I started putting my clothes away in the new dresser. I started with my shorts.

The yoga class for fall is up on the Urbana Park District site. I need to enroll in it.

I’m giving away an extra wallet on the local Buy Nothing site. It’s great for decluttering.

I want to get an over-the-toilet rack for the guest bathroom. There currently is a ( Read more... )

I'm really fighting the impulse to quit my classes, quit my job, and retire. But I'm only 61 and should wait. But I'm tired and have been doing too much for too long. When the work on mom's house is done, that will help.

Today is the one year anniversary of my mom's death. It's hard to believe; the year went fast. It's probably not helping my mood ( Read more... )

I'm hoping that Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison will donate money to Maui. They live on different islands, but this is a tragedy. I donated some money. Not nearly enough. The Pioneer Inn is confirmed gone.

I got the freezer plugged in again with a new adapter. I should be getting more food tomorrow.

I don't know what to do. There is going to be ( Read more... )

The teacher of the voice class says that we need gauze for an exercise. I might have some in my first aid kit? We're wrapping our tongues in gauze. Weird.

Got up and threw laundry in. Now I've fed myself and the girls and threw laundry in the dryer. Now Mimi has settled on my lap.

Found a blog from some people who are hiking the Pacific Crest ( Read more... )

I've decided that because I haven't been feeling well, I'll stay home today instead of hiking. And take a nice long nap. My eyes look puffy. Still no fever this morning though.

I started reading Grandma Gatewood's Walk last night, and wow, she was hiking the Appalachian Trail with hardly any supplies. Tough grandma. It gives me hope that I could ( Read more... )

Mower guy came and mowed. I wound up running outside in my slippers, shorts, a t-shirt, and no bra to pay him. No doubt adding to my reputation for eccentricity.

I was watering the garden and saw....a zucchini! I guess that the flowers got pollinated. I called Mom and told her about the zucchini. That's exciting! I'm really having a blast with my ( Read more... )

Now I'm wondering if I really want to hike in 93 degree F heat. If it makes my plants wilt, it will likely make me wilt too. Plus they're predicting rain at 5 PM. Hmm. Maybe I'll open the door and step outside and see how it feels. After I feed the hungry cats.

Zara cracks me up. She stays wherever she's hanging out until I get close to feeding ( Read more... )

I didn't sleep as late as I usually do, so I guess that I'm catching up on my sleep.

I'm out of MeetMindful matches. Oh well. Do I want to do Match.com? I'm playing around with the Her app, but there aren't a lot of women on the app in the area. I need to get to a city to start dating.

Asked Dad about hiking at Garden of the Gods in Illinois. ( Read more... )

Had a nice sleep. Threw laundry in the washer.

I don't get what's going on with Zara. At night, she's subdued and picking at her food. In the morning, she's lively and chowing down on her food.

Small thunderstorms in the area. Well now, they're larger thunderstorms. I'm not going to get soda because of it. However, I had a bottle of soda that I ( Read more... )

My new Library Director is nice. I needed to drive some books up to the Normal campus, but I'm low on funds for gas. I asked if I could get a few dollars out of petty cash to pay for gas, and he said yes. He's going to propose that we not drive books up there, but instead, ask patrons at the Normal campus to have their books sent to local colleges ( Read more... )