Everything except my computer is now packed and ready to go. The movers arrive tomorrow between noon and four, and before that time I have to run out to Staples to pick up another roll of packaging tape because I'm about to run out with 3 or 4 boxes still to seal. I am a taping fiend! Expert packer! Mover extraordinaire.

OK, that may be going a little bit overboard. But I have been crazy-busy today and only now have a little bit of time to sit back and think.

Today, I:

• Dragged boxes and boxes of stuff to the Goodwill drop-off place.
  
• Donated my unused canned goods and other yummies to the Greater Boston Food Bank.
  
• Dragged even more bags and boxes of stuff to the garbage dumpster.
  
• Talked to someone about a possible job in Portland. (More details soon, I promise!)
  
• Bathed the dog. (She was not happy about this.)
  
• Returned all my empty bottles and cans. I received $1.80 for my efforts.
  
• Finished packing up the stuff in the kitchen. All cupboards and drawers are now empty.
  
• Vacuumed and mopped all tiled floor-like surfaces - in the entry, the bathroom, laundry room and kitchen.
  
• Did the laundry.
  
• Cleaned the microwave, refrigerator, freezer and wiped down all surfaces on the range.
  
• Cleaned the sink until it sparkled! Brillo Pads are my friends, oh yes they are!
  
• Destroyed the nail on my right pinky as I sliced a piece out of it while cleaning the range. OUCH! At this rate, I'll have lacerations on every last finger and thumb before I even leave the state!
  
• Played my piano for what is likely the last time. I shall miss it.
  

After the movers take my stuff I will have only intermittant access to the Internet until I arrive in Portland next weekend. I promise I'll be back, though, as soon as I'm home and settled!. After all, I'll have all kinds of stories to tell!