Not much happened this past week. I primarily work with living trusts. This was prepared with online legal service Trust&Will on the advice of a financial advisor. For just over $400, they will enter my information into a will, living trust, advanced health directive, or power of attorney template. The documents arrived yesterday and now I have to deal with the notary, witnesses and funding the trust. Funding the trust has become a very complicated issue for me, which probably wouldn't have happened if I had consulted a lawyer.
Another task that is taking up my time is preparing for a trip to Ireland next week. It's incredible all the things you have to deal with when preparing to travel abroad.
It took time to prepare the dog sitter with Aggie's schedule, medications, and special needs list. My sitter is coming to check on me tomorrow, and she wants the bed sheets to be cotton instead of synthetic, asks for space in the fridge, and asks if I have a down comforter or if I should bring one. He wants to know. He will be transporting Aggie in my car, so he wants to take it for a test drive. Aggie doesn't use the backyard as a bathroom, so in addition to longer walks, she has to make extra trips to the street several times a day. Look at greenery several times a day. I think you should offer to pay a little more for this extra work.
Based on a comment on KTK last week from someone who contracted Covid while in Ireland, I did a little research and found that Americans traveling abroad can carry Paxlovid. Apparently, in Ireland you have to be over 75 or immunocompromised to qualify. So I emailed my doctor and she sent me an order that should be ready for me today. She also sent me a list of medications I am currently taking that may interfere with paxlobid. All I can say is I hope it's not necessary!
This creates the challenge of traveling with multiple medications. Firstly, I read that the Irish government requires a letter from your doctor detailing all the medicines you are taking. I've never heard of anything like that before.
I am currently on 6 medications and bring some Ambien and Paxlobid, so I was considering using a pill organizer instead of bringing 8 script bottles, but the original packaging Please consider the extra hassle and space in your carry-on baggage as you are instructed to bring your own. My doctor recommends bringing extra medication with me, always carrying a few days' worth when I go out, and leaving my medication in a safe in my room. The hotels we stay at at the beginning and end of our trip have in-room safes, but I'm not sure about Airbnb. However, this is not a problem as no one comes to the room to clean it and only the owner has access.
Next, there is the question of what to bring when it comes to clothing.
May is the last month of spring in Ireland and is considered a good time to travel as the weather is more stable and the days are longer and sunnier than other months. In May, Temperatures typically range from 10 to 15 °C (50 to 59 °F), making it one of the driest months, and average rainfall in Dublin is 1.96 inches (50 mm). The days are also longer, with mid-month sunrise around 5:17 a.m. and sunset around 9:26 p.m.
I plan on traveling and flying light, layering a camisole, long-sleeve shirt, sweater, and light coat. If you pack a cube in your carry-on, you'll get three pairs of pants, five shirts, a rain jacket, a hooded sweatshirt, socks, underwear, and pajamas. Toiletries, two pairs of walking shoes, and an umbrella can also fit in the bag. The additions under the seat bag are for my headphones, eye pillow, Kindle, and scripts. The small crossbody bag can hold your glasses, wallet, passport, Kleenex, pens, and mini notebook.
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