Day 2 — Finding Our Rhythm

Charlie was up most of the night. His bowels are a little off with all the change and instability, so neither of us slept great — but that’s part of the transition and I know he’ll settle soon.

Our day started early at 7 a.m. I took care of both dogs, got everyone fed and settled, and we were on the road by 7:30 to meet the U-Haul at the storage unit. My friend Chris drove it down for me (absolute lifesaver), and we unloaded everything quickly before heading to the house to unpack just what I needed right away.

We spent about an hour organizing, setting up the essentials, and putting Charlie’s new kennel together so he had his own familiar space. Then we headed back out — returned the U-Haul, and brought the extra things back to the storage unit. That took us until about 3:00 p.m., when I dropped Chris off at the airport.

After that I found a car wash and gave my poor car a much-needed cleaning — it felt so good to have that done — and then headed to the gym.

It’s 82 degrees and sunny here, and I couldn’t waste that kind of weather. I walked around outside for a bit, soaking in the sun and the warmth, letting my nervous system finally exhale before going in for a much-needed workout.

(More after the gym…)

The evening ended quietly and perfectly — dinner by the pool while the dogs ran around, happy and free.

This weather is almost ideal. Around 80 degrees during the day and about 65 at night. If I’m being honest, my personal perfect weather would be 90 during the day and 65 at night — but this is pretty close, and I’m not complaining.

That’s about all I have to report for today.

Tomorrow is my last day to relax before it’s time to get to work and settle into a new routine.

And that feels really good.