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I got the scrubbing bar of the floor scrubber off and washed it. It was easy to remove. Some nice design went into the scrubber.

I tried doing a Tarot reading, but the cards weren't mixed up enough. At least, I'm learning the cards. Tried another reading after mixing the cards up more. I asked about getting the place in order and the cards were basically saying that I'm in limbo, which has been true up to this point, and will stay that way. I don't like that. It wasn't a loss though because it's getting me thinking what I could do to break the stalemate and get more energy. I'd probably feel better once the place is in order.

Hmm. I thought of a slightly alternate version: home is important to me, but I don't know what to do with it. My emotions are mixed up in it somehow. After reading some of the Tarot book, it might be saying that I'm not making the choice to improve things, which is true.

Got up at a more reasonable hour and fed myself and the girls. Mulling over what to do today. I think that I'll start cleaning and organizing the master bathroom and the bedroom because I need to get the FitDesk into the bedroom to assemble it.

Put the scrubber bar outside in the hope that it would dry faster.

Number one on the get more energy project is take my morning meds. I even have a reminder on my phone and still manage to forget them. Maybe a note on the table? Coffee would also help.

Had a lot longer nap than I had planned, almost four hours. I must have energy now. Zara certainly does. She's having her afternoon zoomies.

OMG. A cloth mask that I ordered over a month ago has just shipped. I was assuming that I got ripped off, but couldn't remember from where I had ordered it. I don't really need it now, but it has cats on it and is fun.

A friend on Facebook posted an article that said that half of the people staying home has symptoms of depression, and it was worse for people with existing mental illness, like me. That would explain why I'm not getting stuff done around here. Plus, I don't have a deadline.

Had a bite to eat and some coffee.

Oh hot damn. Heartland Community College is moving its fall classes online. Definitely need to enroll. Calculus and the Computer Science classes that I need to take are not on the schedule, but they seem to be rebuilding the schedule.

Threw some jeans on and watered the outdoor plants, got my mail, and brought in two jugs of kitty litter. My back is spasming from carrying the litter. Zara wants snuggles, which is way more important than cleaning. And now she went away.

Went to see if I could plant the beets in a grow bag, but I'm going to need a lot more dirt.

Put a litter box on to soak. Threw some blankets and towels in the wash. Started cleaning up the bedroom. Took a break to sing Simon and Garfunkel ("America"). It must be Simon and Garfunkel day on Pandora because they later played "Scarborough Fair Canticle," which I also sang. It's the first time that I realized that the counterpoint was an antiwar song. I never listened closely to it before.

Got the bedroom picked up and ready for Eufy, except that I need to get the electrical cords off of the floor.

Talked to Mom. She's doing well and is working hard on the garden. We both agree that our lives are pretty boring, although we managed to get an almost 1.5 hours call out of it. She'd like to set up a Skype call with me.

I'm trying to decide whether to run Eufy now or wait until the morning. I'm feeling tired, but not sleepy. I could work on my econ class online. I also should start reviewing math with an eye to taking Calculus in the fall.

Great. I'm waiting on the grow bags for my cherry tomatoes, and USPS can't find the tracking number. I might have to temporarily plant them elsewhere until this snafu is fixed.

I was heating up a snack, and did some steps on the treadmill. Zara is fascinated because IT MOVES! She can't figure out why it moves and why it stops. (She won't get hurt by it because it's manual. In fact, she likes to lie on it.)

I haven't done any Tarot readings for some thirty-odd years, but floatingleaf wrote about a deck that really spoke to me, so I ordered it and a basic Tarot book. They should get here on Wednesday. (I'm continually amused at what Amazon thinks is "essential" and "non-essential".) Should be interesting. I really would like a reading on what the rest of the year will be like. (Don't we all!) I have an image of me doing Tarot readings on the California Zephyr.

I could throw the I-Ching also, although I'm not sure where my book went. I ordered a copy. I just "threw" the online I-Ching, asking what the rest of the year would be like, and got told:

Wei Chi / The End In Sight

Fire ascends above the Water:
The Superior Person examines the nature of things and keeps each in its proper place.

Too anxious the young fox gets his tail wet, just as he completes his crossing.
To attain success, be like the man and not like the fox.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Resist the rush to completion.
Anticipation of fulfillment may cause you to be careless before you have fully absorbed the lessons of the journey.
The endpoint of this Quest will only prove to be the threshold for another.
You are short steps from Mastery on this plane, yet you stride toward Ignorance of the challenges lying beyond.
Savor this accomplishment.
Fully Become.
Take full possession of your world before embarking to discover the next one.
That voyage begins soon enough, and you will reminisce about this one.

Okay then. I guess that the summary is "Chill". And enjoy the journey.

I discovered that World Bank has economic reports for the various regions of the world for free. I want to read more about macroeconomics, so I'm downloading a free ("Open Educational Resource'") textbook onto my Kindle. Apparently I'm already enrolled in a Macroeconomics class on Coursera, so I'll pursue it. (I think that I just summed myself up. Tarot and Economics. Cats and Plants. I-Ching and Programming.)

I temporarily planted the cherry tomatoes. They already look too big for the pot, but they'll do for a while. The basil plants look no worse for their mishap yesterday.

I got my other Nikon D3100 book.

Goodwill now has some drop off locations open, but the one in Lincoln isn't one of them. Drat.

Dinnerly was a miss this time. The food should have been good, but the way that they had me cook it scorched the tortellini. I could make my normal pesto tortellini and add broccoli and garlic to it. I discovered in cooking that I don't have a skillet with a lid. (I used my pasta pot. I don't know if that contributed to the scorching.) I found one that I'd like to get once I get paid.

I'm going to put away groceries (done), do dishes (done), and study some macroeconomics.