It has been a quiet day at home. I fixed breakfast for Ellexia and her friend that had spent the night. I am fixing the leftover ham for dinner tonight. I’m not motivated to do much else.
I did get my medication sorted and boxed up for the trip. I needed to make sure I had enough of everything in case I needed to order something tomorrow so I could have three weeks worth. I didn’t need to order anything and am good to go.
It is another hot day on the prairie. The low water level is getting serious and we will be in big trouble if we don’t get some fall rains. Not sure what the ranchers will do with empty ponds all winter. Scary times for them for sure.
I started my grocery order that I will pick up after my haircut Wednesday. Hard to guess what the kiddos will need over the next three weeks. Michelle will have to fill in the gaps while I am gone. I spent some time organizing the pantry again and seeing what we had. I lose track of what I have and what I need. I think I have something and then can’t find it or it has been eaten and I didn’t know that.
Ellexia goes back to her dad’s house tonight. Tagen will be around tomorrow again due to the holiday. He is sure hoping he gets to see his girlfriend. She had Covid last week and has been in quarantine. I think she gets out of quarantine tomorrow.
Tomorrow I want to lay out the clothes I am taking and make sure I have what I think I have. I will only take three outfits and wash them out daily like I did on the Camino. Trying to decide if I need summer things or warmer things. I will take a sweater and a raincoat. Thinking I will wear my tennis shoes and not take my sandals. I will be doing lots of walking and tennis shoes protect my feet better. The only problem will be if my tennis shoes get wet – they take a long time to dry. If I have room, I will throw in my sandals.
Feeling a bit better each day about going on the trip. I still wouldn’t be disappointed right now if the trip was canceled by the tour group. I know once I get on the airplane and get to London, I will get with it and enjoy myself. Trusting their will be some fun people in the group and I will find a few people to hang out with and converse with.
I haven’t traveled internationally since before Covid hit in 2020. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, has changed. The tour group sent a letter with last minute reminders and the first thing they said was to pack your patience as hotels, restaurants, etc seem to be understaffed and wait times can be long. Not my strong suit but will do my best to go with the flow and lower my expectations of service standards.
Need to do a bit of tiding up the house before I leave. I hate leaving a dirty house. I had cleaned it well mid August but it is time to do a once over again so it is clean before I leave. I have three more days before I go so have time to do that. I may even get the chicken coop cleaned out before I leave. We will see if I get up early enough one morning so I can get that done while it is still cool out.
I did some meditation last night and am working on releasing my concerns about the trip. I feel lighter today and can feel a bit of excitement coming in.
Grateful for a quiet day at home, grateful the packing has begun, and grateful I only have four more days before the adventure begins.