I'm studying, but this thing doesn't make it easy.

I'm studying, but this thing doesn't make it easy.

At some point during the time since he decided that he was my cat, he's gotten REDONKULOUSLY spoiled. Rather than coming to chill with me when I'm in the living room, he now screams outside of my bedroom door until I come out in the morning. Then it escalated to me simply coming out not being enough; I must pick him up and hug and nuzzle him, or he bites my big toes when I try to walk by. He makes sure that I know he wants to be picked up by standing on his back feet and reaching for me. He's a brat, but a heart-melting one. 😍

When I sit down to have my tea in the morning, my lap belongs to him. And when I finish my drink, he gets the last few drops from my cup. The remainder of the day is me fighting to get him to accept a place on my lower legs so that I can study. He knows what it means when I get the Lappy out, so he does his best to get between me and it. Sometimes, I'll get him to snuggle like in the photo. Other times, he ends up with more than a cord on top of him. 😂😂😂

I really don't know how he got so rotten, but I guess it's ok. He's my little buddy, for better or worse.

Kira colored her hair.

Kira colored her hair. She says she's "a black head now." 😂😂😂 I love this beautiful goof more than words can say.

I've been studying today.

I've been studying today. Someone is adamant that it's break time. 😂😂😂 He says it's time to put the pen down and snuggle. 😊

Edit: He snatched my pen so he could have a lap to sleep on. Current Status:  Snoring and twitching. 😂😂😂

I tried to do math last night and didn't.

I tried to do math last night and didn't. But I did these other 4 pages today. I needed the practice. Aside from that I slept. It's been one of those dreary, rainy days.

I've had a pretty great day. 😁

I've had a pretty great day.  😁  I slept late, then the kids came and brought me some Reese's Pieces, some paper (I am a nerd and I like it!), a watermelon-flavored drink, and a sweet card.  Shaun got a beautiful ceramic fireplace heater for my sun room, as well as a new utility sink for easy plant and animal watering.  Since he didn't have something for me to open, he also bought me a delicious-smelling candle.

After I saw my gifts we ordered Olive Garden online and picked it up curbside.  We ate at home as a family and watched some shows we like.  We shared our desserts and talked for a while.  After the kids left I had a little nap.  All in all it was a wonderful day.

I appreciate all of the birthday wishes.  I have some amazing friends.  ❤️  I hope you all have had a lovely day, as well!

Keeping myself accountable again.

Keeping myself accountable again. I (unfortunately) didn't get far with math today; I've had a stubborn PMS headache all day and even though I slept last night I was tired all day. That is normal for this time of the month for me. 😕 Also, I couldn't get warm for most of the day (even with layers on and the heat up) so my body was really uncomfortable and sore. I am about to call it a night because I am just DONE.

Regardless, I practiced something I blew big time on Quiz 3 - the D operator, which we use to solve Systems of Differential Equations. I have no problem converting from regular derivative notation to this (and back), but mathing around with it like it's Algebra throws me for a loop for some reason. I think I figured it out today, though, so while I didn't do pages upon pages of problems and calculations I did get something important straight in my head.

Yesterday (as I predicted) I was not in a good headspace, not only due to the lack of sleep but also hormones. Shaun was asking me about something yesterday and I looked at him with what I can only guess was a dumb and / or confused look on my face because he was like "Yeah, you're not studying today." 😂 And I was GRUMPY, oh my gosh. But we got a lot of things done at the house so it wasn't a day wasted.

Hopefully I'll be closer to 100% tomorrow. I do understand the processes of how to solve most of these problems, but I need a lot of practice to get good at it.

I hope you all are doing well. Goodnight, friends! ❤️

I felt SO GOOD yesterday.

I felt SO GOOD yesterday. I had energy and since I didn't want to sit still studying I went to the house in Talladega to work with Shaun on some things. We got a lot done, but you know how when you get busy and then suddenly it's the middle of the night? That happened.

I didn't get home until almost 3 this morning. Unfortunately, that knocked my sleep schedule wonky and even though I feel sleepy I can't nap because my body is just not having it. My brain feels foggy and I'm not sure I'll be any good at studying today. Maybe it's another work day. I can mop a floor and move things with less brain, but that's not true for math. 😂

I hope you all are having a good day. I think I will. I'm going to work hard, crash early, and get back to my math tomorrow. No sense in wasting a day just because I can't do the more important thing. ❤️