This evening while at the laundromat washing the sheets that belong in the motorhome, I met the man who owns the place. We chatted a bit while he was emptying out the coins from the machines. He said he was old and cranky. He says he has 3 and half more years of this, then, at age 62 he is going to go on Social Security, sell the two laundry places he has, and hopefully live long enough to enjoy it.
I don't want to be like that. No matter the situation... I want to enjoy the Now.
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Today is my last night in the motorhome. I have to work tomorrow night at 6pm, taking a shift for the other night gal. I hope the Family comes home from their trip early enough that I can say goodbye (and get my doll house.) I have two piles of things by the door right now... one to go into the van, and one to go into the trailer to take to storage. It is a clear night, and it is supposed to be sunny again tomorrow.
Thank you Lord for the nice weather, and not having to move stuff in the rain! The rain is coming Monday or Tuesday but by then I will be snug as a bug in a rug in my van.
My view in the motorhome...
My view in the motorhome...
As soon as I get the stuff that goes into the van in there, then it will be time to put the cats in, and then I can concentrate on getting the rest of the cleaning done. Vacuuming all the corners and wiping down everything. Anything left in the motorhome is going into the trailer for tonight, to be separated tomorrow.
I want to live in the moment. I want to be conscious of everyone and everything around me. I want to enjoy the here and the now. I am on the brink of another new adventure, and I can't wait to see what it is all about.
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Watching one more TV show on the internet while the kitties sleep on the bed... not knowing the changes that they are about to endure. They have spent time in the van before, so they should adjust quickly and easily. But it will be a change, and that is always a little disconcerting.
Doesn't this look innocently blissful?... my sweet Tirzah...
Yarikh is usually not so relaxed... but he is enjoying his rest....
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Well it was cold and dark, and I just wanted to wait. So I didn't sleep much really, but I got up a little after 8am and began. Before I put anything into the van, I vacuumed it out. Then I transferred my sleeping blankets and arranged them on my bed. Then I piled things and bags of things into the van. Then I asked Yarikh if he was ready to go... he pondered at the door, so I put a blanket around him and whisked him into the van. Tirzah was calmly sitting on the couch, and I just had to pick her up and get her in. Yay! Pet Transfer complete!! :)
Started with the bedroom floors and went to the shower. Then I started at the front of the motorhome... the part the cats only ventured into, and I am gonna say that it took some time to wipe everything down and Armorall the dash and doors. I vacuumed the seats and floor as well. By 10:30 I was tired, so I laid down for a half an hour. Then I started in the kitchen and just plugged away, inch by inch, bagging things up to put in the trailer - I don't have any boxes - and by 2:30, I was almost done. I said goodbye to the other couple who lives on the compound, hooked up the trailer, and took my last look.
Got to storage and unloaded just about everything except food and household products for G. It all managed to fit after I rearranged it yesterday. I SO need to dispose of stuff!
And I left my lights on!! So I had to ask another patron of the storage facility to give my battery a jump. Luckily he said yes, and it started right up.
Drove to Corvallis and took a 30 minute nap before G. returned from an afternoon date, and he rolled the trailer to the side of their house. I took a quick shower, and then left to grab some take-out and drive to work, and here I am!! :)
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So, to live in the moment... I took this picture as I left for the last time... the gate is opening to my future...
And the way is clear for what God has next in store me...
Before I got to the end of the driveway, I paused, opened my door, and slapped my birthday flip-flops together to dust them off.
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It's kinda funny that I had this big idea of an exit, and I got everything I needed into the storage unit... good... and then I killed my battery... bad. Kinda makes me wonder what really is in store for the future... I guess some good and some bad. That sounds like life!! :) And I am going to be aware of and submerge myself into every moment!!
:)
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