days_unfolding

Mimi is complaining up a storm because I got up later (11:30 AM) than I normally do for work. Mimi, I get to sleep in on my days off.

The weird problem with the WiFi not having access to the Internet on my phone mysteriously went away. I wish that I knew what was causing it.

Got the gym lock set. Mimi got fur on my gym clothes, but I don't have time to wash them. Maybe I could go tomorrow and wash them. Decided to throw them in the wash while I nap.

Napped. Discovered that the clothes in the dryer weren't dry. Worst case, I'll go over to the gym and show then my fitness card and then come back to use the gym.

I'm not going to make it to the gym office. Next Thursday or Friday then. I will run errands, however.

Got my errands run. The tellers at the credit union love that I almost have my car paid off. I bought ingredients for the apple-spinach salad that I Iove plus a bunch of stuff that I didn't really need but looked yummy at Aldi.

Slate's column about raising kids has an atheist's daughter rebelling by going to Quaker Meeting. Hahaha I kind of love that.

I have a strong impulse to get my files in order in the office, but that probably isn't my highest priority. I'll see if I have the file folders that I need. The hanging file folders won't work in my drawer (unless I steal the hardware from my files in storage), so I need to get manila folders.

I lay down for a nap. And slept until 1:30 AM. So much for getting the folders. I got up and fed the cats, who were waiting to be fed, but let me sleep. I wouldn't have blamed them for walking on me.

Looked at hanging file folder frames. Not this month though, unless I use Swagbucks money on it. Swagbucks no longer has a way to transfer money to my Aspiration account, so I guess that I need to get Amazon gift cards. They've really gone downhill.

Saw Mom off. Fed the girls and went back to bed.

Slept for another four hours. Found Zara licking Mom's milk glass in the sink. Sigh.

Ate Mom's leftover biscuits and gravy. Felt lethargic, so I logged into Swagbucks to try to wake up. Deposited $25 in my travel savings account. Woo-hoo!

I think that all the excitement about Mom being here has tired the girls out. They're both crashed on the kitchen chairs (not together, of course). I kind of want to join them. I decided that I was too tired to run errands and decided to lie down for a while.

Had a nice nap and a dream in which I was building a wave pool at my house.

Threw towels in the wash.

Something weird is going on on my phone. The New York Times, Swagbucks, and Amazon apps think that I'm not connected to the Internet. I also tried turning off WiFi with the same result. Other apps are working though. I tried rebooting the phone, but that didn't help. Any ideas on what might be wrong?

Ate Mom's leftover half of a Frisco melt and some bread pudding.

Zara's falling asleep again.

Started organizing the bedroom. Mimi went, "Oh, you're in the bedroom, so I can lie on you." Umm, Mimi, you are not helping.

Decided that I was too tired to organize. I'm going to do some stuff online and then go back to sleep.

Swagbucks had a deal for applying to VIPKid, to which I wanted to apply anyway, so I started an application. I need to practice a lot before recording a video.

Mom asked for a no-slip bath mat for her shower here, so I looked at one on Amazon. I'll wait to get one through.

I think that I'll read for a while and then go to sleep. Hmm, I'm hungry.

Woke up around noon. Talked politics with Mom for a bit and fed me and the girls.

Mom is going out to go to the resale shop and poke around the square a little. I might take a quick nap and then build some of my organizing things.

Took a nap. Built the over-the-toilet shelves. One down.

Threw myself together. Mimi came into the bathroom with me and was rolling around on the bath mat. Goof. I accidentally locked Mom out. I was supposed to leave the door unlocked but automatically locked it.

Mom and I gorged ourselves on biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and eggs. Then we ate carrot cake for dessert. Burp. I'm amazed that I'm still awake.

The pharmacy next door to the restaurant offers meds in little packs for the morning and evening of each day. I'm wondering if I should transfer my prescriptions and try that.

Mom found a couple of Bach and Mozart concert DVDs at the thrift store, so we ran back to get them.

Progress in blogville: I bought a WordPress theme to use and communicated with the graphic designer about the logo.

Did some Swagbucking. I need to go to sleep now because I need to get up early to get my hair cut.

Dragged myself out of bed around 8:30 AM. No call from the dryer repair guy. He finally called around 10, came by, and fixed it.

We had lunch (actually breakfast food) at McDonalds. Then we got my car's headlight fixed.

Mom bought me over-the-toilet shelves and some plastic baskets for organizing.

We decided to lie down for a while. I intended to get up at 9:30 PM, but woke up at 11 PM. Mom appears to still be asleep. Fed the cats, and I'm not sure if I should eat something or not. I finally did, assuming that Mom wasn't going to get up.

Opened a second checking account with PNC. The account is for regular bills; I'll be able to transfer funds to the account from my deposit account, and set up automatic payment. The bank asked when I started my job, so I went to LJ to find out, and wound up reading all the entries about my car spinout, new car, etc. What a mess that was.

Decided that Mom isn't getting up and had some fish and mashed potatoes.

I just heard Mom moving around. She's going back to sleep.

Signed up for my blog site using Bluehost. I get $60.00 worth of Swagbucks from the transaction. Win-win. Now my browser is hanging though.

Okay, it's way late and I need to sleep.

Woke up after 11 AM. (Can't remember the exact time.) Had a nice, leisurely breakfast. Mimi has been talking a lot, but I just fed them, so she has quieted down.

Had a nice nap. Woke up with the shakes, so I had a sandwich and pie. Zara was aggressively stalking my food. I don't think that I'll ever convince her that some food is for Mommy only.

I keep being blown away about how much better that I can hear.

I'm using Mimi being on my lap as an excuse to delay cleaning.

I cleaned the guest bathroom, bouncing around singing. It's a start. Mimi was using it as a place to throw up hairballs. Yuck.

Cleaned "Mom's bedroom" (the TV room).

Had a quick call with Mom. All systems are "go" for her coming tomorrow.

Made baked cod with mashed potatoes and brussels sprouts. OMG, was that good. And reasonably healthy.

I'm feeling knocked out by the food though. I'm going to clean up the kitchen and go on Swagbucks for a little while, and then toddle off to bed.

Done with Swagbucks. I'm surprised by how consistently I'm using it, but slow and steady is the way to earn on that platform. And I really want to go to Florida.