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August 12, 2007 Four Days: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 
Shit shit shit. 1. Address changes for license and health card. If you're thinking there's a lot left on this list for me to do, especially considering I'll be at work all week, you'd be right. What did I do this weekend instead of pack and refinish furniture? I went to Ann's cottage. Umm, yeah. Just for 24 hours. And while I was there I hung out with Ann and her lovely son Iain and Marla and Josephine and Jen of MUBAR and her little girl, and we talked and watched the girls adore each other and splash in the lake, and we went out on paddle boat rides, and I streaked myself with sunscreen that dries on contact like cement, and they didn't even tease me about it much, and Frances and Josephine had a little campout in a mini-tent that Josephine brought with two little birdie lights that now I will have to go to Ikea to find myself because Frances loved them so much and ate bread and yogurt while Marla entertained them with a shadow-show on the tent's back wall and I took pictures (which really turned out, Marla, and I will send them to you soon), and Frances was so upset about leaving that we had to promise the girls that they would be able to show each other their new pink bedrooms soon. It was great. I couldn't afford the time but I needed the break, and I'm so glad I went. Following so soon after the shower that has already been blogged elsewhere, it's been a really bloggy week, in the best real-life sense possible. And now I have way too much moving prep left to do and four working days left to do it in. Shit shit shit. Posted by Andrea at August 12, 2007 10:52 AM under Decision 2007 EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Yeah but you're making progress, keeping up. So downtime is important too. GL with the rest! Julie Posted by: Julie Pippert at August 13, 2007 10:58 AM
True, a few things left on the list, but you're pretty much done with the stuff that has to happen before you move. And you've done so much! Yay, you! (unsolicited internet chatter, I know.) Posted by: Pamela at August 13, 2007 11:08 AM
Some of those things can be taken care of after the actual move, like the paying of the library fines and getting a new card. This is a VERY big list, and I'm impressed with how much of it you have actually knocked out in such a relatively short time. That whole "painting" task was FAR more than just slapping a coat of paint on one wall and calling it a day! Just a few more days, and your new tomorrow will begin. I'm excited for you, and I'm glad you got a chance to wind down a bit with some friends. It sounds like you had a great time, and you surely deserved it. Posted by: KLee at August 13, 2007 11:57 AM
I wish there was something I could do to help. I do throw a mean parade... Posted by: NotSoSage at August 13, 2007 1:14 PM
I'm impressed with your progress and glad to hear you made some time to decompress and connect with those who care about you! (And you can be sure I'll be taking part in NotSoSage's parade!) Posted by: Miche at August 13, 2007 1:33 PM
I agree with the pp. You have put quite a big dent in a rather large list. You should be pleased. You will get what needs to be done, before the move, finished.. The others (such as library fines and license changes) can happen after the move. Hang in there :) Posted by: Dawn at August 13, 2007 1:35 PM
>Except for old emails. I have the personal folders saved to a cd but no clue as to how to make them readable on the laptop. You know, every computer I move to and every back-up I do, I solemnly make sure that my e-mail folders are included. But I have never ever managed to retrieve a single e-mail out of any them. I'm not a genius at computers, but I'm reasonably clueful and over the years I've thrown a lot of time at the problem. I'm kind of relieved to hear that it's not just me. Congratulations on making such a big dent in your jobs list, and good luck with the last few days. Posted by: Callie at August 14, 2007 2:57 PM
You're doing really, really well. Most of the stuff that absolutely had to be done before the move are done. Posted by: liz at August 15, 2007 7:03 PM
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