‘Twas a rainy day Friday. We got a decent amount but we are so far behind in rain the Fall colors have not been very impressive. or worth a drive to look.

But the rain did fill the birdbath and they are just loving it. I am pretty iffy on birdbaths given the bird flu issues of late. I fill it in the hot part of summer so they have a drinking place but I have been rethinking that and I have not kept it full this Fall. With the bird flu problem I have debated just removing it to keep that stuff away from the house and because it is not a natural water source. I like birds and like to look at them but I try to not intrude on their way of life too much.

It is so nice to not be painting any more. My wall reapir is okay but actually should have had another layer or two of drywall mud to smooth it out. a bit more but it is not bad for never doing that before.

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My cousin got more stuff Saturday but they did not bring their trailer this trip. They have so much to straighten out for now they are gonna get stuff they already took organized and make some more room. They will come back again maybe next weekend and tyhey might take a few additional things along with what goes in the trailer.

There is no TV & no furniture in the living rooim other than a folding chair, small desk, and camping lounger. A single desk lamp sits on the floor to light things up best it can. It like like a color noir film.

Threre were two showings yesterday but I have not heard back with an offer yet. It did sound as though it might be promising. It IS Sunday so maybe tomorrow if I am lucky – I imagine they had to talk amongst themselves about it.

It is kind of weird thinking about the house being sold. There is so little inside it is basically empty and that is a strange sensation when I look around at that emptiness.

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I didn’t do much until later in the morning. I thought about going to town but I need to go tomorrow so I will just do errands then. I figured I could just knock out my laundry today and it would be done. I had enopugh to make it worthwhile so I did other small stuff between cycles.

I got into the trailer earlier tonight and did some combining of things to get surplus stock in one place plus put a few things away. That will save some room and I was able to condense some stuff into the bathroom cabinet.

I got the cabinet above the stove set up pretty good so it is now pretty functional. Spices are away from the heat – very important thing to do to keep your spices fresher longer. Same with teas and coffees. I then organized below the stove and above the dinette to make a bit more sense and make room for canned items. I hope to put them directly on the floor so I may have a little area under a dinette seat for a basket or bin to put them in. I need to look into that to see what I can do. Just a few little things left on the dining table to put away and that is done!

Really, I am now fairly well-set to go someplace. I only need to load my personal stuff like clothes and meds, load up some food and that is about all. I am going to do more meal prepping before I go; again, if I am on the go I like to have several days of food prepared so I can heat & eat and have a quick clean-up. I cook meals if I am stationary for a few days and replenish the fridge & freezer. Gives me a chance to get groceries too, and I always look for unique things to try in the grocery stores.

With the house being so empty I hung out in the trailer quite a while doing stuff in there. It felt good to be in there again and so did getting it ready to roll. I got some of the organizing done in a new way and I think it will work out pretty well. Storage is definitely better and there’s a lot more of it in this trailer as opposed to my old Scotty. It is still not perfect for how I would like to have it but it’s just how it is and I really feel this new plan will make it work much better.

It started getting me pretty excited to get back out doing some camping. I am probably now at the point that I could actually get away for a few days, but I really want to get more done around here so it is just finally finished. A break would be nice though. But just doing some work inside it really gets me in a happy place.

After I got most everything done in the trailer, I plopped on the bed to watch a little TV. As I laid there, I dozed in & out of a light sleep while having a flashback of a trip I made to do some Fall tent camping in Colorado in 2012. I have not had my trailer out west yet but we are going to change that pretty soon and it will be awesome to camp in the mountains in it.

It was a good day once I finally got off my ass and did something. Tomorrow I gotta make a store run to get a couple of things and I hope to be set for a bit after that. I need plastic food containers for the trailer (they don’t break and are reusable but cheap). I can get some breakfast burritos made up, some pasta, and we’ll see what else.

I already have Italian grilled chicken and some pesto mac & cheese with sun-dried tomatoes in portions frozen. Ravioli, too. I am going to do some loaded mac & cheese with broccoli, prosciutto, maybe some frozen peas, grilled peppers & onions, and whatever else. That stuff is very hearty and filling so portions can be small & healthier. Gonna cook up a whole chicken to do some scratch-made chicken & noodles AND have some set aside for chicken & dumplings.

That is about it for today’s excitement. Talk to you again soon.

Shawn