Today turned into a mad scramble, but I'm safely ensconced in a fancy hotel in Oceanside, where I'm sure I'll recover. I set my alarm to wake up in time to say goodbye to Becky and Brian, who left before seven...and then I promptly went back to bed for another hour even though Kathy was wide awake and likely ready to hang out. But the extra sleep was, in my opinion, v necessary.
Then I got up and made coffee, and enjoyed the first cup in a v leisurely manner while talking to Aunt Kathy and [censored]. I also watered plants and did various things around the house until it was time to say goodbye to Kathy and start packing in earnest.
I thought I was in good shape with my list, but I ended up probably over packing dramatically - or maybe I under packed and forgot a bunch of stuff. It was hard to winnow the outfits because I didn't know what I'll want to wear while working vs writing vs doing other things. And I had to bring two laptops and a host of writing related stuff, so that added a lot of weight/space.
But I made it out of the house by my real-real deadline (after blowing through my 2pm and 2:15pm planned departures). This meant I didn't have time to sit down for a salad like I usually do, but I survived. Both my flights were uneventful and I got some tacos in Denver, so everything worked out. The Uber situation at the San Diego airport was a total zoo, but my Uber driver was nice (and has had some crazy health issues), so at least the ride was good.
And now I'm fully unpacked and need to go to bed immediately so I can get up and slog tomorrow - goodnight!
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