July 23, 2023, Sunday—
I couldn’t find my locker keys at the house today, my day off, so Rachel and I swung by the warehouse to see if anyone had found them. If not, I would’ve asked the maintenance guys to cut the lock so I could start on time Monday.
I’m usually way on time to things, but the tardiness policy is hella strict. Also, why did I put both keys on the same carabiner?
We pulled up, I got out of the car and realized I was in flip flops and definitely not steel-toe boots. I’m sure I could have walked to the locker room without them, but maybe I couldn’t?
I drove 15 minutes home, dropped Rachel off, started off again without my boots, and got a call from Rachel. I drove 3 minutes back home, got my boots, and drove back to the warehouse to walk 100 feet to where my keys dangled in the lock.
In the meantime, Rachel coaxed our poor cat, traumatized by the new house and schedules, into finally eating food of any kind. Some meaty mousse confection called “Tiki Cat.”
Have I mentioned we’re all nervous balls of nervousness?