In something like nine days, I'll be flying to California. Won't even be there twelve hours; the next morning I'm up and at the airport to catch my flight to Mexico City.
To say I'm exhausted & ready for this break would be the understatement of the year - or of 1.5 years, really, since I first was eligible for sabbatical. By day, everything I need to do before my trip seems manageable, but at 3am, the details swirl in my head and they're just overwhelming. For the first time in a long time, I'm letting the lull of the BBC radio announcers soothe me back to sleep, or at least distract me from the things that send me into a half-alert tailspin.
- Visa card - where did I put it? Need it before the trip. Cancelling it will mean the new card arrives after I leave. (Reality: BofA issued replacement card today; I'll have it in 48 hours, no charge.)
- Lawn - it's a disaster. When will I mow it? What will happen when I'm gone? (Reality: Still TBD. That'll be another 3am round...)
- Money - how on earth am I going to afford this?!?!? (Reality: Oddly enough, traveling around Mexico for a month is not going to be vastly more expensive than simply living in Portland for that same time. Some expenses are more, others are way less. And I did budget for most of this - it'll be fine.
- ... and so on...
Kid is excited about heading off with his paternal grandparents, though, and is not too disturbed about my departure. Some angst, some moodiness, and I don't expect it to be easy, but he'll be fine. He's getting a cellphone too, which fascinates him.
Promise, subsequent posts will be less angst, more photos. Right now, I'm in the angsty phase, and I don't know where the USB cable is for my camera, anyway. Don't think Picasa exists for the Mac, either, so there's a new photo process to learn. Maybe I'll just reference it all from photobucket. Another topic to consider at 3am, I guess.
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