Then I had to decide what to take and get it packed. This meant I had to do laundry, since I don't have a very extensive wardrobe and in less than a week since I had last done laundry, I had already used quite a bit of my wardrobe. Well, the dryer that has been working for weeks without putting any money in is now broken. Luckily someone else there told me that before I tried to use it. Everyone that used that laundry room seemed to know that it was free, and the knowledge was freely shared, which is nice, but that dryer did get quite a workout.

Finally I had to actually wash dishes and leave the apartment reasonably clean. I checked the cat litter, even though I had changed it a couple days ago. To my chagrin I found that I had cleaned it and put it back without filling it with cat litter. No wonder my poor cat has been whipping outside first thing in the morning. It's one of the covered litter boxes and you can't see inside unless you make an effort. Oh, I feel so terrible. I am a trial to my poor cat.

Finally I think I'm ready to go and this is just to visit my son for a few days, not a major vacation where I'll be really on the go. I am so bad about packing too much. I've improved by it's still hard when I want to take everything since so many times I've needed things that I haven't taken. Now I'm off to take a shower and, finally, go to bed and try to get some sleep.