Catching Up on Wednesday

Today is the first day where I might possibly close the windows. Chilly morning. The good news is no more air conditioning for now which saves on the electric bill. I have a confession to make. I took the photo below on Monday -- it's where my suitcase sat for 24 hours after I got home on Sunday. I hate unpacking. I don't know why, but I do. So here's the confession: My suitcase is still sitting there, unopened today. Unfortunately (well, or fortunately), I have duplicates of everything -- toothbrush, etc. so there's no pressing need to get at anything.

I have a client who is obsessed with unpacking the second she walks in her home -- no matter what. I went round and round with her finally escalating it to "If your flight were hours late, and you felt like crap, and you got home at 2 am, you'd unpack??" And she said yes. Hmmmm. I am not so inclined.

Will today be the day this suitcase gets opened? I remember reading something on Craig's list where a woman wanted to hire someone to unpack a suitcase that's been lying in her bedroom for six months. Really. It fascinated me, wondering why she couldn't do it. I give her credit, however, for throwing in the towel and trying to hire someone to do it. Baby steps. I'll open my suitcase today and take out the laundry.

Here's a week's worth of mail dumped. The cardboard box to the left is a box I use for shredding stuff. I used to shred just credit card and that sort of sensitive thing but now I find myself shredding everything with my name and address on it. I may not have unpacked, but I have cleaned all this up since Monday.

Met Barbara for lunch yesterday at 85th and Columbus. I was headed toward the building with the blue surrounding it. Am not sure what that is and why it's put up. 

I left too much time thinking I'd have trouble getting a cab so I sat at this empty sidewalk cafe for about 15 minutes.

After lunch, going home in my favorite cab -- the Crown Vic -- where you can see here the difference in legroom. These TVs are in the back of every cab, and they are so annoying.

I think this is new for my neighborhood. I haven't been in a Brookstone in years. This used to be a Petsmart.

Second Avenue Subwaay mess a block from me.

More Second Avenue Subway mess. This is right in front of the grocery store I go to.

The leaves are just beginning to turn on my block.