So, I present you with my To Do List that has been developed based on a year living in Africa, having two kids, a cat, and plans to fill 8-10 trunks with stuff during a visit to the land of Target and Ikea. I really like reading other people's To Do Lists. Especially when clipped to a refrigerator door. It's totally revealing, usually funny, and provides a fabulous snapshot of the ins and outs of daily life.
So, be entertained:
1.) Inventory remaining medications and medical supplies. Make list of what to buy in bulk (Especially Ibuprofen & Cold Meds. Local versions don't seem to work as well. Is that for real, or just in my head?)
2.) Go to 30 Juin Pharmacy: buy home malaria tests and Coartem cures for whole family. Try to avoid becoming malarial right after stepping onto American soil. Oh, the drama!
3.) Take stock of bug spray and sunscreen. (Need to spend hours researching mosquito repellent again. Even after 9 months of daily application, I can't decide which is best.)
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| The Continuum. From L to R: #1, #2, #3, #4 |
4.) Wash and maybe re-treat mosquito nets (right before we leave). They are a sickly color of grey right now.
5.) Talk to NouNou, Mama Vida, & Mupwa about optional projects around the house while we're gone:
- Cleaning weird parts of the house that we don't normally care about (fan blades, screens, etc.).
- Make sure both sewing machines are working. Have them worked on if necessary. Mama YouYou and Mama Vida will be sewing for extra money this summer.
- Talk to Mupwa about his big plan for "hunting down the cockroaches where they live during the day." See what this is all about and if it involves loads of toxic chemicals. Maybe do it anyway.
- Will they please take care of the cat?
- New version of Lonely Planet "Healthy Travel Africa"
- Picture French Dictionary (give back stolen versions to neighbors).
- French kid's books.
- The newest "Where There Is No Doctor."
7.) Make list of products to look at at the pharmacy in the Brussels Airport. (This is mainly a self-indulgent activity.)
