Unpacking update
Okay, well I have made great strides this weekend in unpacking, putting stuff away and organizing! Yay me!
My living room is mostly straightened and mostly uncluttered and everything is put away - except for the two boxes that are sitting where the armoire will sit when I finally get it upstairs. On Saturday I checked out the back staircase and compared it to the front staircase and discovered that the back staircase actually has more room to turn at each floor and the rest is the same size. So I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have to take it apart somewhat and rebuild it. I showed the instructions to The German last night and he wants to help but isn't completely sure when he would be able to come for a substantial period of time because things are crazy at his work. I obviously want this done as soon as possible. My poor armoire is sitting downstairs all by itself in a dark area! I'm going to bring the instructions with me tomorrow and see whether The Meat could come sometime this week, because he's a tool kind of guy.
Anyway though, my bedroom is mostly straightened and all clothes are hung up and put away. And all the bathroom stuff is put away in the cabinet across from the bathroom. And my dining room table is put together and set up very prettily in the dining room. And I have paint swatches taped up in my bedroom, the dining room, and the living room, and a couple in the bathroom as well. And I took the boxes down to my storage locker and got that all locked up tonight. I haven't hung any pictures yet or even thought about where I'll put them.
And now I get to the one area of the place that I completely should have cleaned and organized but didn't yet: the kitchen. Yes, with the dead worm bodies in the cabinets. I've kept putting that off because it's just icky! And I have this terrible fear of finding anything alive in there, even though I really don't think I will. So all the kitchen stuff is still boxed up, but at least all the boxes are nicely stacked! If no one can come to help me with the armoire tomorrow night, then I absolutely swear that I will clean out all the cabinets and also the large closet in the dining room. And then I'll just keep all food in ziplock bags still, because otherwise I won't ever eat any of it! It'll feel fabulous though to get rid of those boxes because then I'll be box-free here!!!
The one downside of this weekend was that I was completely antisocial because I really wanted to get cleaned and organized. The German came by last night and we went to a little Thai place nearby which was very good. He said in taking me out that he had wanted to take me out for my first meal in my new neighborhood. I think I'm going to have to write more about The German tomorrow.
But back to the point - that was my only human interaction. JWu called on Friday and some guys I knew from law school were all getting together at Mayfest that night, and a part of me really wanted to go because I haven't seen a couple of the guys in quite a long time, and I have always liked them alot. I even showered in the afternoon and prettied myself up, but then the side that really wanted to unpack and turn my new place into a home won out. And I've been terrible the whole weekend, not calling people back because I have been running around. And last night I fell asleep basically right after The German left at 10:00 and didn't wake up until 10 this morning. I called my grandma at 11 a.m. because it was her 86th birthday yesterday, and we talked until 2 p.m. - yes, for three hours. It was so good to really chat and catch up with her though! And then my mom called me literally five minutes after I got off the phone with my grandma, and we talked for an hour. So I was kind of all phoned-out after that. So anyway, basically no human interaction for me this weekend, and I also didn't get outside to enjoy the gorgeous weather at all. But I got my place looking gorgeous! I'm definitely looking forward to tomorrow though, so I can see everyone and be able to hang out!
That's about all I've got, since I didn't do anything besides unpack. It looks fabulous now, but when I get the walls painted it's going to look seriously amazing in here!!!! I'm so excited!!!! Right now I can't believe that I waited this long to live in a vintage place. I feel like I lived in boxes up until now.
I'm off to bed. I have to get out of the house earlier now to even get to work at my normal late time! Shit! :) But I showered this evening so that I won't have to in the morning, so that'll help!
Oh - I saw this recently and I think I actually heard about it awhile ago so I'm pretty sure it's old and might be very old news to most, but it's just so funny to me so I have to include it! Well WTF - again blogger isn't working - it goes through the motions and acts as if the picture will show up like it should, but then nothing appears. Fucking pisses me off! Tomorrow morning I'll give it another fucking try. I'm not supposed to be going to bed pissed off so I'll let go of the frustration now - okay it's mostly gone. And now I'm off to get ready for bed!
My living room is mostly straightened and mostly uncluttered and everything is put away - except for the two boxes that are sitting where the armoire will sit when I finally get it upstairs. On Saturday I checked out the back staircase and compared it to the front staircase and discovered that the back staircase actually has more room to turn at each floor and the rest is the same size. So I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have to take it apart somewhat and rebuild it. I showed the instructions to The German last night and he wants to help but isn't completely sure when he would be able to come for a substantial period of time because things are crazy at his work. I obviously want this done as soon as possible. My poor armoire is sitting downstairs all by itself in a dark area! I'm going to bring the instructions with me tomorrow and see whether The Meat could come sometime this week, because he's a tool kind of guy.
Anyway though, my bedroom is mostly straightened and all clothes are hung up and put away. And all the bathroom stuff is put away in the cabinet across from the bathroom. And my dining room table is put together and set up very prettily in the dining room. And I have paint swatches taped up in my bedroom, the dining room, and the living room, and a couple in the bathroom as well. And I took the boxes down to my storage locker and got that all locked up tonight. I haven't hung any pictures yet or even thought about where I'll put them.
And now I get to the one area of the place that I completely should have cleaned and organized but didn't yet: the kitchen. Yes, with the dead worm bodies in the cabinets. I've kept putting that off because it's just icky! And I have this terrible fear of finding anything alive in there, even though I really don't think I will. So all the kitchen stuff is still boxed up, but at least all the boxes are nicely stacked! If no one can come to help me with the armoire tomorrow night, then I absolutely swear that I will clean out all the cabinets and also the large closet in the dining room. And then I'll just keep all food in ziplock bags still, because otherwise I won't ever eat any of it! It'll feel fabulous though to get rid of those boxes because then I'll be box-free here!!!
The one downside of this weekend was that I was completely antisocial because I really wanted to get cleaned and organized. The German came by last night and we went to a little Thai place nearby which was very good. He said in taking me out that he had wanted to take me out for my first meal in my new neighborhood. I think I'm going to have to write more about The German tomorrow.
But back to the point - that was my only human interaction. JWu called on Friday and some guys I knew from law school were all getting together at Mayfest that night, and a part of me really wanted to go because I haven't seen a couple of the guys in quite a long time, and I have always liked them alot. I even showered in the afternoon and prettied myself up, but then the side that really wanted to unpack and turn my new place into a home won out. And I've been terrible the whole weekend, not calling people back because I have been running around. And last night I fell asleep basically right after The German left at 10:00 and didn't wake up until 10 this morning. I called my grandma at 11 a.m. because it was her 86th birthday yesterday, and we talked until 2 p.m. - yes, for three hours. It was so good to really chat and catch up with her though! And then my mom called me literally five minutes after I got off the phone with my grandma, and we talked for an hour. So I was kind of all phoned-out after that. So anyway, basically no human interaction for me this weekend, and I also didn't get outside to enjoy the gorgeous weather at all. But I got my place looking gorgeous! I'm definitely looking forward to tomorrow though, so I can see everyone and be able to hang out!
That's about all I've got, since I didn't do anything besides unpack. It looks fabulous now, but when I get the walls painted it's going to look seriously amazing in here!!!! I'm so excited!!!! Right now I can't believe that I waited this long to live in a vintage place. I feel like I lived in boxes up until now.
I'm off to bed. I have to get out of the house earlier now to even get to work at my normal late time! Shit! :) But I showered this evening so that I won't have to in the morning, so that'll help!
Oh - I saw this recently and I think I actually heard about it awhile ago so I'm pretty sure it's old and might be very old news to most, but it's just so funny to me so I have to include it! Well WTF - again blogger isn't working - it goes through the motions and acts as if the picture will show up like it should, but then nothing appears. Fucking pisses me off! Tomorrow morning I'll give it another fucking try. I'm not supposed to be going to bed pissed off so I'll let go of the frustration now - okay it's mostly gone. And now I'm off to get ready for bed!
