Day 11

One NEW Day At A Time

Day 11

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Yesterday turned out busier and more productive than I expected, especially considering the heat.  After having had a much cooler than “normal” August, we’re  now getting the 90s and the triple digits heat indexes.  It may be “normal” now, but certainly makes moving a major pain.

In the morning I continued working on getting things sorted .. unfortunately, the result of that is that my room is again a major maze.  I’ll get it sorted eventually, but want the “public” (shared) areas done first. 

In the late morning DB/SIL got here and brought up the last of the things from storage that should be in the apartment.  More of that will have to go back of course, but hopefully not too much.  I only had 2 boxes for us to take back this trip. 

DB treated us to milkshakes, we dropped off the few things at storage, and then went back to the house one last time.  Almost all the rest of storage stuff was loaded, as well as some things they wanted.  The only things left at the house are trees, some stray lids, and some outside plants (in pots) that I’d like to put at the entrance stoop.  I’ve emailed TGF, and she says she will bring the rest of those things later this week.

Hopefully everything is falling into place; although until things have been removed as romised I don’t really know.  Today or tomorrow I plan to call to make arrangements for  ReStore to pick up what’s left next week.

I unpacked a few boxes, and made some minor furniture changes.  I hope DN doesn’t mind, they’re things I told her about.

Since I had thought DN was coming home, and she didn’t (and didn’t bother to call, so I guess the  “plan” is that we can each go our own way as we please.  Except for doing laundry).  But I did fizzle too early, and dozed off watching TV (very very old L&O reruns!).  However, when I went to bed, I couldn’t sleep.  I don’t have nights like that very often, but it is SO frustrating.  I tried hard to relax (which sounds like an oxymoron).  I took Tylenol PM.  I fidgeted and adjusted .. but it was well after midnight before I finally got to sleep.  I didn’t get up this morning until after 7:00, so now it feels like I’m wasting too much of the day (especially the cooler part!).

I turned the a/c off just before dark, and it was comfortable in here.  But I feel I will have to turn it on earlier today … but not until I really have to!

I’m going to go on and get a shower (hope I can find something clean to put on!!), and get started on the last of the boxes.  The sooner I can get through that, the sooner I can tackle my room again.  There are a lot of other things planned for this week.  DN has mentioned going to get our photo ID, getting bus passes, and something else I can’t remember right now.  I need to go to the bank, should be today if I can.  I HAVE to get laundry done. And in and around all this, I need to get busy on the cleaning I promised to do .. especially since it appears it’s all going to fall on me if I actually want it done.  I don’t really mind doing it, but I do mind being taken advantage of.  I don’t much care for being treaed like I’m too stupid to walk out a door on my own, but it’s perfectly OK to work myself to pieces doing both unpacking and cleaning while someone else takes 3 hour naps.  Just saying.

OK, time to get myself in gear and get busy!