I had one of those days that annoys me with myself. I was still having some issues with jet lag so had not been sleeping all that well. I was slow in getting organized which did not help.

Unexpectedly, the group that cleans my house arrived. I have my house cleaned every two weeks normally. When I am in Europe, I have it cleaned once a month. I was not sure when they would start up again and stupidly had not reached out to Yammi to find out when they would start.

When they showed up, I hastily put on more appropriate clothes so I could leave the apartment while they cleaned. I was in lounge pants and a t-shirt. In the rush to get ready and get out, I only have a one bedroom apartment so there really is not a place to be when they are cleaning. I grabbed my Kindle, phone, wallet and some trash and went out into the courtyard to read. At least, the weather was nice so I could just sit there and read.

I came back in after they had left and was getting ready to head out to pick up Emily and Barbara and go to a wine tasting at Revel. When I looked for my wallet, I could not find it. I searched the apartment and then went out and looked around the courtyard where I was sitting and could not find it there. I was totally confused as I had only walked to the trash dumpster and then to a picnic table in the courtyard to read.

I was lucky in the sense that I do not take all my credit cards and other critical cards (health insurance, etc.) to France with me as I do not need them. I quickly went online and was able to block all my credit cards and debit cards so I was not worried about losing money or having things stolen. The biggest issues was my driver’s license but I have the VA Online ID app on my phone so I can show that if I need to for driver’s license issues.

I went to the wine tasting at Revel with Emily and Barbara. The tasting was very good and fun. It was a comparison of Sangiovese and Nebbiolo. We had six different wines with nice bites to eat. The bites were especially good. The first was bruschetta, the second was pork with with rigatoni, and the third was duck breast with cherry sauce. They all paired well with the wine.

After the wine tasting, we stayed and had a little more dinner. I had saffron mussels with a glass of Albariño. I did not take pictures as I usually do as I was enjoying having dinner companions to talk with while eating. So I was not mindful of taking pictures.

This morning, I got up and dealt with replacing my missing credit and debit cards. Most of it was extremely easy and could be done online. I did have to make one call and will stop by the bank to replace that one card. I could even order a replacement driver’s license online. Even thought it was annoying to have to deal with my stupidity, I really was rather chill about the whole thing. I must be overcoming my usual overthinking and anxiety issues.

I am very glad it all happened while I was in Alexandria and not while I was in Toulouse. In Toulouse, I am much more conscious of where things are and how to be sure not to lose them. I do not rush out of the apartment as I did yesterday. I will need to go back to being aware again. I think when I am totally recovered from jet lag things will return to normal.