The Heat Goes On and On

I'm capping out too early with my heat-related titles because this heatwave we're in is expected to go on for several days— and I heard a weatherman today say that we haven't yet gotten to the worst of it. Ugh.

Today was laundry day. With a hundred things to take care of before moving, I still have to stay on top of things like laundry. One of the things I'm most looking forward to in Raleigh is not having to hit the laundromat. My brother has assured me that the townhouse has a washer and dryer. Laundry wouldn't be so bad now except that I have so many clothes and am able to defer hitting the laundromat for quite a long time. Then, when I do go, I have piles and piles of clothes to take care of.

I sorted clothes today with an eye towards the future. I intend to go back with east with about two weeks worth of clothes. That may not sound like much, but it's more than enough. The clothes I have are not all that special and can— and will!— be easily replaced as needed. So, for now, I just need to get myself psyched to start throwing out piles of un-needed clothes. It would be pointless to store them, and most are too cheap or worn to be donated.

I have been making small progress everywhere in my apartment. I'm cutting up small and/or useless boxes and compacting them so I can leave them by the dumpster next Wednesday. I took a few bags of items out to the dumpster yesterday. If you walked in and looked around, you wouldn't be able to tell that I've done much, but I can see the difference. I will do some more work tonight when it gets a bit cooler. I've a little over four weeks to go, and I'm satisfied with progress so far. I'd like to finish as quickly as possible and enjoy some downtime before leaving, but that probably won't happen.

At the laundromat the news was on the TV. I saw that Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill raising state taxes across the board for everyone. What a joke. Just one more good reason to flee this state.

Well, I'm exhausted and there isn't much to report on today. Back soon!

"I see TV ads about detergents that can get blood stains out of your clothes. I say if you have blood stains on your clothes you should be thinking about something other than laundry."— Jerry Seinfeld