There are things I’m going to miss about this temp housing hookup.
Last night, I slept with both slider doors to both of my balconies (bedroom and living room – both south-facing) wide open, and caught the cool breeze all night long. This morning I’m out on my living room balcony with my coffee and my iPad, watching the city wake up around me.
It’s been delightful to have this outdoor space available to me, and even better that the weather here is so damn pleasant that I can take advantage of the outdoors twelve months out of twelve.
That being said, I have a tentatively confirmed delivery date for my stuff on 21-April. Yay indeed.
My employee didn’t quit yesterday, which was a surprise. I think she’s running tight with money, though, and is looking to suck a paycheck for as long as possible. Until then, there’s some uncomfortable tension. She won’t even look me in the eye, which is crazy to me, but whatever.
I’m hoping I can get this resolved by Easter weekend, which is a five day break here in Australia this year. Somehow, the phases of the moon aligned with Anzac Day, which is like our Memorial Day, and we got an extended weekend out of the deal. If I can go into five days off without a looming employee crisis over my head, that’ll be helpful.
I think I might hire a car and drive to Ikea this weekend. I need lamps and outdoor furniture (want an outdoor couch, actually), and that need trumps my self-imposed moratorium on driving, which I’ve held steady since early January. Was hoping to stretch that into a year or more, but our next site deployments are going to make that unrealistic quickly.
And yes, I am a little freaked about driving on the wrong side of the road.
And no, I’m well over the fear that might have turned that last statement into an extended metaphor.
