Catching Up - Sunday - Sunday
03/12/23 – Catching Up
26/11/23 - 03/12/23 Sunday – Sunday
It has been a busy week, without much time for reflection or
blogging, so I will try my best to put down the highlights of Moving Week.
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Sunday, 26/11/23
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Wrote family letter
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Read the paper
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Walked for ½ hour
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Relaxed and did xword puzzles
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Monday – Friday, 27/11/23 – 01/12/23
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Spanish with Martha – Monday morning
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Worked at my job for 2 hours every day
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Shopped for groceries
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Shopped for furniture
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Shopped for appliances
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Bought some of all of the above
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Signed lease contract
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Had gas hooked up to my water heater and temporary
stove top
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Accepted deliveries at both addresses
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Assembled lots of furniture
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Rode multiple Ubers and Didis moving my stuff
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Found out that I had been prepping my fresh produce
wrong
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Started soaking my produce in iodine solution
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Started internet service with Telmex
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Ate all of my meals at home
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Did a quick clean of the new house
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Did a final clean of the old house
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Did initial setup of furniture & appliances
in new house
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Saturday, 02/12/23
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Got up and spent a relaxed morning with tea and Strib
newspaper
o
Went to see how far I could get up El Cerro
de San Miguel (the Hill of Saint Michael)
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In the middle of the walk up, got a call to be
back at home in an hour
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Blacksmith was coming to check his work on the
stair rail
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Decided to push for another 15 minutes
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Only made it for 10
o
Went further up than I thought I would, but at a
price
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My legs got a bit rubbery
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Rubbery legs not good for descent of many steps
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While struggling down, a lady passed me up running
down the stairs backwards!
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I watched her in amazement
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I shouted “¡Olé! when she got to the
bottom.
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She looked at me like I swore at her. <shrug>
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Took a long time getting home, up and down hills
o
Ate breakfast after blacksmith left
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Went to the store to get more housewares and groceries
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Bought too much to take a bus, called Uber
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Got home and assembled more furniture
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Fed myself, took a shower and collapsed in bed
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Sunday, 03/12/23
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Got up after sleeping for 7 hours
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Downloaded and printed puzzles
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Wrote weekly family email and sent it with
puzzles attached
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Wrote blog post
You are updated. Time for me to read the Strib and
enjoy the day as I hope that you will enjoy yours. I’m feeling like I have
accomplished quite a bit this week and I’m ready for a break.
Hasta luego.
Busier than I want to be, Bro! Member time to ease into things…advice from afar, so it’s worth exactly what you’ve paid for it!😁
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