Mewthos started mewling early in the morning again. I don't know what is the matter with my little fat boy? Is it psychological or physiological? He eats, he purrs, he plays - but when he lies to sleep, he grunts as he breathes. I don't smoke indoors, nor do I use any sprays - not air freshener, not deodorant, not mosquito repellant (well, not for the past couple of weeks) ... I don't know what to think. This morning I found another puddle at the front door!
I will just have to wait and see whether he calms down after the move - when he has a whole big house to play in, and they can leave their toys lying around everywhere again! I've also noticed that they are less enthusiastic with their litter box lately. What I mean is: they seem to take care not to mess too much outside the box, I mean litter, not droppings. Like they try to keep all the litter in the box, so I don't have too much to clean up after them. And that is really depressing! It's a lovely gesture - but they shouldn't have to restrain themselves!
I've called the manager, proof of my payment has been received. He'll send me a mail today with all the answers to my questions, most importantly: how I re-charge electricity! They have been purchasing units online, so I shouldn't have to go to a specific store - which is good, as there aren't many shops in that area, ha ha! Bit of a thing about the essential repairs (particularly one broken window) as they plan to do it after I've moved in ... when my cats are in the house. But since it's a short drive from work (only traffic during peak time makes it a longer drive), I can just pop around to shut them in one room for that!
I'm also facing a couple of challenges, as the house is not what I had planned! You know the old saying: If you want to make God laugh, tell Her your plans? That's where I'm at now! I've made plans, which resulted in a lot of laughter and now I get to discover what She had in mind!
The first challenge will be setting up my PC. Firstly, of course, I must hope it works after the move - PCs are a little delicate. They don't like moving. I always struggle to get it started after a move. But then comes the question: Where should I set it up? I mean: that's my one and only entertainment center. It's where I watch my DVDs, listen to my audio books, play games, and chat online! Plus, of course, I do my budget and other work on the PC. The desk will have to stay in the lounge - I don't see how that can be moved into any of the bedrooms ... and the 'spare' desk I had in PE, is the one I'm now sitting at. At work! And anyway, whether I put the PC in the bedroom or in the lounge - means that one location will be without. I think I will leave that decision for the Sunday after I've moved in.
Now, about tomorrow. I've got the cage in the car - I'll just have to check how it shuts. To prevent mippies from coming out at their leisure, ha ha! I've made a list of 'take through on Friday', mostly the unwieldy stuff like the bird cage. I think I should also take a box with mippie toys ... like maybe the pool noodle, and other toys they're not playing with at the moment. Oh, they take toys out of the drawer for themselves when they want them! Grin, they're a clever bunch of mips!
I went to the shop this morning and bought myself another carton of cigarettes. Prices have gone up substantially! I really need to get the leaf processing going again - but during this time of crisis, I just don't want to take up time doing anything that doesn't help the move ...
Trouble is, I'm leaving a lot of stuff for 'once I've moved' - and I don't actually have much time for all of that, either! Still only evenings and weekends! I may have more energy, though, so ... let's see how it goes! At least there is no rush! Nobody peeking through the windows to judge me!
I remember when I first moved in how the first restriction came almost immediately: 'don't change the setting on the ceiling fan. If you do, the wiring will short out. Choose a setting and don't change it.' At the time, it did strike me as strange to have an installation that malfunctions - and rather than fix it, to restrict the tenant. Since I don't use the fan very often, anyway, and don't change the setting either, I didn't give it much thought. That could have been my first warning!
But then again, without the benefit of hind-sight, and the string of restrictions which followed ... it really was a minor matter.
Anyway, I also bought 6 liter long-life milk at the shop today, as it was on special. And I will - once again - need long-life milk for my coffee. That's going to stay in the car and will be offloaded in my new home.
At asked why I haven't taken time off from work, so I can pack and move THIS weekend. That's what he would have done, if his home had become as unpleasant as mine is now! Especially seeing the toll it's taking on my mippies! I have thought of it, to be honest. But I would much rather keep that an option AFTER this weekend, in case I need it. I'm not a very spontaneous person. For me, moving in a matter of 2 weeks is spontaneous enough! I feel so much pressure - not having made any notable progress, yet ... and there are such a lot of unknowns ... so much that can go wrong! I'd much rather have a little leeway, just in case - even though it means enduring unpleasantness for a while longer.
I just think of the long list of things that I need to get done: not just the packing, but cleaning everything and then there's the garden! I still need to pull out my plants and plonk them back into pots ... I don't know how they will take that? Especially the Pelargonium, which is in full bloom right now!
I just keep remembering how much work it was to pack everything in PE, how long it took me - and that WITH the help of my friend, who came and packed all the books for me! At the same time, I look around my flat and so much that I've never unpacked! Really, it shouldn't take too long to re-pack that? My mind is reeling off one endless movie, flashing images of everything that still needs to be packed. Three bookshelves. The desk. The kitchen. The bedroom. The bathroom. The plants I want to re-pot for transport. Back to the bookshelves ... over and over and over. I think I may be driving myself insane here.
I've been thinking that maybe it would be an even better idea to stack the boxes in the garage? I mean they are labelled and marked. All the red dot boxes go in the kitchen (red = need all the time), then the green boxes in the lounge and everything else in the garage? That would keep the lounge clear and not turn it into a labyrinth, yet still have the books close to the bookshelves and not too far to carry?
I've got my list of 'take through on Friday'; so I can start by packing that into the car, tomorrow morning. Then I'll see if there's space left - if yes, I can decide whether to take kitchen stuff or boxes of clothes, which are quick to unpack. I think my priority should be 'quick to unpack' and not worry too much about 'wish it was ready to use asap'.
Right, almost time to go home now. I hope I don't forget my milk! I want to make myself milkshakes tomorrow and this weekend - using up the frozen fruits from the freezer. I'm trying to empty the freezer as much as possible, so that everything fits into my small cooler bag. I'll need to pack that Friday afternoon and defrost the freezer for the move Saturday morning.
I only got 1 liter milk today, as the 2 liter bottle was forgotten - so I'll get 3 liter on Monday. I'm going to be swimming in milk next week!
I've packed a couple of boxes tonight, but mippies demanded my attention. Mewthos mewled around me as I was cleaning the litter boxes, strolling onto my back, jumping off my back, strolling with hope along their food bowls ... then he and Mini went off and Janey mipped insistently for attention. I ended up going outside to sit with them. Ziva and Janey wanted lovies - Mewthos and Mini had to be called.
Tomorrow morning I'll rootle through the freezer and start taking out small packets to use up. Chicken hearts, sausages, that kind of thing.
I've also had to clean up more piddle puddles. Three. Again! Front door, passage and the corner of my bed. I really hope that stops in our new home!
Mewthos is mewling down to my last nerve ...
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