Last Land Lubbing Weekend

It has arrived and I am sure that's why I can't bring myself to get out of bed this morning. Last weekend of suburban convenience. Last weekend of city water closet outside my bedroom door. Last weekend of cable t.v. Last weekend of private showers. Last weekend of in-unit laundry facilities. Last weekend of big refrigerator and gas stove with oven. Last weekend of home delivery of the Washington Post. Last weekend of my closet with just my clothes that all fit and don't have to be in part stored in the back of my car. I could go on and include the good restaurants and movie theaters and nearby Washington, DC with its phenomenal live theater, but with saving money these days all of that has been excluded from my weekends. It all just feels a bit tragic.

However, isn't the purpose of this blog to keep me focused on the good and the funny? So look! That must be a gratitude list above. That is good. All I need to do now is remind myself that the boat is just a temporary fix to refill my bank account so that by this time next year we will be preparing for a grand holiday season at our new and cozy Grandma house complete with lots of family and friends. How grateful can a wife be that her husband had the wisdom and foresight to buy a boat in the pretty part of Maryland that has the space for his wife and allows for a simpler way of living to make way for her visions? She can be beyond grateful, which makes her...unable to find an appropriate synonym that doesn't connect with "beholden". So thanks to Kurt, my dreams of Grandma house are in this year's plan.

AND the latest winter forecasts are leaning towards a mild, mild winter. Thank you, El Nino! I choose to be beholden to you provided you do your good El Nino thing.

So now I am ready to crawl out of bed, make coffee in my suburban coffee maker with my city water faucet. And with my cable internet I will order my bulk container of Poo Powder (way cheaper than the other product I posted!). Then I will finish packing the rest of the house that I have put off because I was still using all of it.  Tomorrow will be just any regular Sunday morning. Move out day is Black Friday. Still looking on the bright side with that scheduling detail. Thank goodness for choices that make me laugh! Good and funny, accomplished.