but holy cow. $45 to go about a mile (although Hwy. 85 is in the way, so there might be some routing around)? No. I found out how to get there via light rail. The only problem is that I'm getting in late. I might do my one splurge on Uber for that trip. (Which reminds me; I need to install Uber on my new phone.) It's promises to be an interesting conference. Geeky to the max, but I knew that it would be.

Just remembered that I have homework for class tomorrow. It shouldn't take long.

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The road conditions are clear and Heartland is open. Ugh, there's a wind advisory starting from when I leave class. Maybe we'll get out early.

Nope. I need to meet the instructor on Friday to do the work for next week. And I have a lot to do this weekend. At least the instructor said that she didn't expect me to come in on next Tuesday, which will buy me more time. I can't believe that I'm leaving in a week for San Jose. I gather that it's been raining there. A lot. San Jose is having a Flash Flood Watch, Wind Advisory, and Gale Warning? At least it's warmer than here.

I'm fighting a battle with myself over going to the gym. I am tired and hungry. I considered going before work in the morning, but knowing me, I won't get up in time. I'm going to have to do it tomorrow, though, because I'm exhausted and I have some homework to do for my Adobe class as well as Spanish.

The car lock froze again, but the remote opens the door. Bah.

So. Freaking. Tired.

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Decided not to study Spanish, but just go to bed. Zara was already in her spot on the bed. Pondered how to say "I'm tired" in Spanish. "Estoy cansada."

Woke up briefly at 9 AM and went back to sleep. Woke up at noon. Must have needed the sleep. I read an article about all the good things that happen while you sleep, so I'm glad that I'm catching up. Have to hand it to the girls; they don't wake me up.

It's good to have grits for breakfast again now that I have the new microwave. Got all of us fed.

Studied Spanish flashcards.

I had been worried that the neighborhood feral cats hadn't survived the cold snap, but I just saw one of them. Yay!

Lay down for a nap with Zara snuggled next to me, but couldn't fall asleep. That's good; it means that I've caught up on my sleep. And I have plenty of stuff to do.

Received the ankle boots that I bought on eBay. They look nice and are comfortable. They have a zipper, so they should work well for going through airport security. A good buy.

Did some cleaning. Scrubbed a litter box. Studied Spanish. Dyed my hair. I'm getting better at using small blocks of time. I cleaned the bathroom while my hair dye was working. I cleaned the kitchen while making a frozen pizza. Etc.

Talked to Mom. She sounded good.

Went to the gym. I was there by myself, but that was okay.

It's interesting how I interact with my accountability partners. The interaction with my studying accountability partner is very supportive. The interaction with my gym accountability partner is more competitive. She went to the gym; therefore I should go to the gym!

I'm currently downloading Photoshop. I want to make some Spanish flashcards and see what homework I have for the Adobe class.

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Class is not canceled. I think that I'll throw an extra blanket in the car, just in case.

Bah-ha-ha. Louisiana is expecting two inches of snow, so the governor declared a state of emergency.

My teacher DID cancel class. Unfortunately, I had taken a shower and gotten dressed, but I can lie down in my clothes. Class is canceled on Thursday too.

I think that I'll run errands before work so that I won't have to run errands in the Arctic cold tonight. Checked to make sure that I had cake pans because I want to make carrot cake tomorrow. Yum.

Napped. Put my makeup on. Ate Ramen. Ran errands.

The University of Illinois, which prides itself on never closing, canceled classes from tonight through tomorrow. However, they're telling their staff to come in tomorrow. That's cold. So to speak. Glad that I don't work there.

The library has been deserted tonight. Not surprised. The only cars that I saw when I left were Domino's Pizza Delivery cars. And a couple of guys buying booze were at the convenience store. I guess that's one way to deal with the cold :)

Someone on Facebook posted instructions on how to dress for very cold weather. I went looking for nylon mittens to put over my gloves, but sheesh. Expensive. I finally found petite women's long underwear at LLBean. It figures that they would have a decent selection. Also expensive though. The cold has been going straight through my work pants. Maybe I could build up my extreme winter wardrobe slowly. I could wear nylons under my pants as the poor person's long underwear. I have a jacket that I could wear under my coat.

I want to find an accountability partner for studying Spanish. Knowing that I will talk to my instructor helps some, but I don't study every day and should if I want to make good progress. I found Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivatedBuddies/, so I'll try there. There might be a Reddit group for language learning too. https://www.reddit.com/r/learnspanish/ https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/

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