Monday, May 19, 2014
Limpiar! (Saturday)
Saturday dawned early, but I let myself roll over and sleep a bit more because today is the day to get all ready for the trip to Chiriqui, Veraguas, and Azuero to teach (en espanol!) and I needed my strength!
Eventually, the construction noise forced me to arise. And then, I kicked into high gear!
First, laundry so I can pack.
Although the apartment is basically fine, I felt the need to clean - as in clean not just straighten the apartment. I swept and re-swept and re-swept. And in doing so, I found where the nasty-beastie got in! Turns out there's a gap in the gasket of the door to the porch. There were a whole bunch of others there - luckily (for me) dead. I shuddered though, and hurried away to finish the job.
After the sweeping, I washed the floor.
And then I tackled the bathrooms and kitchen to get them as clean as possible. And so they are.
Of course, such industry deserves to be rewarded so I headed for my favorite reward: making necklaces! I made a set of 3 for myself, as well as one with ceramic beads for Geralis. It was practically spooky to get here What's Ap later in the evening saying it was her birthday!
But the most important task of the evening awaited. My nails! So I set to work trying to get them perfect. And then I let them dry. For hours. During which time I watched episodes of my current TV series - Hotel Babylon. And a movie. And more Hotel Babylon. It was a video extravaganza and it was perfect for drying my nails.
Of course, eventually I had to hit the hay. By this time it was 2 am! Too late! But tomorrow is our travel day and I feel pretty much ready to pack - my last real task before leaving.
Eventually, the construction noise forced me to arise. And then, I kicked into high gear!
First, laundry so I can pack.
Although the apartment is basically fine, I felt the need to clean - as in clean not just straighten the apartment. I swept and re-swept and re-swept. And in doing so, I found where the nasty-beastie got in! Turns out there's a gap in the gasket of the door to the porch. There were a whole bunch of others there - luckily (for me) dead. I shuddered though, and hurried away to finish the job.
After the sweeping, I washed the floor.
And then I tackled the bathrooms and kitchen to get them as clean as possible. And so they are.
Of course, such industry deserves to be rewarded so I headed for my favorite reward: making necklaces! I made a set of 3 for myself, as well as one with ceramic beads for Geralis. It was practically spooky to get here What's Ap later in the evening saying it was her birthday!
But the most important task of the evening awaited. My nails! So I set to work trying to get them perfect. And then I let them dry. For hours. During which time I watched episodes of my current TV series - Hotel Babylon. And a movie. And more Hotel Babylon. It was a video extravaganza and it was perfect for drying my nails.
Of course, eventually I had to hit the hay. By this time it was 2 am! Too late! But tomorrow is our travel day and I feel pretty much ready to pack - my last real task before leaving.
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