I think it is finally sinking in that I am leaving Tuesday morning for Italy! Going to Italy is on my 70 things to do before I turn 70 list. I met the cutest man on the Camino who was from Italy. Lots of eye candy to look forward to if others look like he did!
Yesterday I got the last of the old McDonald’s records from 2011 put in a trash can that will go to the curb Wednesday morning. I used the new electric leaf blower to sweep the floor while I was down in the barn. The new leaf blower is much more powerful than the battery operated one was. One more load of junk to put in the trash when I get back and the barn will be cleaned up and records I could get rid of gone. I still have two totes of records in the basement to haul up and out but I don’t have any more trash can room this week so they will have to wait until I get back.
Doing laundry today so I will have everything washed up so I can get packed. Need to get a couple of protein items weighed up and bagged to take. Decided to trust I can find what I need and not take too many. Usually there is chicken on a menu and trusting I can find enough veggies to go with it. That is all I will need. Two eggs and a piece of fruit and a small bit of cheese works for breakfast.
Still need to figure out what food to take with me on the airplane. I have eaten enough airplane food to know they won’t meet my needs. Trusting I will have time in Newark to get something to take with me for the flight to Barcelona. If not, I may go hungry for a bit.
Another beautiful Kansas day on the prairie today. It is to get to the upper 80’s today. Almost think summer is here but it was nice and cool this morning early. I want to get out and get a nice long walk in before it gets hot.
The baby chickens are getting braver everyday. The big one still protects the little one. I haven’t seen them apart yet. They are growing so they must be finding something to eat. They don’t come running like the others do when I scatter oats and sunflower seeds in their yard. I try to find them and give them a few too.
Planning on going into Art Day at Prairie Past Times this afternoon. Have never considered myself an artist but they have a broad definition of what that is. I usually take knitting to do. I have a shawl I am almost finished with so will probably get it finished this afternoon. I knit in spurts these days. I can go weeks without picking up my needles and other times I make a shawl or blanket a day for several days in a row. Have a full tub of completed ones I don’t know what to do with. Always feels good to get yarn used up though.
Got my pill-box filled with three weeks worth of pills yesterday so it is ready to go. I feel like such a drug user these days. Trusting I can get off of some of these pills after I get back and have the stress test completed. Did find out when I was checking to see where I was at with my medical deductible that if I have to stay on the blood thinners a three-month mail order supply is cheaper than a one month supply from the pharmacy. I would rather not have to take them but if I do I will switch to mail order.
I had picked up two new t-shirts when I was in KC last week. I got size small thinking they would probably be too small for now but I would be able to wear them later this summer. I tried one on this morning and it fits. My mind doesn’t see my body as a size small yet. Wonder how long that will take? Wonder what size I will wear when I lose the last 21 pounds?
Grateful for a clean barn, grateful for another perfect KS spring day, and grateful my trip begins Tuesday.