After spending yesterday getting rid of even more stuff, I woke up this morning coughing like a chain smoker. Or, more accurately, like someone who’s very clearly allergic to dust and regrets not dusting more.
Every time I go back to pack, the congestion and coughing kick in like clockwork.
My sinuses are staging a full-on protest. So today I’m taking a face mask and a box of tissues. Maybe a hazmat suit too.
Honestly? I am so over this post-move clean-out. Officially and completely over it.
If only I’d started sooner, maybe I’d be done by now. But alas, I’m a pro procrastinator. It’s a useless skill, but there’s no use in beating myself up now. I’m awake and grateful for the help of two amazing friends. Thank you, Drew. Thank you, Pat.
If you’re tired of hearing me bellyache about moving, I’m almost done. My landlord does the final walkthrough and I hand over the keys on Thursday.
Which means…it’s crunch time. And possibly nap time. But I’ll try to resist. Probably.
By this time next week, I’ll be one 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom house lighter—with about 100 pounds of dust in my rearview mirror.
The best is yet to come—but first, there are boxes. So. Many. Boxes.
Time to wake me up before I go-go...back to bed. I’ve got more to move.
Keep calm and carry on!
Clint 🌈✌️
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ON THIS DAY = JULY 26
BIRTHDAYS
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1895 = Gracie Allen = American actor and comedian
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1941 = Darlene Love = American singer and actor
1943 = Mick Jagger = English singer-songwriter 🌈
1943 = Peter Hyams = American filmmaker
1945 = Helen Mirren = English actor
1949 = Roger Taylor = English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1956 = Dorothy Hamill = American figure skater
1964 = Sandra Bullock = American actor and producer
1965 = Jeremy Piven = American actor and producer
1967 = Jason Statham = English actor
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1887 = Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
1896 = Vitascope Hall, the first permanent for-profit movie theater, opens on Canal Street in New Orleans.
1951 = Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland premieres in London.
1979 = The Advocate magazine first mentions “bears” in print: Bears are “usually hunky chunky types reminiscent of railroad engineers and former football greats.”
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Clint, your nearly there then you can shake your maracas 🥳🎊🍻 and join in with the Madagascar chorus 😎 Cheers DougT 🇫🇴🇬🇧
You have a way with finding so much that makes me laugh. I'd never heard this song before, but I just loved it. Especially how it repeated and repeated the same phrase to the point of silliness, which is exactly why it was so fun! Another treasure you have shared with us.