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Well, I didn't get up really early, but I did wash out the tub in the guest bathroom. It's a start. I want to clean the rest of the bathroom today to make progress.

I think that it's telling that I found a vet for the girls in Urbana before I found a doctor for me :) I need to look for a dentist too, but my dentist gave me a list of dentists within the same network. I think that those dentists are in Champaign and not Urbana though.

Hmm. The guy hasn't come to fix my hot water heater yet. I don't want to take a shower because I don't want to be in the shower when he gets here. Plus the shower is COLD, but I've been taking them anyway for a while. I just emailed the office a reminder about it. He came, but I had to pull stuff out of my closet because apparently the water heater is hidden there. He went to another unit and is coming back. He said that we need a plumbing expert to look at it. That leaves me with a problem because I piled stuff from the closet on my bed, and given that I haven't heard from them, they're probably coming on Monday.

I had Lobster Bisque soup for lunch. Oh, was it good. I was looking at meal plans, but I can get food that I can heat from the store cheaper.

The rental managers for the house said that the person currently living there might want to sell her furniture, so I might buy her dining table. As I recall, it was a fairly solid one.

I bought stickers with different rooms on them for packing. The ones that I bought include garage and basement, which I wanted. I think that I'll get some boxes this weekend so that I can pack while I clean.

I'm looking for a Lazy Susan spice rack because I'll have the counter space for it. I might have found one, but if anyone has any recommendations, let me know.

Skechers had a sale, so I got some navy arch support shoes. I live in the black ones that I have, and they're the most comfortable shoes.

Napped and slept through until 1AM. And now it's my birthday. I'm 60, which is really hard to believe. I mentioned it to my therapist, and she said, "But you look a lot younger," and it's really true. I have a couple of silver streaks by my face now that I grew out the color, but my hair isn't all gray. Just some fine lines around my eyes.

I'm going to go back to bed and sleep myself out. Hmm, I'm hungry, so I think that I'll make some soup first.

Ran errands. Returned some library books and got others. Got most of what I needed at Aldi. Was about to go home when I remembered that I needed to pick up Zara's prescription at Walmart. I'm glad that I remembered that; I would have been annoyed with myself if I forgot. After getting the prescription, I got some diet root beer. And I forgot the reusable bags! Aargh! Went to leave when I remembered that I needed lemons and hadn't put them on the list. So I went back in again, this time bringing a reusable bag with me, and got the lemons.

Now I'm melting. Had dinner eventually. Now I'm feeling really tired, so I think that I should just go to bed.

I'm mulling over going to Galena (Illinois) for my birthday in November. My plans keep on getting less and less ambitious.

Oh, I forgot to say that the therapist said that we could "discuss some options" for paying for the therapy. And she rescheduled my appointment to next Monday.

Well, I woke up at 4:30 AM, which is not how I planned to spend my birthday. I planned to sleep in. But I'll go back to sleep after I eat something. (I took a vacation day at work. A couple of my colleagues emailed me that that sounded like a good idea. Those people are SO nice.)

I can't believe that I'm 59. Yikes.

The girls were hungry, so I fed them early. Did I forget to feed them yesterday?

Zara's so sweet. She was lying on my arm, and I told her that I needed to go post yesterday's post, and she went up on the counter. Thanks, Zara.

I'm trying to lie down, but my legs are cramping. I took some ibuprofen but am waiting for it to kick in. It did, and I napped until 10:30 AM. I had a weird dream that there was a ride that was a conveyor belt that went through my house and outside. I put weird stuff on it. I took a bath on it too. When it was full, I left it going for a while, and then I freaked and started pulling stuff off of it. The townspeople wanted to get rid of me.

Got up and ate lunch. I'm trying to decide what to do now. I might want to run out to get more diet root beer, so I need to do laundry. And then I'll get the Great Courses videos set up and start watching the one about Italy.

I watched three videos about Rome. It's kind of heavy on Roman ruins that don't interest me that much, but I'll keep watching. The part on Venice is supposed to be especially good. I think that I need to buy the transcript because it goes fast. It just occurred to me that the subscription should include some courses on classical music that I had wanted to see.

Yikes! It's gray and windy and the weather forecasters are saying there will be a snow shower! It's early snow if true. Oh! That was for Madison! They're saying rain here. Yep, I see drops on the window.

Got the clothes in the dryer. I might take another nap. It certainly is gray out.

I keep finding more Great Courses that I went to watch. There is one about Becoming a Great Essayist that interests me.

Napped for a half-hour with Mimi. My clothes are dry, so I think that I'll throw myself together to get more diet root beer and a notebook to take notes for the Essayist videos. And I want to create a binder for Italian. I have a binder but need some three-hole punch paper. And a three-hole punch because I can't find mine. Hmm, I should bring my bag of plastic bags to be recycled too.

I did an offer for the cowl-neck sweatshirt that got accepted.

Read for a while. I decided that I'd rather go to Walmart tomorrow. I found some notebooks to use for the Essayist class. I tore the office room apart looking for my three-hole punch, but didn't find it. I need to clean the room out.

I did one video from the Essayist and one from Italian. I think that I want to make flashcards for the past participles. After I make pizza.

The pizza was a flat pizza (from the Home Run Inn), but still really good. I have more left over for tomorrow. And I had some frozen yogurt. Now I'm in a food coma.

Eeek! The forecasters ARE saying a little snow tonight!

I created Italian flashcards based on the Great Courses Italian lesson. Now I'm yawning. I've had enough of the Great Courses for tonight, and I think that I'll just go to bed.

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I could sleep as late as I wanted. So I woke up at 10:30 AM. Bah. Maybe I'll take a nice long nap to make up for it.

I've decided that I should get the microwave instead of the sweats. I should be able to get the sweats in January once I get past December, which is going to suck.

Mimi and I were playing with the reflection from my phone. I got her shaking her head back and forth while I moved the reflection back and forth. She's such a goof.

Had a nice leisurely breakfast. Now it's nap time. You can tell that you're getting older when you spend your birthday...being lazy :) I'm now curled up in bed with Zara next to me and Mimi on the wicker chest by the window. Very cozy.

I did have a nice long cozy nap. I'm thinking of staying in and going to the store tomorrow because it's freaking cold out (15 F).

I asked Google Home if it was my birthday. It sang "Happy Birthday dear person who's birthday it is," and told me to enter my birthday in the Google Home app if I want it to remember my birthday. I don't want Google to know my birthday, but I'm amazed that it doesn't already know it. Bing did a birthday thing for me last night unbidden.

Checked my Netflix account, and it's just fine, thank you phishing people. They've gotten Eat Pray Love, which I've seen, but it sounds like a fun movie to watch tonight. But first, I want to binge-watch Tales of the City.

Ordered two of my Walmart gift cards for my microwave, but need to order the last one tomorrow because they have a limit of two a day. Bummer.

I discovered that I no longer have CNN. This is not good. Mom will not be happy. Need to call Comcast and see what we can work out. Or cancel the local stations and get Sling.

Watched a couple of episodes of Tales of the City. It is cold in here, even with the heat on, so I snuggled in bed for a little while.

The Mushroom Truffle Gnocchi is good. I want to see how hard it would be to make my own gnocchi. I really like it.

Mimi was lying on her back with her belly in the air, so she apparently isn't cold. I was telling her that she's goofy, and she decided that meant that I wanted her on my lap. Cats!

I watched the rest of the episodes of Tales of the City, and cried a little. Now it's 3 AM, and the cats are already asleep.

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Overslept my alarm. Still got up in plenty of time for my massage.

I made my coffee, but forgot to make my breakfast. Smooth move.

Google is wishing me a happy birthday. Uh, Google, that's creepy, not celebratory.

The massage was very relaxing. Oddly enough, her rubbing my ears and feet relaxed me the most. It was a shock to go from a warm massage room into the snow. The massage therapist was telling me that they're getting a sauna, so she's trying to drum up business. I don't know if I'll go for that, but I'd like to try and at least get a chair massage (which is shorter and cheaper) on a regular basis.

Then I ate gyros (and pumpkin pie!) at a local restaurant.

Then I headed to the movie theater to see Bohemian Rhapsody. I thought that it was excellent and really enjoyed it. My foot was tapping much of the time, which confused my fitness tracker. That's one way to get steps in!

Then I came home and finished my homework, which I think came out well. All in all, one of my more enjoyable birthdays.

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I tried a soy burger from Aldi, and it was pretty good. One of the better veggie burgers that I've tried.

I ordered another pair of sweats from Walmart. They might not be elegant, but they are oh so cozy to sleep in. And the temp is 21 degrees F outside, so cozy is a good thing.

Got a good night's sleep. I dreamt that I woke up before I actually woke up. The massage therapist called before I woke up.

Paid my utility bill. It isn't ready when I pay the other bills, so it's easy to forget. Maybe I should put a reminder on my calendar.

Put the Otter box on my new phone.

Took a nap.

Excellent. I have an appointment for a massage on Monday.

Had another soy burger. It was convincing enough for Zara to be interested in it.

Scrubbed a litter box.

Studied Spanish. The lesson was kind of a fiasco. Chrome hung, and I wound up rebooting the computer. Then it took a long time to bring up the language Web site, so I was late. I need to see if the new computer will work. And I need to spend more time on my Spanish.

Mom is doing okay. We both like the communal activity of going to vote. I don't think voting by mail would be the same.

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Got a good long night's sleep.

The snow is melting.

Haven't heard from the massage therapist, so I'm giving up. Well, I called one more person, and either she'll get back to me or she won't.

Made a grocery list. Threw laundry in the dryer.

Received my Vivofit and got it set up. I like it so far. It was easy to set up. Need to go for a walk!

Zara's been extra-cuddly yesterday and today. I mentioned it to someone at work, and she said, "Yeah, it's getting cold." And here I was thinking it's because Zara loved me. Maybe a little of both.

Ran my errands. Ran over to the vet and made an appointment to board Zara and Mimi over Christmas. They said that I can have their shots done while they're being boarded, so that's one less trip. And I KEEP FORGETTING TO CHANGE MY ADDRESS THERE! Sheesh, Adrienne.

Still had some time before my appointment, so I ran into a store to see if they had a certain brand of electronic cigarettes. They did, and I bought the starter kit and flavor pack. I hope that I like it.

Then I went to my appointment, only to find that Heartland's Lincoln office had moved. So I jammed on over there and barely made it. I changed my plan of work to a different certificate. I'll be done with it this semester, but might not get it until next semester because it"s too late to petition to graduate.

Then I ran and got some groceries.

It"s snowing again with a sharp, cold wind, so I'm feeling less than enthused about walking. Plus the message therapist called me while I was driving, and said that she'd call me back later tonight, so I want to be ready to take her call.

The massage therapist hasn't called me back tonight. Maybe I'll try calling her tomorrow.

I'm tired. I finished setting up the laptop to do homework. I might do a little homework, but I'm thinking of going to sleep really early.

I dozed on the couch for an hour and a half. Mimi was really confused by my lying there, as I don't usually sleep there. I just fed the girls, and I'm still really tired, so I think that I'll go to sleep.

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Oh crap. I had a teleconference this morning, and completely forgot about it. Not a good start to the day.

Mimi threw up her food, and I forgot about it, and stepped in it. At least, I had shoes on.

I received my new laptop. Yay. It's charging.

I never heard back from the massage therapist, but I found another place that had an online form to request a massage. We'll see if this works out.

My coat fell down when I was home for "lunch," and Mimi promptly lay down on it. What is it with the cats and my coats? Zara has been lying on another of my coats, and I don't think that I'll get it back. I might be able to substitute a fuzzy blanket though.

I did the startup setup on the new laptop, although I'll want to fiddle with it this weekend. I like it, but it seems huge compared to my netbook. (It's 15 inches.) I'm not sure about Windows 10 though. I don't like chatty operating systems. The stupid thing started playing a video with sound, and I had to scramble for the mute button.

My health insurance company has a deal in which you pay $25 a month (plus a one-time setup fee), and you get access to a long list of gyms across the country. The gym down the street from me is one of them. That probably will be my winter plan instead of walking.

And we might get snow on Friday. NO!!!

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I woke up slightly before my alarm went off, but took a nap after breakfast, and overslept. Scrambled to get into work. Have felt tired all day.

Too tired, apparently. I went out for a veggie burger, onion rings, and apple pie at Burger King because it was my birthday and I didn't feel like cooking. When I got back, I scratched a colleague's car pulling in. I ran into work in a panic, but she took it calmly. Both cars have some scratches in the paint. I don't think that my car is worth fixing, to be honest.

Shit.

Anyway, I'm 55. Hard to believe.

I'm still tired. I think that I need to get my weary bones to bed.

Oh, and Zara must have missed me this weekend. She comes trotting up for pets and snuggles whenever I come in from outside. She doesn't want me to go away again!

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I decided to work on the bathroom today, and got it organized. Then I ran to the store for a few things.

Mom's doing well. She's been working on cleaning and organizing too, and has accomplished a lot. We both have most of our Christmas shopping done. (Mom has said last week that we shouldn't exchange presents, but we both broke that rule.) We talked about plans for Christmas.

She's happy about my trip to Chicago next week. She had forgotten that my birthday is a week from tomorrow though. If anyone should know when it is.... :)

I don't know why I'm so tired. Maybe I should go to sleep early and get up early. And hey, we get an extra hour tonight!

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There's a campground in Southern Illinois that has a treehouse.

I would love to stay in a treehouse. It's booked solid during the summer, and weekends during the fall, up to November. I'm thinking, if I can pull it off, I'd like to take a "retreat" around my birthday in November and stay there. It's pricey, but it has a kitchen, and I could eat there. I'd bring some stuff to read and write, and also do some hiking. I hope that I'll be able to do so.

The kitties are still a little stressy, even Zara, who loves my mom. I assume that they'll calm down in a day or two.

I really wish that my nose would stop running. Yuck.

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After my walk in the park, I made a grocery list and went grocery shopping. Aldi had everything that I need for my mac and cheese casserole. Go Aldi! When I got back, I unloaded groceries, and then grabbed a couple of books and went to the coffeeshop to read a little. I wasn't there as long as I would have liked, but I had my phone call with my mom at 9.

I'm worried about my mom. Her platelet count is very low again. They want her to come to the hospital on Monday for another transfusion. She's getting sick of going to the hospital. She's on the chemo again, but that probably isn't causing the low platelet count; it's probably the multiple myeloma. On the other hand, we got onto the subject of politics, and she was off and running, so she can't be feeling too bad :)

We discussed Christmas presents, and she thought that my planned gifts for my aunt and uncle are okay. I told her what I would like (hand mixer and an apron for my culinary adventures). She's not sure what she wants, so I talked about making her a gift basket with various types of exotic cheeses, and she thought that was good. She isn't eating enough, so anything that will get her to eat more is a good thing. (She always thinks that whatever food I'm making sounds good though!)

I made some cheese and herb biscuits from a Red Lobster mix, and they were great. I also made some homemade baked mac and cheese, and it was okay, but not cheddary enough for my taste. The search for a good baked mac and cheese recipe continues....

I was going to clean the kitchen for a while, and then go to bed, but the mac and cheese is knocking me out. So I think that I'll go to bed and get up early to get some stuff done.

It was an unconventional birthday, but a good one.

Milestone Marker: I'm now 54. Sheesh.

I didn't go out. However, I did make some spaghetti. I'm letting it cool, and then I'm going to freeze it. I want to do that, clean the kitchen a little more, finish my grocery list, meditate, and go to bed. I need to get up early to get my driver's license renewed.

Zara almost gave me a heart attack this evening. I went outside, and the gate by the back door was open when I came in. I started looking for Zara, calling, "Zara! Zara! Zara!' but she was nowhere to be found. Then I looked outside for her and called her, but didn't see her. I went back inside and started calling her, and eventually she appeared at the top of the stairs, looking at me like "What??" Sigh of relief.

Someone on my LJ friends list, who is a Trump supporter, just deleted her journal. I wonder if she was getting flack for the election.

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