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Land's End has long underwear in petite sizes too. Way to go, Land's End. I think that I will get waterproof snow pants and a coat for snow removal. I need to get the snow blower put together. (It's still in the box from last year.)

Mimi wants to be fed upstairs now. Spoiled much? Now she's crashed out on the blankets that I brought upstairs.

Now my doctor wants me to call a Mental Health place that already said that they weren't taking new patients. Sigh. I did find some psychiatrists outside of the medical complex who are taking new patients and are "Tier 1" on my insurance.

Yay, I got the check. About time.

I am really dehydrated, so I'm chugging down water. It's supposed to be hot today and tomorrow.

Deposited the check at the bank. Cleaned out the rest of Mom’s car. I’m feeling dizzy, so I’m going to skip rehearsal tonight. (I emailed the choir director.) Plus I need to get going early to pick up a colleague and drop them off at the Annual Meeting.

I’m feeling a little better now that I’ve eaten, but I’m still going to stay home and get to bed early because I need to get up early.

Looked at driving directions for tomorrow. I need to get up at 6 AM to make it to the hotel where I'm picking someone up at 9 AM. I just found out who I'm taking. Got my clothes ready for tomorrow morning.

I saw a Web site last night that was about the Village to Village Network, which sets up a network of people who can help older people. I'm wondering if we can set one up here in Champaign-Urbana. I'll have to see if other people are interested.

I think that I'm going to post and start heading towards bed. It usually takes me a while, plus I need to pack up my laptop.

Drat. I was supposed to put my vote by mail ballot in the envelope, but I just put my ballot in there. So I need a new vote by mail ballot. I just emailed them asking what I needed to do. Note to self: read instructions carefully!

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 got my new purse and love it! I'm a little more iffy about the wallet because there are not enough card pockets, but I could make it work. It also can function as a clutch purse, which would be handy.

The new diet food so far has been quite good. I had waffles with fruit compote and sausage for breakfast, tofu pad thai for lunch, and chicken eggplant parmesan for dinner. I got my infuser pitcher and am trying strawberries and kiwi in it. I also got my new scale but haven't set it up yet.

The only problem is that I want to eat more food, but I'm trying to distract myself. I also got some Kindle Unlimited books on self-discipline. I wound up having a snack that was on my plan, although it wasn't what I wanted. Go me.

The first week of August is over. Yikes. I bet that August will go fast.

The weight-loss app asks what you are grateful for. I'm lucky to have a job in which we solve problems for people, which makes them happy and appreciative. I would hate to have a job in which people don't like what you're doing.

I'm wondering if I need a life coach to help encourage me to make progress on the house. Expensive though. Okay, I signed up with BetterHelp.

Took a nap and slept through until 11 PM. Oh shit, I just realized that I need to clear the breezeway too. Otherwise, I won't be able to get to the garage.

I tried the water from the infuser. It's good! I didn't have my hopes up.

I got the breezeway cleared. My back is seizing up, so I'm taking a break before moving stuff in the garage. It occurred to me that visualization might help me lose weight and get the house together, so I bought a couple of books and audiobooks on it. I've also been listening to Jim Rohn, which is helping motivate me. I got the area of the garage where the freezer will go cleared out. Now it's bedtime.