August

 Started with an earthquake, ended with a typhoon!  In between was very hot and humid.

It was a busy month. Even though I didn't go to the other house David and Christopher went a few times and made good progress. Most of the trash is out, and the rooms are more or less clean. I need to go to make sure things are cleaned properly, the walls and the railing around the top need to be cleaned out, the old curtains and blinds removed, the windows washed, the floors mopped, and then polished. One big job is the stovetop and extractor fan. I know we cleaned the fan when we lived there, but that was 16 years ago and it hasn't been done since then. 

Here I've managed to pack a lot and sent a load of boxes over. Need to do more this week. I think almost all the winter stuff has gone. I still haven't sorted the walk-in closet, I hope to do that tomorrow.  I have to start throwing things out. I'm just hanging on to stuff for the sake of it.  There are still things in the kitchen that I won't be using for a few months that can go! I hope to have this house 80% empty by the end of September. A tall order but I think it will be easier that way. Moving takes time and I would rather do it bit by bit than try and move everything at once.

August was also David's birthday and mine. We had a nice celebration for David's. I didn't bother with mine. I'm 62 and starting over, not really worth celebrating!

Then there was Mikey's engagement. I'm so happy about that!  

All in all a good month, a bit crazy with the weather but that is Japan. Summer is really intense!

I'm looking forward to September. I hope the weather cools a bit but it probably won't.

Hannah and I are going to see Jesus Christ Superstar.  That should be fun!

Other than that a lot of packing, sorting out, cleaning of both houses, the usual stuff!

I didn't quite make a post every day. Should I do the same challenge for September?

Sleeping on the stairs, it's a death trap!