I am finally back home... home is now Rochester. It feels like home now. I still have a few things in Madison to bring over, but the majority of my things are here. There is still much to do to make it more mine but the process will be ongoing maybe until I die.
We drove back from Virginia on Sunday-- always the best day to travel across the US-- and arrived in Madison in good time but left for Rochester the next morning. Monika needed help removing the upstairs bathroom vanity which she is single handedly re-doing (just paint and fixing up in general) before Erika moves in. Monika is extremely thorough in her work, making sure to move big items to paint behind (something I don't always do). I will go back to Madison later this week to help her finish it up. Erika closes on her condo next Monday and begins her search for a new home in Madison, which will be difficult for her budget. Luckily she has time-- still, the market continues to be crazy. I am hoping to sell my condo while the condo market is still inflated in Madison. Between the two homes (Madison condo and Rochester house), I have my hands full with things to do.
Quite honestly, I have not felt any time of "leisure retirement" time on my hands yet. I started getting the shaky eye thing in May and it still comes and goes as my stress level increases or ebbs. This summer is significantly more stressful between both me and Erika moving and all the changes included in my retirement. I hope things will settle by the time school starts. Still I have made time to sit by the pool every so often. Luckily I have found an outdoor pool here in Rochester. It isn't as nice as the Shorewood Pool but it's just as restorative.
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