a full and rich day, time to settle down to sleep

it's been a really fruitful day here. A lot of things to do, a lot of things

gotten done. Some good downtime with Blue and a trip to the pub.

Now it's time to settle down to sleep and now I'm faced with the clinical

process of 'what works' to help me sleep. What works and steeling myself to take on

the goals of life...here goes! Tomorrow I will call the affiliate of my market

in Maryland and ask to speak to the manager. Hopefully he or she will have

or find use for me in their market which I am going to ask if I can start in November.

I'm moving in September, but there will be so much to get used to and to deal with

by moving cross country that to start in November seems reasonable.

I also need to ask the Abbess what I need to bring with me?

bedding, towels, pillows, summer and winter clothes....I'm shipping my car.

I'm bringing Blue as well, so I will ask her would she mind if I made a big order on Chewy

and had it sent to the monastery so that Blue will have a toilet/litter box first thing when we arrive.

There's a lot more to plan too. Along with buying an airline ticket and arranging to be able to bring Blue

on board with me at my seat as well as to get him a new vet and also a sedative for the trip.

I need to organize to call the bank, social security and medicare to change my address.

I'll need to close out my utilities here. I'll need to contact a handyman to dismantle my

chandelier and special lightswitch that another handy man installed for me.

I'll need to get a big supply of meds from my doctors...and also find a new doctor (s)

including a GP as well as a Psychiatrist. The NIH is in Maryland and so that's

reassuring that such a prestigious medical system is there. I'll need to pack

and store things that I am not going to take (like furniture, art and keepsakes.)

So this is good just to write it out - I'll use it as a laundry list to check things off.

peace and good night,

Mark