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Woke up at 6:30. Took Bella out, showered, and fed us all. Bella was whining while I was in the shower, but then she fell asleep while I was getting dressed.

I've decided that I should read my trust books before telling the trust that I want to manage the money myself. So I need to make time for reading this long weekend. (It's the Memorial Day holiday on Monday in the US.)

I was wondering if I should replace my personal laptop (it's several years old), but I shouldn't spend money just because I can. I did find one that I like though. Hmm.

Oliver and Lily are looking out the upstairs window, twitching their tails in unison :)

I went with Bella to take a nap, but Oliver was lying on the bed. I removed him because he and Bella will squabble. Bad Mommy! Bella was barking at the door for no apparent reason. I finally let her out. Then she was quiet.

I got contacted about a fraudulent transaction on my Capital One debit card. Sigh. I don't know how someone got the card number.

I'm mulling over my ethics in investing. There is an ETF that invests in data centers, more of which will be built for AI. But that's a negative environmental impact. Should I make money from damaging the environment?

They let us leave work early due to the holiday. I had just finished the task that I was working on, so that worked out well. I took Bella out, and apparently I missed throwing out one of the plastic pots that the plants came in, and Bella was having a great time playing with it. I didn’t have the heart to throw it out.

zhelana mentioned that she bought her dog a small pool for hot summer days, and that sounded like a good idea, so I got Bella one. I hope that she likes it.

I got my new Brooklinen towels, and oh, are they soft and luxurious. I’m tempted to get another set while the Memorial Day sale is still on (done).

Celebrated the holiday weekend with a nap. Overslept and slept until 8 PM. Ow, my knee hurts.

Fed us all. The can of Bella’s food that I opened had liquefied food, and Bella wouldn’t eat it, so I gave her a new can of it.

I’m thinking of going back to sleep. I want to get outside tomorrow before my pedicure appointment. I need to submit a Walmart order and Lowe’s order first though (done).

Note to self: Pedicure Saturday at 5 PM. Bring trust book.

Woke up with my alarm and got dishes done before my shower. The power washing guy isn’t here, but it’s supposed to rain today. Okay, now he's here.

Had technical difficulties and was late to a meeting. Oh well.

The roofer guy came (while I was in my meeting with the life coach)! He said that the roof in the front part of the house and the garage needs to be replaced, which is more-or-less what I figured. He's working on an estimate. The power washing is almost done and the house looks great!

The life coach helped me figure out what I need to do for the Hawaii trip plus on the house. She said that I didn't give myself rewards enough, given that I'm getting so much done. I need to think about that.

I tried to nap over lunch, but couldn't sleep. Mimi wanted to lie on me, so we had difficulties. But I still couldn't sleep after she got off.

Talked to my weight-loss coach. She suggested drinking water with Crystal Light, which I'll try. I just submitted a grocery order with Crystal Light in it.

I bought myself a wedding ring! One of my solo travel sites recommended wearing a wedding ring when women travel solo, which is not a bad idea. But I wanted something pretty, so I found a rose gold one that wasn't too horribly expensive.

I've decided what to do right after work. My life coach suggested exercising, but I need some down time after work. I've decided to read after work both as a treat and also for self-improvement. I've loaded up on Kindle books and will read for an hour each day.

I’m setting up the new laptop. It’s small but mighty. I love it. Right now, it’s updating. Once my files are copied and the battery charged, I’m just going to pack the new laptop and continue to use the old one. Windows did not copy my files over, so I'm backing up my files on the old laptop and will port them over.

The Crystal Light is good. Note to self: ask the organizer where the Brita pitcher went. Found it.

I can't find my reef-safe suntan lotion, so I need to order more. Also couldn't find the waterproof housing for the GoPro, so I'm ordering a new one. I had a box of camera stuff that I can't find. I'll have to ask the organizer about it. Losing stuff after we "organize" kind of sucks, but I don't see a way around it.

I think that I have Semagic set up on the new laptop, so I'm going to test it with this post.

I'm eyeing a deep purple iPhone. I can get a deal from AT&T if I trade in my phone. But I'm not ready to take the plunge yet. But I hate the flaky signal with Google Fi. Hmm, the AT&T store in Troy has the new one and is open on Saturday and Sunday. I checked, and there is a way to transfer files from an Android phone to an iPhone.

My Italian teacher is going for a Master's Degree and wants to take a break from teaching. I guess that I need to study Italian on my own. I need to come up with a lesson plan.

Oh, I need to remember to call the dumpster people back.

Kind of groggy this morning. Back to work today. The cats have had the morning excitement known as "food". I hope that we get back into a routine. It's kind of gloomy out. And kind of chilly, so I threw on a hoodie. Fall is coming....I'm feeling perpetually hungry too. I guess that I need to get used to the BistroMD meals again. All I really want to do is sleep. I think that it's my body's reaction to all of the activity of the past few days. The cats are sleepy too.

The organizer confirmed the Saturday appointment. I have a lot to do this week with the home inspection on Friday and organizer on Saturday. I feel like I'm forgetting something.

I forgot to mention that I really like my Kizik shoes. I bought them because they advertised that they were hands-free shoes (and they are), which I thought would be good for the airport. But they turned out to be perfect walking shoes. And having the backpack counteracted my tendency to lean forward.

I pinged the Haight-Ashbury store where I bought the tie-dye hoodies, and they sent me an invoice for the shipping. Excellent. I was afraid that they put the hoodies back.

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop with a large hard drive for editing videos. The question is whether I should get a new one or used one. I found a new HP one that I like that is even smaller than my current laptop, which would be good for travel. It's also a tablet with a stylus. I ordered the laptop, which should be here by next week if not sooner. Oh, and I'm now looking at a Toyota Corolla Hybrid as an more affordable hybrid that still has cargo room.

Mimi wants me to go upstairs and snuggle. I explained to her that I'm working, but she doesn't think that's a good reason.

Cool. Advertising students at the uni are offering a social media consultation, and I asked to discuss with them marketing strategies for my blog. I need to work on the blog and videos too.

Mimi is being obnoxious and trying to eat Zara's food. I rescued it and gave Mimi some dry food. Speaking of cats, I told my Dad that I would take his wife's cat (once I have bought a house) if she gets to a point where she can't take care of him. He's really sweet and a real cutie.

Mimi is scared by a patch of floor in my bedroom. She'll walk on top of things to avoid it. Where can I take my cat to be repaired? I napped again after work. Ye gods and little fishes, I am hammered.

Started to transfer the money for the plumbing from Mom's account, but it said that it couldn't prove that I owned my account. Huh? They're going to do the slow way with the small deposits into my account. Sigh. I'll pay for the iPhone using Mom's debit card. Got the mail and went through it. I tried on my Daily Look clothes because I got a nastygram from then and kept around half of the clothes. Now I think that I'm going back to bed.

Got the stimulus check. I bid on the laptop, and right now, I'm the highest bidder. The auction ends tomorrow. Booked my next two voice lessons.

The University is having a walking challenge from April through June, and I'm pondering if I should join it.

It's gloomy and a little rainy. I'm sleepy today.

Now I was outbid for the laptop. Need to decide what to do. Need to look at other laptops. I think that 8 GB RAM should be enough for my purposes. Now I'm debating between an HP (slightly cheaper) or Lenovo with similar specs.

The guitar teacher with whom I was working encouraged me to buy his online class and take private lessons. Well, of course he did, but I liked him and what he had to say. He said that he worked a lot with singer-songwriters (he's in Nashville), so working with him might be good. Yeah, I think that I do want to study with him. He's also a songwriter. Hmm, if I did piano lessons too, I could study guitar on Wednesday, piano on Tuesday or Thursday, and voice on Friday. I don't want any of them back to back.

The Lousy Laptop was behaving well during my lesson. Go figure. But I still want to replace it. I bought a refurbished HP laptop with 8 GB memory. That should cope better with Zoom.

I bought the first installment of the rock piano online class.

Now that I'm bringing out the guitar, I need to get a hard case for it because I trip over guitars. Done. People who leave their guitars out on a stand amaze me. I am klutz city.

I'm going to go to the store to get wraps and lunch meat because I have a piano lesson during lunch, and I have about 20 minutes to eat before I need to go to my COVID shot. Tomorrow promises to be interesting. Done.

Did my decluttering. Now my back hurts, so I'm posting while I rest it.