Back to Chicago When I Retire?
Yay, I got the Jane Austen Pride shirt. And white shorts to go with it. It's chilly this morning, though, so I'm wearing cleaning sweats.
I'm still mulling over how to get the large ceramic pots to Illinois. Now I'm thinking that I could put them in storage and pick them up when I come back to get the interior of the house painted and take them in the car. This assumes that I could lift the pots by myself.
I'm feeling a little depressed this morning for no apparent reason. I took my meds though.
The car mechanics wanted a $2000 down payment for the parts (done). I guess that I can see why, but who knows when I'll get the car back.
Hmm. I was looking at retirement houses in Madison, which are kind of expensive, so that got me wondering, if I was going to pay those kind of prices, maybe I should move to Chicago when I retire. I found a condo I kind of like. But could I live in a multiunit building again? I kind of like being able to make noise at any hour. And I'd guess that I would stay up even later if I don't have to get up for work.
Road Scholar wants my passport info for the Italy trip. They asked me for my favorite airline, which is Delta, which led me to looking into a SkyMiles debit card. I should open an account and pay for big-ticket items there. Huh. Or maybe I should use it for my student loan payments?
That somehow connected in my mind to an old United Airlines ad that my Mom and I loved back in the late '70s (?) It was for United's "Sun trips" to Florida. It had a average-looking middle-aged guy shoveling snow in a parka, hat, scarf, and gloves. You heard a voice saying "take it off...take it all off". Then you hear stripper music and this guy was doing a striptease with his hat, scarf, gloves, and parka, with his horrified wife looking out the window. He was great and it was hilarious. We think that someone must have complained because it was on TV for only a short time. Too bad.
I posted my mom's frozen food on a Facebook "Buy Nothing" group, and it's taken! I still need to move the remaining stuff out of Deanna and Ken's freezer. Ken is impatient to take it.
Today is garbage and recycling day, so I've been opening the packages that I've gotten recently. I got several pairs of shorts, including a floral one that I liked better than I thought that I would. I decided that I need another pair of navy shorts, so I ordered one from eBay. I got the "Don't say DeSantis" shirt and the Hawaiian shirt. I got the TravelPro carryon bag and love it. It fits on the luggage handle for my suitcase. I'm taking it with my suitcase, well, on all my upcoming trips.
The garbage and recycling are out, and both cans are full. I still need to do dishes and mop the bathroom floor.