As I write this, departure is 11 hours and 41 minutes away. We’ve been planning this trip for nine months. When something is nine months away, you think you have all the time you need. I meant to be organized, well-prepared. But things have a way of taking longer than you think. And life has a way of “happening” while you’re making your plans.
Here’s the list of things that did not get done. I meant well, honest:
- watch all 52 episodes of “Destinos” (I’m on #18)
- get my routine blood tests and follow-up with my physician
- write a User Guide to our house for Ashley
- get a safety deposit box for all our most important documents
- have our lawyer draft a medical power of attorney and advance directive
- weigh less than 180 pounds (I lost ten, but fell short of my goal by five)
- pick up all the poop in our yard
- finish the five books I’m reading
- renew my driver’s license
- cook all the food in our fridge
I suppose it’s not too bad. There’s a lot more I did get done. I am now convinced that if you’re planning a trip longer than, say, three weeks, it will rapidly approach the quantum of effort required to move there.
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