Progress report on the unpacking part of the Move.
The unpacking goes slowly, but is progressing. I've been trying to get solid storage things so that everything will have a home, which will help cut down on my clutter tendencies. That and I just have a LOT of stuff.
Yesterday I put up anime posters in my bedroom, so now the walls aren't looking so stark and white, and it's feeling like MY room now. I've more or less gotten all my clothes put away, so my bedroom is now pretty much set, my bathroom is pretty much set, and now that my washer and dryer just got delivered, my kitchen is pretty much set.
And oh boy on the getting the washer and dryer set up. the dryer needs to fit in this tight corner between the refridgerator and wall, made tighter by the presence of a radiator. Unbeknowest to me, "standard" size dryers now have this bump out the back, making it a deeper/wider unit than i imagined. It wasn't going to fit, the delivery man declared. Eek. So called up the sales guy who tells me it'll cost an extra fee for them to take back the too-big dryer, and he'd see what he could do special ordering a smaller one. All for the sake of a couple inches.
Well screw that, I decided. I am going to have this washer and dryer set a hell of a lot longer than this apartment. Who cares if it sticks out a bit incoveniently? who cares if I have to push my stove and fridge over a couple inches into the doorway to the hall towards me bedroom? I was going to make that washer fit.
So I did. And now I have a washer and dryer all set up. This makes me happy.
In the meanwhile, I've got several more weeks before my couch is likely to show up, but I've got my coffee table set up. You don't want to think about how I got it into my apartment. This morning I found some seating pillows so now I can sit at my coffee table to eat, as if it were a Japanese table. This also makes me happy.
I've also taken measurements so I can rebuild the bookshelves I built at my last apartment to fit the larger wall I have at this apartment. I've taken measurements for radiator covers and for shelves to go behind the couch since I need to kick it out about 10 inches because of another radiator. Damn radiators. Always making things more challenging.
I got my game systems set up and working as well as my extra computery stuff (ie, scanner and external harddrive. Would have also gotten my printer hooked up but the powercord got damaged in the move, so I need to replace that). I've also gotten half my paper files/bills unpacked/organized in my desk, so all in all making some solid progress on the living room.
I've decided now I've gotten more than enough done for the day, it's bloody hot, I'm done for now. Time to curl up with my book and try to relax. And then head down to the icecream stand a half mile down the road for some ice cream dinner. Because as an adult, I can have icecream for dinner some nights.
Isn't it good to be an adult?
Yesterday I put up anime posters in my bedroom, so now the walls aren't looking so stark and white, and it's feeling like MY room now. I've more or less gotten all my clothes put away, so my bedroom is now pretty much set, my bathroom is pretty much set, and now that my washer and dryer just got delivered, my kitchen is pretty much set.
And oh boy on the getting the washer and dryer set up. the dryer needs to fit in this tight corner between the refridgerator and wall, made tighter by the presence of a radiator. Unbeknowest to me, "standard" size dryers now have this bump out the back, making it a deeper/wider unit than i imagined. It wasn't going to fit, the delivery man declared. Eek. So called up the sales guy who tells me it'll cost an extra fee for them to take back the too-big dryer, and he'd see what he could do special ordering a smaller one. All for the sake of a couple inches.
Well screw that, I decided. I am going to have this washer and dryer set a hell of a lot longer than this apartment. Who cares if it sticks out a bit incoveniently? who cares if I have to push my stove and fridge over a couple inches into the doorway to the hall towards me bedroom? I was going to make that washer fit.
So I did. And now I have a washer and dryer all set up. This makes me happy.
In the meanwhile, I've got several more weeks before my couch is likely to show up, but I've got my coffee table set up. You don't want to think about how I got it into my apartment. This morning I found some seating pillows so now I can sit at my coffee table to eat, as if it were a Japanese table. This also makes me happy.
I've also taken measurements so I can rebuild the bookshelves I built at my last apartment to fit the larger wall I have at this apartment. I've taken measurements for radiator covers and for shelves to go behind the couch since I need to kick it out about 10 inches because of another radiator. Damn radiators. Always making things more challenging.
I got my game systems set up and working as well as my extra computery stuff (ie, scanner and external harddrive. Would have also gotten my printer hooked up but the powercord got damaged in the move, so I need to replace that). I've also gotten half my paper files/bills unpacked/organized in my desk, so all in all making some solid progress on the living room.
I've decided now I've gotten more than enough done for the day, it's bloody hot, I'm done for now. Time to curl up with my book and try to relax. And then head down to the icecream stand a half mile down the road for some ice cream dinner. Because as an adult, I can have icecream for dinner some nights.
Isn't it good to be an adult?