Lock-down Day 182

Mewthos woke me up again and again throughout the night! I really hope he settles down in our new home. If not, I'll have to take him to the vet! Fortunately, Onderstepoort is very close to my new home, so it's not a long drive.

Sigh, I let him out and not ten minutes later he's by my side mewling, mewling, mewling. I've spent ten minutes exclusively with him, waddling after him, picking him up, scratching his back, holding him, yet here he is ... cross-pawed, mewling, mewling, mewling. As soon as I get up, he runs happily into the bathroom and throws himself at the scratching arch I bought them - so enthusiastically, that he dismantles it, since he's big and heavy, ha ha!

When I held him in my arms while sitting at the PC for a while, he finally had what he needed - apparently, as he waltzed off happy! Phew! Peace!

And then Ziva mipped for her turn, ha ha ha!

With my brain finally starting to function again, I'm sitting here, typing and planning! I think the best would be to take stuff in boxes, not lots of loose bits, so that I can carry it in fast and just topple it out of the boxes into some shelf and take the boxes back home. 

I think I know why there are so many piddle puddles! Sheez, my landlord is doing some work right outside the bedroom & bathroom, right by the wall! No wonder they are terrified all day! I guess, as it has to do with the plumbing, it can't be postponed ... I have been catching the odd whiff while smoking behind the bathroom, where I'm allowed to smoke.

I fear that I've packed too much loose stuff into the car - it's going to take quite some time to offload! Sigh ... It's stuff that takes up a large box, without actually filling it, though.

The car is loaded, but that's about all I've accomplished so far. Sigh ... My head keeps bouncing from 'quick to unpack' to 'wish was ready for me' and I just can't think straight. My own fault! I've been doing such a lot of planning beforehand, I'm having trouble untangling the web of plans and pick the right ones.

Bathroom is packed, except for mippie food (the open bags) and for me only what'll go into the suitcase. The key is with the one guard I met on Tuesday, I just asked for his number - but the manager will answer his phone, if I need anything.

It's going on one, so I had better start the bread dough!

Poor mippies are not having a good day! Landlord has a troupe of family visiting, with screechy kids! Mippies don't like kids, ha ha ha! But kids like mippies!

Bread dough is in progress and dishes are being washed.

Dishes are done as are the bread rolls. They smell delicious! Half the bedroom is also packed - I'm tempted to leave the rest for the weekend, but ... well, I prefer to have a bigger job behind me than ahead of me! The kitchen is still going to be a mission, though, so I'd like the bedroom finished today.

Half past five, almost done. I've had my last Schnitzel, but left the milk for the weekend. Still a couple of shelves in the bedroom, though.

Almost seven, mippies are finally inside! Mini gave me a bit of a chase, for a while I worried I might have to open the carport gate to go and get her! I suppose they are a little worried about the packing. At the same time, I hope they sense that I'm no longer anxious, but relaxed. Hopefully Mewthos will pick up on that as well, and stop mewling me into insanity!

Ah! They are playing with boxes! Sigh ... at least I've taken the box with all my flour into the car, I'm afraid Mewthos might decide to mark it! That would make for some funky bread - and NOT in a good way!

Well, I may still have a few shelves to pack in the bedroom, but I did pack the desk and a couple of boxes from elsewhere, so all in all, I've made all the progress I could wish for! I feel confident that I'll be finished Sunday night!

I'm a little worried about the trip tomorrow. It just might take more time than I really want to spend away from work ... but that's tomorrows problem.

Tonight, I have mippies to entertain. Mewthos is strangely quiet, even Ziva isn't demanding attention, but has curled up in the shelf ... ah, I spoke too soon! Mewthos is now in the lounge mewling! Well, better tend to my mippies ...