Slowly

and hopefully - but surely.


We've decided to stay another week on the great windswept prairie that is Cheyenne.  Our original thought was to be out by the end of July, but my work load has been crazy so packing has been delayed.


I work from home.  A useful arrangement for someone planning to move out into the desert.  There isn't much of a call for a museum exhibits person out there.  We've been developing the latest incarnation of the exhibit I work on for the past year.  However, we are working with foreign governments, both for the objects and the tour, and we've had some delays.  The project has been squashed into the time period that I'd planned to be packing.


Packing...I've been finding it difficult.  We don't have much stuff here.  But the arrival of the hormone brain has had serious repercussions.  I can't hold a thought for more than a moment.  I've been experiencing some level of this since I was in my early 30s, but it seems to have hit very hard, all of a sudden.  The hot flashes are curious, I have to say.  I live in the arid west and have, save 3 and half years, since I was 12.  I'm not used to feeling sweaty.  Sweat just evaporates away here.  I used to teach gymnastics, I was active and even then I never felt particularly sweaty.  When the hot flash comes on, my upper lip sweats and then rapidly the flush moves across my upper torso, down my arms and quickly to my legs, leaving a thin film of perspiration.  I feel both hot and cold, especially if there is a breeze.  One moment I'm fine and the next I feel like I've just been moved in front of a VERY hot fire.  Then, a minute or so later, it's gone.  The stupid, however, seems to be sticking around.  Maybe that's partially because I'm not sleeping well.  Either way, it's been making packing, or rather sorting, rather slow.


Dave, however, has been making great strides in preparing for the trip.  The flatbed trailer is being adjusted to carry our motorcycles.  The chocks are on and the E-track is going on now.  The bikes will be secured to the trailer and I will tow it behind my cute little Xterra.  I'm a little concerned about Raton Pass, but....

Later this trailer will hold a water tank.  We will be doing catchment on the property, but until we get a good roof over our heads (with lots of square footage for collecting water) we'll be fetching water from town.