BON VOYAGE TO MOI

         Okay, Final checklist!!!

     Family phone calls  – check 
     Bags packed – check

     Handbag packed – check

     House/dog/animals sitter – check

     Bills paid – check

     Necessary papers and passes – check

     House clean – check

     Plants watered – check

     Beds changed – check

      EXCITED – check, check, check, check!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

          You’ll probably read this before I actually get in the car and drive to the airport, but basically everything listed will have been taken care of…at least I hope so. I’ve another list(s) I’ll be referring to just to be sure.

          Yes, the bills for February have been paid. Of course, the two Visa cards aren’t due until the end of February and the beginning of March. I believe I’ll have enough funds to take care of them both on my return. If not, I’ll just have to pay the interest for one month (or transfer some money) before I’m all caught up again.

          And, I realize it’s probably kinda silly to clean my house when I’m not going to be here to enjoy it. John always used to tell me to leave the cleaning until after whatever event we were having.

          “People are just going to come and mess it up, so why bother?” He’d say.

          But, I’m sure there are many of you who clean, clean, clean when you know you are going to have company. My friend is going to stay here to look after the doggies, cat and chicken; and maybe she wouldn’t care if I vacuumed or not, cleaned the bathroom or not, but I simply could not just leave it undone. And, yes, by the time I return, there’ll be enough dog hair in the house to make an entirely new dog, but that’s fine. I’ll be so refreshed I won’t mind vacuuming it all up.

          As for being excited, well, yes I am, but I'm also a little bit fearful. I addressed this once before in a blog and expected it would go away as the date approached. But, it's not gone away. I've been having trouble sleeping. I've put off doing stuff until almost the last minute, and that's not like me. My friend Dianne said this feeling of being untethered will fade with time, but I'd like it to be gone NOW.

          Actually, I feel a bit silly even admitting to those feelings. Everyone has reassured me that I'll have a wonderful time and I expect I will. I'm sure once I'm headed for the airport, the anxiety will begin to dissipate. So, Bon Voyage to moi!!!