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I don’t know how it got to be Friday already. I need to tidy up for the cleaner tonight. She’s coming tomorrow. Started tidying up the kitchen.

Mimi is complaining loudly that she's not on my lap. I'm not stopping her from jumping up. Silly cat :) And I forgot to mention that Zara gave me a little kiss last night when I lay down to get rid of my headache. Aww. From her it means something. She is a one-person (me) cat. Mimi ingratiates herself with whatever human is around (but she likes me best).

Hmm, the Walker Book Club is tomorrow, but I have my broken toe. Plus, I need to get ready for the cleaner.

I met with the advisor and she’s going to submit my withdrawal form. She suggested that I call financial aid about my tuition waiver.

I got my new Full Focus planner. It starts on Monday, but I can write some goals down this weekend. My plan is to organize and clean the upstairs while the cleaner is cleaning the downstairs.

I rescheduled my RSV vaccine for the weekend of the 26th. I should be here because our annual meeting and in-person staff meeting at work is that week. I need to go up to Michigan sometime this month.

I had said that the arthritis in my toe wasn't bothering me, but that isn't quite true. I had been wondering if I was getting gout because it twinged occasionally, but it's not bad. But I'm wondering if I'm getting a touch of arthritis in my hands. Sigh.

I need to start walking after my toe heals. I'm missing the nice fall weather! And apparently people walk in the mall down the street from me in the winter.

I watched Anthony Bourdain’s last interview from a Facebook link. How could someone who sounded so together wind up killing himself? The Bourdain worshipers on the Facebook group trouble me, however. I keep wondering what he would think about them. I have a feeling that he wouldn’t be impressed.

The kitchen is ready for the cleaner except that I need to do dishes (done). Right now, I’m watering my “tree” plants because I do so in the tub (done and draining overnight) and I want the cleaner to clean the tub.

Brought stuff upstairs for the organizing and cleaning tomorrow. I'm feeling tired, so I'm going to go to bed soon.

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Hmm. There is a U.S. - Italian Dating Facebook group. It's a private group, so I don't know how old the people are on it though.

Woke up at 3:30 AM. Stayed up for a little while and then went back to sleep. Woke up at 8:30.

I made an appointment to get the RSV vaccine next weekend. Then I’ll be caught up. I checked on the pneumonia vaccine, but that’s age 65 and older. The arm that I had the COVID and flu shots is hurting today.

Huh. One weather forecaster is saying rain today and one is not. No rain tomorrow. But the lawn should be mowed before overseeding.

I have a pounding headache, so I need to lie down for a little while.

Finally dragged my butt to the shower. Realized that I have swimming tomorrow, so I shaved my legs. Dropped the electric razor in the shower, and now it wants to charge.

Zara has been lurking in the kitchen because she wants to be fed. Mimi came over and went, “MAAAAAAAAA!” I got up to soak their dishes in the sink. Mimi wins :)

Mowing. Taking a break. Got the front and sides of the house mowed. I’ll get the back and by the street tomorrow after swimming. Then I’ll seed.

Back inside. My back is killing me. Yikes, it’s getting dark early.

Crud. It's 8 PM and I'm really tired. I think that I'll go to bed early after starting laundry and get up early.

Mimi wants attention.

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Overslept this morning. Had to wait until lunchtime to take a shower.

We had an interesting meeting this morning with a librarian who studies low morale in libraries. No one is saying that our organization is low morale thought; it isn't. It was more for our education.

I'm not going to have the money to plant bulbs this year. I'm hoping to plant some peonies though. Actually, I can get some tulip bulbs at a reasonable price on eBay. They're now saying no rain on Saturday, so it's grass seed day.

I can call Blue Cross Blue Shield tomorrow, so I think that I'll do so then. I don't feel like getting stuck on the phone right now.

Amnesty International is having an email campaign about the war in Lebanon, so I signed.

I finished my project at work, so I'm not sure what to do with myself. The person with whom I primarily work gave me some ideas. I also tackled cleaning off my work desk.

I went and got my vaccinations (COVID, flu, and shingles). The first two were trivial, but ow, the shoulder that had the shingles vaccine hurts. It’s the side that I usually sleep on too. I didn’t think that through.

I’m going to go to bed early. But I want to email my friend Lance first. I saw an old Christmas card from him when I was doing some tidying upstairs, and it made me wonder how he was doing.

Actually, I'm feeling kind of loopy, so I'm going to go to sleep now. I'll write Lance tomorrow morning while I'm on hold with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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I paid for my Italian lessons and some music lessons last night. I couldn't get a full 45 minutes this week with my piano teacher, so I booked 30 minutes.

My groceries arrived. Brought them in and fed the cats and myself.

Overslept my lunchtime nap. I don't know why I'm so sleepy right now. The cats are being extra-snuggly, maybe because it's getting cooler. They want to share body heat!

I received an email about my swimming lessons on Sundays. They want us already in our swimwear to decrease the time spent in the locker room, but I'll need to shower and get dressed afterward. I'm looking forward to it! And there's free parking!

I ordered some Churu treats for the girls. They're the only treats that they like.

The National Park Service has pictures of the Shenandoah Valley in the public domain, so I might intersperse their pictures with me singing.

The trust and the real estate agent for Mom's house are fighting in my email. The trust thinks that we've spent too much on the house, and we have spent a lot. The real estate agent is convinced that we'll get the money back. I'm just tired of the whole mess. I'm getting a headache :(

Had my songwriting and music theory classes. For the songwriting class, I need to write a song in a few weeks as a “final project”. I think that I’ll write a blues song about decluttering my house :) It’s a topic that I’m very familiar with.

A comedian whom I follow did a thing about Trader Joe’s (a specialty type of grocery store that’s kind of like Aldi’s for Yuppies). I would love one here, so I just wrote the company asking for one. I think that it would really do well here.

Hmm. The weather forecasters say that it’s going to go down to 54F/12C tonight. I guess that I need warmer pajamas and to turn on the heat.

Hmm. I’m wondering if I should get a Border Collie and train it to be my service dog to get me up, bring me my meds, etc. There is a place near St. Louis that trains service dogs.

Threw on sweats and got the recycling out. It’s smoky out, so I think that people are using their fireplaces. I got my grass seed, so I need to seed this weekend. I also bought fertilizer meant to be used in the fall, but it hasn't come yet.

Got my pharmacy card. Yay. Made an appointment on Friday to have my COVID, flu, and shingles vaccines. I need to find a sleeveless top to wear. And I'll probably go to sleep early on Friday because I usually get a headache when I get a COVID shot.

I finally remembered to drink tea today. (I read an article that said that flavonoid-rich foods combat dementia. Can't hurt; might help.) Dad is trying to get me to drink herbal tea, but black tea has flavonoids. I like Earl Grey tea. When I get more money, I think that I'll get a warmer pad for my tea and maybe an electric kettle. There are some good deals on Mercari for them.

I practiced piano and voice. Piano is going very well. I sent the song "Shenandoah" to my singing teacher. I have both singing and piano lessons tomorrow (back to back!).

Now to sleep, quickly.

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