Success! Part 1

Well, I overslept and got up at 6 AM. At least I'm well-rested.

Well, crap. My TaskRabbit mover canceled. I tried to book two new people for today. We'll see what happens. Now I'm not sure what to do. Okay, I found two more people. I hope that they will show up. I'm resting for a moment with Zara on my lap, and then I'll hit the road.

I made good time on the drive. I got used to the truck pretty quickly. I decided that I had time to stop for lunch, but ate quickly.

My aunt's nephew, bless his heart, had already pulled the plugs on the TV and stereo. One TaskRabbit guy got here early and shrink-wrapped the entertainment center. Then then other guy got here, and they moved it out and strapped it down. Elapsed time about 10 minutes.

But I had a problem because I thought that I had another strap for the TV and stereo, but couldn't find it. So I roamed the basement and garage looking for rope. No dice. I called my mom, and she didn't know where any was. She's stressed because her phone wasn't working right and because my aunt's nephew said that the estate sale people will start the sale in mid-November. She's talking about coming to Chicago the week after next.

I sat and wondered if the TV and stereo would fit in the front cab with me. They fit perfectly. Problem solved. And they will be locked up when I stop. The lock that I bought from U-Haul doesn't quite fit the sliding door of the truck. Bah.

Now I'm taking a nap before I drive back. It took a while before I was able to fall asleep, but I did and woke up freezing cold.

Touched base with the people unloading the entertainment center tomorrow. Had a bowl of soup and some leftover onion rings and an apple pie from lunch.

I'm back. I was going to stay up and study some Italian and wind down, but I think that I can go to sleep now. The cats are happy that I'm home.

Success! Part 2

Woke up a little before when my alarm went off. I'm feeling tired. Zara made a big fuss over me.

My Google Fi order is still showing "out for delivery". I routed it to Walgreens because FedEx said that it would be delivered yesterday. Hmm. Okay, I got a text that it arrived.

Got my laptop set up again. I'm early for Italian. Italian went well. My teacher is impressed by how busy I am :)

Unloaded the stuff from the truck that's going inside my home. The guys did a good job tying down the entertainment center; it didn't move.

The second set of guys came and unloaded the entertainment center. It fit in storage perfectly. I covered it with a moving blanket. I remembered to gas up the truck, but I drove back with the sliding door open! Nothing was in there, so it didn't matter. Now I'm sitting for a moment before I sweep out the truck (done). I'm running early.

Dropped the truck off after having to take a million pictures of it for the U-Haul app. Went out to eat at Arby's because I was starving and hadn't had lunch. Texted my aunt's nephew with the upshot of my Chicago trip. Went grocery shopping. Mom called while I was in the store. She got her smartphone working, which is good. She's starting to pack for Chicago. I picked up the Google Fi envelope, but I'm too tired to deal with it right now.

I'm really tired. I'd like to go to sleep, but there's a study session for our test next week that I should attend. Also, I need to do laundry. I'd start it, but Zara is on my lap. Started laundry. Something is wrong with my washer because it's making a high-pitched noise when it spins. Need to call the repair person. Took out the garbage.

No study group. I should be disappointed, but actually, I'm relieved. I want to finish my laundry and go to sleep.

Solved the mystery of the missing moving tie-down. It was sent a a separate package that got misplaced. But I'm missing my spare glasses. What do I do, eat them? Fling them in the air? I need to do some serious organizing this week.

Started my nighttime tasks. And now the dryer has stopped, so I need to finish up and crash!