Slept through the night!

I slept through the night last night. Didn't wake at all until 6:30. What a relief. I don't know what was different about last night. I had taken a nap so it wasn't that. I'm just grateful for a night of uninterrupted sleep.

Today I think I'm going to do some work in the yard. I don't know how much, but any will be better than nothing. I'm going to start weeding the bed closest to the house, and then hopefully sweeping all the red gunk the oak trees drop off the patio. I'll have to wear a mask so my allergies don't go crazy. If I'm really ambitious I'll pull out the lawn mower and/or the weed eater. We have weeds that grow in the winter in the backyard which look kind of like grass but aren't. I just hope the trees are done dropping their crud. It messes up the pool and everything else. If we just had a yard full of grass it wouldn't matter so much.

My hair is being somewhat recalcitrant. When I try to dry it wavy, it look like I've slept in it, is how William succinctly put it. So either I have to accept a bed-head look or straighten it out every time. Knowing me I'm not going to straighten it every time. But maybe I will more than I used to because it's shorter and easier to get through.

Xena is getting one-on-one time now. She is purring up a storm. She loves to sit in your lap while you're working on the computer.

My allergies are already starting to act up. Is it cat or is it the short amount of time I've already spent outside? I think Benadryl is in order. William reminded me that my trip to the Writing Center is only five months away. That makes it seem a lot closer. Being away from home for a month will be kind of hard. I'll miss William. And everyone else. I hope I'll be able to make it a productive and reflective time, worth the scholarship they gave me.