Last minute

I have a pattern of what to do last minute before we leave on a trip. It often depends on the time of year and length of stay.

So I have to turn down the thermostat and take out the garbage, but not before everything is thrown out.

I've loaded the dishwasher and it's started. I decided I'd better wipe the counters. Then I stare into the refrigerator. We'll be gone six days. What do I have to throw out or put into the freezer? These are hard decisions. Do I really want to conduct the experiment of leaving it until we get back? Is it wasteful to just throw it out? So often it's triage: can I put off dealing with it right now?

Yuck, took out the garbage before emptying the coffee grounds.

All this while thinking about the storm we will be driving through. No snow here yet. Looks like the airport is fine. The plane we are taking is now over the Atlantic coming in from Frankfurt, scheduled to be 14 minutes late. Not too bad.

Assembling a bag of fruit and graham crackers for the car.

Off to gas up the car.

My husband works until noon. I hope we can get off sooner.