(Three) - (Video)
[The house behind Andromeda looks quite like the typical just-moved-in home. There are boxes and wooden slats behind Andromeda that are neatly stacked, but still crowded -- and the walls, although blindingly clean, are bare for the moment.]
Well! It's been a bit of a whirlwind-week on my part. It's been years since I've even considered buying new furniture - at least big items: chairs, beds, that kind of thing.
[It's liberating in some ways. She feels a bit like she's making a fresher start even than arriving here, since she's going to be living in a house that's owned properly by family and not in some group housing project.]
That got me to wondering about what everyone does to make their new living space really homey. I'm feeling a bit stumped.
[If Ted were still alive, she'd see his messes and clutter as a sign of home. It had taken her weeks to even start cleaning up Ted's rubbish piles once his death had been confirmed.]
Volunteers who can make heads or tails of seemingly-simple diagrams are also welcome, of course.
[She holds up a sheet of paper and jerks her thumb over her shoulder.]
I'm hoping to get to sleep at some point tonight -- which means having an intact bed.
Well! It's been a bit of a whirlwind-week on my part. It's been years since I've even considered buying new furniture - at least big items: chairs, beds, that kind of thing.
[It's liberating in some ways. She feels a bit like she's making a fresher start even than arriving here, since she's going to be living in a house that's owned properly by family and not in some group housing project.]
That got me to wondering about what everyone does to make their new living space really homey. I'm feeling a bit stumped.
[If Ted were still alive, she'd see his messes and clutter as a sign of home. It had taken her weeks to even start cleaning up Ted's rubbish piles once his death had been confirmed.]
Volunteers who can make heads or tails of seemingly-simple diagrams are also welcome, of course.
[She holds up a sheet of paper and jerks her thumb over her shoulder.]
I'm hoping to get to sleep at some point tonight -- which means having an intact bed.