So this summer it seems that everyone is taking trips. International trips no less! I'm such a safety freak when it comes to traveling that I don't know if I could enjoy an international trip this year. Last summer, when I went to NYC I was a nervous wreck the entire time. I was so afraid that I was going to get hurt or something or get kidnapped. Like my grandmother used to say, "don't go out late, that's when the kooks are out!" She used to make up words for things all the time... kooks meant crazy people:)
So as my friends become the adult jet-setters... I sit around wondering what I would have to do before I left for a trip.
Before my knee surgery I had a huge to-do list. Bigger than usual, and specific to things that HAD to be done before i went to go stay with my parents during my recovery.
First of all, the refrigerator cannot have anything in it with an expiration date. Pretty easy in my refrigerator, all there is if anything is milk, soda, and water. The entire apartment must be clean. God forbid I get robbed while I'm gone or I die and someone comes into my house and find dust on the bookshelves. I couldn't live with myself. I usually like all of the laundry done before I leave because I hate coming home to a pile of laundry. It makes me tense. Honestly, all of this is stuff I can control to make me feel more comfortable with the things I can't. There are 3 things I do before I leave the house for a trip... I change the sheets on the bed so I come home to fresh sheets, I do any last dishes and bleach the sink so much that the smell will go through the kitchen:) and then I walk around and make sure drawers and doors are closed.
When I went in for surgery I was so happy I did all my last minute cleaning situations because since being home (it will be a week tomorrow) I have not had the energy or strength to clean CLEAN. I've been doing dishes and some laundry, but the best I can do is dust the shelves and wipe down counter tops. Sigh. Tuesday is my cleaning day and when Tuesday hit I was so exhausted from walking around in a locked brace that I just went to sleep!
Yes, I realize all of these things make me a bit of a nut, but when I was little we couldn't go on a trip unless the house was clean. There was no coming home to a messy/dirty home allowed.
Pieces,
Kath
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