Aug. 9th, 2024

Travel Day

Aug. 9th, 2024 12:57 am
days_unfolding: (Default)

Had a good Italian lesson. My teacher is taking two weeks off, so we will start again at the end of the month.

I was about to leave for the DMV when I realized that I'd need proof of insurance for my mom's car. I haven't been able to get into my account, so I had to call the insurance company. They wound up deleting my profile, but they sent me the ID cards. Getting the license plates at the DMV went fairly quickly, but they charged over $300 for them! Yikes! I also got money for the pet sitter and picked up a free bird feeder from a Buy Nothing person.

Paid a bill. Sent some paperwork to the trust. Got the kitchen partially organized and swept. Packed. Now I just need to put my suitcase and backpack in the car. I can’t seem to leave before 3 PM no matter how hard I try. Remembered to water the outdoor plants, which were looking unhappy.

I played the B-52’s Cosmic Thing at the beginning of the trip, and it made me smile. I haven’t listened to it in a long time. And Bonnie Raitt for the rest of the way. No one writes love songs with a mix of hope and resignation like she does. Very real. Some songs on Luck of the Draw had me in tears.

I made it to Southfield after an annoying number of "rolling roadblocks," as my ex, Erik, would put it. (Yes, long car trips bring out the best in me.) And then my GPS fell silent as I got here, so I had a hard time finding the hotel. But they're serving breakfast up until the civilized hour of 10 AM. I am such a night owl though. I was tired when I started the drive because I didn't get a ton of sleep last night, but as soon as night fell, I was wide awake.

Anyway, I need to wind down and relax.

Tired Day

Aug. 9th, 2024 05:42 pm
days_unfolding: (Default)

I had problems falling asleep, so I’m really tired. Met the real estate guy and walked through the house. It looks good. They’re doing good work. I agreed to have the basement waterproofing done. The yard looks awful, but we agreed that they would get landscapers in here right before the sale. We’re looking at sometime in September for listing.

They’re going to get the dumpster out on Monday.

I agreed to stay through Sunday and get the closet in the basement and some boxes in the garage cleaned out.

Unfortunately, the toilets were moved to put the flooring in, which is inconvenient. I think that I’ll put the new plates on my mom’s car and then go to a restaurant for lunch (and to use the toilet!) The license plate is stuck on this one too. Sigh.

I wound up going back to the hotel and crashing. I booked the hotel for an extra day and sent money to the pet sitter. Now, with the time change, I'm thinking that I should just go to bed early and get up really early. It probably would be easier to get a AAA truck out there early.

Profile

days_unfolding: (Default)
days_unfolding

July 2025

S M T W T F S
   1 2 3 45
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jul. 5th, 2025 09:07 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios