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I'm really stressing about the iCAN application, which is silly. Either I'll get in or I won't. I'll deal if I don't.

I feel sorry for the athletes who have trained hard for the Olympics, only to get knocked out because of a positive COVID test :(

I want to create an Etsy store with printables. I've made a list of ones to make. Now I need to explore Canva.

I'm trying to get the last drops of makeup foundation out, not just to be frugal, but because I've ordered some from Amazon that is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so I didn't want to buy more tonight. But it has a plastic pump cap that wouldn't come off. So I slid a knife under it and pushed it up, which worked almost too well because the cap bounced off the wall behind the sink and landed in the sink. A personal best!

Ran out to get soda. Decided not to go to Walgreens to look for free masks because it was cold.

I've been sucked into the Olympics. They keep saying that the skating will be "later". Now they're saying 11 PM. Now I'm finally watching it. Nathan Chen blew it away.

And now it's late. Tomorrow I'm not watching the Olympics, so I should get more done.

It's going to be a busy weekend. I have my usual homework, plus I want to do some stuff for work to get farther ahead.

However, I need some music in my life, so I signed up for group piano lessons on Lessonface. Why not guitar? Well, some of the fingers on my hand were peeling, and they've just healed, and I think that guitar might rip then up. Eventually I'd like to do group guitar lessons as well. I need to see if they have group voice lessons. No, they don't. Anyway, one of my goals for tonight is cleaning off the digital piano and making sure that it's plugged in. I'm excited! I've wanted to learn piano for a long time. I also bought a book about reading music. I used to be able to read music, but I'm rusty.

Goofball Zara is scratching around in a box. Silly cat :)

I'm busy, ha ha, so I spent some time this evening listening to a guy talking about starting a mug business. He was selling something of course, but I got enough info to try to work with. And I came up with some mug ideas that I like. It's print on demand, so I won't lose anything by trying. I need to learn more about Etsy.

spikesgirl58 asked what was your favorite job, and I have to say the one that I have now. It allows me to do things that I enjoy: debugging, documenting, and working with libraries....It's great to be able to say that. I think that I'll do some work for work before I go to sleep.

*"Music for a while/Shall all your cares beguile." -- Henry Purcell

Discovered that the American Society for Indexing offers its training courses free with a $199 membership. Each class used to be around $200, I think. Maybe they're making it easier for people to freelance during the pandemic. I'd also get access to a jobs list with membership. No, they are charging for the classes, but it's less than $200.

I asked my dad if he had any biotech mutual funds or ETFs to recommend, and he pointed me to an article that I've already read. Ah well.

I have one of those pillows that you put behind your back, and it tipped over. Mimi thinks that it's a great kitty bed.

Had a nice nap and a bite to eat. Zara had to come over and sniff my food. Goofy girl.

I found my spray bottle that I use for wrinkled clothes. It was in the black hole known as "the kitchen". I probably used it to break up a cat fight.

The floor cleaner left a gray film over the floor, probably because I cleaned the scrubber bar with dish soap. Or it's from cat litter. I need to wipe the floor down with a damp towel. And rinse out the scrubber bar.

I'm working on the laundry area, and I'm working until my back hurts, stopping, and starting again. It's a little frustrating. Okay, cleaned up the laundry area.

Here comes the storm that they said that we might or might not get.

Zara was very in my face while I was eating dinner. Then I realized that I forgot to feed them! Bad Mommy! And I WAS eating chicken.

Mom emailed me and told me that a doe had a pair of fawns in her backyard. This is the third time! She said that watching them was good for the soul.

Hmm. I want to get the FitDesk into the bedroom and assemble it, but Zara's still eating. I guess that I'll post. Got it into the bedroom and ran into a small snag.

All your boxes are belong to us.

The FitDesk assembly instructions are on an app that you can download as well as on paper.

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.