Crossing Things Off
I guess the plus side of waking up every morning around 6 or 6:30 -- no matter how late I was up the night before and no matter how much I want to sleep in -- is that I can get a fair amount of stuff accomplished by 10 a.m. If all the shops opened before 10 a.m, I could have been finished even earlier.
The high point of this morning was most likely when I tried to measure Pippo, Luna and Lola. It's surprisingly difficult to get them to stand still -- or stand up -- to measure them from nose to tail, floor to shoulder and floor to head. Maybe I should just get them to stand near a wall and then mark off their measurements like our parents used to do with us. I need the measurements for their travel crates, in case you're wondering if I've taken up a strange new hobby. After guestimating the measurements and converting them into centimeters to compare against the KLM sizing chart, off I went to Petco to look at their prices. Of course, the sizes are in inches on the crates, so I had to reconvert to inches. (Along with learning a new language, I also have to learn the metric system and Centigrade.) I think we might go with the crates I saw at Petsmart the other day, as they seem to have a cheaper one that is still IATA approved. It's not like the crates are going to be used much once this trip is done.
After the bit of crate shopping, it was off to the coffee shop, where the air-conditioning wasn't working. Considering it's already 75 F (24 C) at 9 a.m., you can imagine how uncomfortable the shop is going to be by this afternoon. I should add that it's also quite humid here. By that point, it was a few minutes before 10 a.m., when the rest of the shops would be open, so I headed off to the Goodwill truck to turn in two massive garbage bags full of clothes, shoes and bags. I'm sure I'll be back there again when G cleans out his closets and drawers. Then it was off to Lenscrafters to donate three pairs of old glasses and a couple of pairs of old sunglasses for their charity that fixes up old glasses and such and gives them to people who can't afford them. For what it's worth today is also the day that the US Postal Service is doing a food drive, so grab your non-perishable food items and stick them out by your mailbox for your mail carrier to pick up. Perfect timing, as I realized the other day that there were a few food items that just weren't going to be eaten before we moved.
With my good deeds done for the day, it was a quick walk over to Belk's to pick up some face powder that I've been needing to replace for the past month. I've been digging into the edges of the pan for a while now. Oddly enough, their air-conditioning wasn't working there either. I could hear people at the various makeup counters joking about the makeup sliding off as they put it on, because of the heat. With the various polyester shirts and jackets they have to wear, they have my sympathy today.
I've spent much of this week cleaning out drawers, cupboards and closets. I think today I might actually try packing stuff up. On the plus side, I'm feeling much more inclined to leave most of my books behind. Outside of all my art history ones, and a few sentimental favorites, the bulk of my mysteries will stay behind. I need to leave room for all my art supplies. ;)
The high point of this morning was most likely when I tried to measure Pippo, Luna and Lola. It's surprisingly difficult to get them to stand still -- or stand up -- to measure them from nose to tail, floor to shoulder and floor to head. Maybe I should just get them to stand near a wall and then mark off their measurements like our parents used to do with us. I need the measurements for their travel crates, in case you're wondering if I've taken up a strange new hobby. After guestimating the measurements and converting them into centimeters to compare against the KLM sizing chart, off I went to Petco to look at their prices. Of course, the sizes are in inches on the crates, so I had to reconvert to inches. (Along with learning a new language, I also have to learn the metric system and Centigrade.) I think we might go with the crates I saw at Petsmart the other day, as they seem to have a cheaper one that is still IATA approved. It's not like the crates are going to be used much once this trip is done.
After the bit of crate shopping, it was off to the coffee shop, where the air-conditioning wasn't working. Considering it's already 75 F (24 C) at 9 a.m., you can imagine how uncomfortable the shop is going to be by this afternoon. I should add that it's also quite humid here. By that point, it was a few minutes before 10 a.m., when the rest of the shops would be open, so I headed off to the Goodwill truck to turn in two massive garbage bags full of clothes, shoes and bags. I'm sure I'll be back there again when G cleans out his closets and drawers. Then it was off to Lenscrafters to donate three pairs of old glasses and a couple of pairs of old sunglasses for their charity that fixes up old glasses and such and gives them to people who can't afford them. For what it's worth today is also the day that the US Postal Service is doing a food drive, so grab your non-perishable food items and stick them out by your mailbox for your mail carrier to pick up. Perfect timing, as I realized the other day that there were a few food items that just weren't going to be eaten before we moved.
With my good deeds done for the day, it was a quick walk over to Belk's to pick up some face powder that I've been needing to replace for the past month. I've been digging into the edges of the pan for a while now. Oddly enough, their air-conditioning wasn't working there either. I could hear people at the various makeup counters joking about the makeup sliding off as they put it on, because of the heat. With the various polyester shirts and jackets they have to wear, they have my sympathy today.
I've spent much of this week cleaning out drawers, cupboards and closets. I think today I might actually try packing stuff up. On the plus side, I'm feeling much more inclined to leave most of my books behind. Outside of all my art history ones, and a few sentimental favorites, the bulk of my mysteries will stay behind. I need to leave room for all my art supplies. ;)