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Yesterday in the plane on the way home from the meeting, it dawned on me that in two weeks (from yesterday) I'll be winging my way to Germany for 3 years. I just about had a meltdown at the thought of everything that needs to be done:
fasting blood test (tomorrow)
cancel Sunday paper
cancel local paper
make hotel reservations for Bellevue for the last 3 days of the US
make hotel reservations for Frankfurt for the first night
make hotel reservations for Landstuhl for the next few nights (how many? unknown)
turn off electricity
turn off water
track down our errant vacuum cleaner (out for repair somewhere)
sell the lawn mower, one extra table, 2 extra chairs, and assorted other material goods (this involves writing an add, posting the photos, answering the phone, being at home at the right time, etc.)
transfer the car to the new owner
file a change of address form (to where? unknown, but I suppose we could use D1)
change addresses on all credit cards, bank accounts, insurance, etc. (to where? unknown - my head hurts)
copy front and back of all credit cards
get copies of all medical records
make the travel package of important papers (wills, insurance policies, medical records, credit card and banking info, etc.)
back up both computers on the portable hard drive for travel
cancel or change the cell phone
be home for the movers
be home for the packing-for-storage people
have yard sale? or give the remainders away
take the fish back to the store
arrange for D2 to come down and take away her stuff, including the aquarium (empty but still wet)
get a replacement CU credit card (ooh, do this first!)
clean out the freezer, refrigerator and cupboards (can't take any opened food containers)
clean the bathroom (just a regular chore)
pack a suitcase for travel (must include my business clothes as I'm coming back for a meeting in July, also must include my beach clothes as I'm going to the beach for a week after the business meeting)
sort through crap in the closet, office shelves, hall closet, guest room closet, drawers of all furniture, etc.
pay dr bill (after first calling to complain)
get new sunglasses
refill prescriptions
Then there's all the stuff from work (in addition to just, you know, work):
make hotel reservations for Salem next week
find out about getting a land line to roll calls over to Germany (yes, my IT support staff failed to rise to the challenge of working that out, so I have to do it)
try not to worry that my company has not yet worked out the details of paying me while overseas (it'll all work out in the end, right?)
pack my office for shipping (that is, get it home in time to be included in the residential shipment)
Hm. Now that it's all written down, it doesn't seem so bad. Although I'm sure there's a ton of stuff I forgot!
So we'll be busy this weekend!
Have a good one,
d08
fasting blood test (tomorrow)
cancel Sunday paper
cancel local paper
make hotel reservations for Bellevue for the last 3 days of the US
make hotel reservations for Frankfurt for the first night
make hotel reservations for Landstuhl for the next few nights (how many? unknown)
turn off electricity
turn off water
track down our errant vacuum cleaner (out for repair somewhere)
sell the lawn mower, one extra table, 2 extra chairs, and assorted other material goods (this involves writing an add, posting the photos, answering the phone, being at home at the right time, etc.)
transfer the car to the new owner
file a change of address form (to where? unknown, but I suppose we could use D1)
change addresses on all credit cards, bank accounts, insurance, etc. (to where? unknown - my head hurts)
copy front and back of all credit cards
get copies of all medical records
make the travel package of important papers (wills, insurance policies, medical records, credit card and banking info, etc.)
back up both computers on the portable hard drive for travel
cancel or change the cell phone
be home for the movers
be home for the packing-for-storage people
have yard sale? or give the remainders away
take the fish back to the store
arrange for D2 to come down and take away her stuff, including the aquarium (empty but still wet)
get a replacement CU credit card (ooh, do this first!)
clean out the freezer, refrigerator and cupboards (can't take any opened food containers)
clean the bathroom (just a regular chore)
pack a suitcase for travel (must include my business clothes as I'm coming back for a meeting in July, also must include my beach clothes as I'm going to the beach for a week after the business meeting)
sort through crap in the closet, office shelves, hall closet, guest room closet, drawers of all furniture, etc.
pay dr bill (after first calling to complain)
get new sunglasses
refill prescriptions
Then there's all the stuff from work (in addition to just, you know, work):
make hotel reservations for Salem next week
find out about getting a land line to roll calls over to Germany (yes, my IT support staff failed to rise to the challenge of working that out, so I have to do it)
try not to worry that my company has not yet worked out the details of paying me while overseas (it'll all work out in the end, right?)
pack my office for shipping (that is, get it home in time to be included in the residential shipment)
Hm. Now that it's all written down, it doesn't seem so bad. Although I'm sure there's a ton of stuff I forgot!
So we'll be busy this weekend!
Have a good one,
d08