My biggest concern right now is my car. In the past 2 weeks I’ve replaced the muffler, exhaust pipe, tires, and refilled the refrigerant so the A/C works. Plus, I’ve renewed the vehicle registration, gotten new license plates, and changed the oil.

Now the check engine light has come on. I have less than 36 hours until my car needs to propel me 1100 miles across the continent. This is not good.