Right now, we're making final preparations for our upcoming cruise. Last minute packing, double checking documents, and figuring out when we must leave to make it to the cruise ship on time are among the things we have to deal with today.
One of the things I have to take care of is picking up a prescription at the drug store. This forces me to be in Mario mode for the day - and for once, it's not a bad thing. I expect some very minor annoyances when I tell the pharmacist that I only want the blood pressure medication my doctor prescribed, and that I want the prescription transferred to the mail order pharmacy. But first, I will have to transfer both money and legal ID into Mario's wallet.
A last laundry basket has to be done - if only because I don't want to come back to an overflowing hamper. This is something that forces me to get off my ass when I don't want to do so. More importantly, this is a task I prefer to do when RQS is not around, as I fold and store my clothing differently than she does. Finally, we have to clean out the perishables from the refrigerator. Milk and other things get dumped, and then we take the last trash bags to the dumpster.
Yet, there was an unplanned wrinkle to my day - I lost a set of keys when I was out to dinner last night, and I had to replace them before we went away. So, after I picked up my pills at the drug store, I drove to Home Depot to get my keys cut. The fellow at the key cutter couldn't find one of the blanks needed for me, so I had 3 or 4 of the keys I needed. This meant that I needed to go to a hardware store for the last key. And even there, they had a problem finding the right key. But they found it. Now, I had a set of 4 keys that I can again keep with my handbag.
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By the time you read this, we'll be back from our cruise - and I'll be writing much more while I'm on the cruise.
