Backbeat, the word is on the street Shawshank, February 28, 2021 Good morning everyone. It’s Sunday funday. The coffee is brewing and I want to thank you for stopping by. Yesterday I went to checkout the flat. It’s tiny, and cozy. I told the land lady that I’d take it, then provided my mom and BossLadies phone numbers for references. She’s going to write up the lease paperwork tomorrow. It’ll be mine on April 1st. It’s tiny but useable. I’m happy, excited and scared to be moving. Like I told Crystal yesterday, it feels like I’m moving out of a half way house. Everyone means well here, it’s just I don’t do anything for myself. Laundry is taken care of. I don’t cook. I cooked here a couple of times. It went ok. When I’m here, I just exist. I really don’t do anything for myself. I think it’s time. I probably won’t miss the grandfather clock going off. Yes, there’s a decal on the wall. I will miss people. Oh god I talk like I’m moving out of the province to a cabin in the woods. Mom says I can still come to dinner every night until Crystal gets here. I’m thinking maybe just dinner on the weekends, but we’ll see how much more human interaction I need. Some days, I’d have preferred to just make something quick and just shut down on my bed. Some days I don’t have the energy to talk with people after work. So I have a month and two more pay checks to get everything all together. I could do it right now, but it would be very very tight. So with two more pay checks under my belt to get utilities and whatnot turned on. I love to do laundry. I have a running list going on my phone of stuff I’m going to need. Food stuffs, cleaning supplies, cooking supplies, etc. So if you’re so inclined, post a quick comment of stuff that you’d think I’d need, or stuff that you forgot when you moved into a new house or apartment. I hear movement. Shady Acres is slowly starting to wake up. It’s a bright cold and sunny day so far. High of -10 today. Almost tshirt and shorts weather. Not. Life blogbloggercoffeejournalmorningsTinyTown
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Allo, folks. Happy Sunday. Yesterday was good. I finished my errands, went to see family, and ended up staying for dinner. When I returned home, I immediately plunked my ass in the tub and had a bubble bath. It was a nice way to spend a really dreary day. Shawshank and I normally would have had our weekly “date” after dinner, but opted to just video chat all evening. Once I was out of the tub, of course. Bubble baths and phones don’t mix. That’s how you kill your phone. On the other hand, my new phone will be here sometime today, so there’s a missed opportunity. Since today’s weather is supposed to be better than yesterday’s, I’ll bring the truck around to the front of the house and start loading things. I’m taking a stone wall approach to packing my stuff: build a wall of big things, then fill in the gaps with things like Care Bears and ancient needlepoint throw pillows. I’m dealing with such a small amount of space as well as limited access to that space, I need to take my time and do it right. On a positive note, at least one of us is moving. Tonight, I’ll order once more from our favorite Chinese place. I think I’ll order like I did at Christmas. I’ll have dinners for a few days, and no need to go out to buy food. Also on: Twitter iconLike this:Like Loading…Related Posts:More ChoresAnother Trip to Home DepotStaying late is not happening.At Least the Sun is Out Reply
Stick to basics and only what you need right now. You don’t need to buy towels for two people if there’s only one. A plunger, and a drain stopper for the tub if it needs one. Keep an eye open for awesome deals on small appliances at your regular secondhand places. While you probably won’t need a food processor or a stick blender, you’ll probably want a toaster and a microwave. You know you’ll use the spices we talked about last night – cayenne or some sort of chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Buy some parsley, basil, and oregano now, and other dried herbs as you need them. Add cornstarch to your list at some point, and I’ll give you a good recipe for the homemade fajita/taco seasoning I make by the jarful and works with anything. Maybe set up an herb garden at your parents house for you to pick from, it will give you something to do with Gram when you go over. Get a footstool and keep your feet off the coffee table. Reply