So no spinning today.

Good morning, my peeps. We’ve got a rainy day here. Like, this isn’t going to be our normal sunshine all day with approximately 16 minutes of rain just after 3pm. Judging by the clouds, this looks like it will be an all-day affair.

I’ve developed a new self care system: whenever my anxiety kicks in and I feel like either eating or buying something, I go outside and spin poi for 30 minutes. Yesterday, I went out twice before the regular sunset spin sesh. It’s nice to go out and just let go for a little while.

I made appointments for both cats to get checkups and up-to-date vaccines. They go on two different days. I can’t deal with chasing both around the house to crate them. The first cat is easy enough. However, the second cat always hides, and it’s usually in some previously unknown hiding spot.

Both appointments are scheduled for a couple of weeks from now – after the border opens. I’m not upset about it. Honestly, now that it’s tentatively opening, I’m at a place where I’ll believe it when I see it. When the date was announced, my original plan was to aim for leaving at the end of August. I didn’t want to leave immediately – I’ve been through enough major system changes at jobs to know that DAY 1 of anything major is a shitshow. I can’t imagine what DAY 1 at an international border would be like.

I have a lot of stuff to deal with in the truck before I can leave. We’re trying to work out the details of crossing with things and the cats. Optimally, I’d love to just drive across. Unfortunately, I don’t expect it to be a breeze, so I’m trying to get as much out of the truck as possible. We’re floating the idea of Shawshank‘s parents driving across – providing the US opens up – and bringing over the stuff that’s not clothes.

I’m very worried about traveling with the cats this time around. We’ve considered flying them out from ND if his parents can’t/won’t bring across.

But…. I can’t worry about that now. There’s nothing I can do right now. Just thinking about it gets me worked up, so I think I’m going to NOT think about it today. I think I’m going to go out on some clothes and do my morning bullshit while I watch the storm roll in.