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House Update
Jul. 8th, 2023 08:16 pmIt should probably be called a moving update, since while we are moved in, we're still getting boxes from storage. We only have a few loads left to move, but they're still there. One load per day per car has been the plan, though we took today off after getting nine full boxes of books yesterday. We've gotten some new furniture for our expanded space, and are working out what else we'll need as we unpack and start decorating and putting things where we want them.
All but one of the Ribba picture shelves have been mounted in my basement office, and I am slowly filling them with dolls. Monster High stands are the only ones that fit on Ribbas, so that's what I've been unboxing. I've also been watching a bunch of YouTube videos about cleaning up dolls and getting rid of glue-seepage. Some of my dolls are fine, others just need a wash/condition, and some are sticky beyond belief. I've separated my unshelved dolls into "wash only" and "goo gone" boxes, and I'm doing the "wash only" dolls first. And I'm finding that there are dolls that don't spark joy for me anymore as I unbox. So, I'll be starting a "donate" box for those.
The house is full of boxes again, and we're slowly chipping away at unpacking. It's work, but it's also fun. At least, I think it's fun. My wife goes back and forth. One thing she does love, though, is the kitchen. It's a fraction of the size of the one from our condo, but it's really well laid out. Nothing is more than three steps away. And because we're no longer getting B-ton water, full of minerals and ick, things wash up faster and easier. The kitchen is often cluttered, but we're keeping it clean. She also likes that I know where everything goes, because I used to put things away in the wrong spots.
My proper laptop has been sent back to Lenovo via FedEx, soon to be fixed and returned, hopefully with an extended warranty, since it's the second time something made it so that the computer recognizes the power cable, but won't pull charge.
We took a load of cardboard to the dump for recycling on Friday - filled my wife's car to the brim. It was fun for me, because one of my former students was working there, and at the cardboard station, so I got to catch up with her. Arvina (her Latin name) graduated in 2022, and was the only senior in my spring Latin I class that year. She reintroduced herself by her Latin name, and I'm so happy and surprised that she remembered it! Then, we stopped at TroSmo to pick up lunch, and one of my former NHS students was working, and mentioned that another of my former students had been talking about me. This is why I'm happy living in town now. I get to see my students, current and former, all over the place!
Tomorrow is going to most likely be a typical Sunday: laundry, bills, unpacking. And calling my folks. We were going to get together today at my sister's new house, but my nibling came down with a fever last night, and it was still going this morning. So, we're rescheduling for next weekend. And then the weekend after that (Barbie Movie weekend), we're driving down to visit my brother, his fiancée, and my newer nibling - it'll be the first time I get to meet him and I'm so stoked! We've been trying to make this trip happen for literal months, but every time we think we've got a weekend nailed down, one or the other of us has had something come up.
All but one of the Ribba picture shelves have been mounted in my basement office, and I am slowly filling them with dolls. Monster High stands are the only ones that fit on Ribbas, so that's what I've been unboxing. I've also been watching a bunch of YouTube videos about cleaning up dolls and getting rid of glue-seepage. Some of my dolls are fine, others just need a wash/condition, and some are sticky beyond belief. I've separated my unshelved dolls into "wash only" and "goo gone" boxes, and I'm doing the "wash only" dolls first. And I'm finding that there are dolls that don't spark joy for me anymore as I unbox. So, I'll be starting a "donate" box for those.
The house is full of boxes again, and we're slowly chipping away at unpacking. It's work, but it's also fun. At least, I think it's fun. My wife goes back and forth. One thing she does love, though, is the kitchen. It's a fraction of the size of the one from our condo, but it's really well laid out. Nothing is more than three steps away. And because we're no longer getting B-ton water, full of minerals and ick, things wash up faster and easier. The kitchen is often cluttered, but we're keeping it clean. She also likes that I know where everything goes, because I used to put things away in the wrong spots.
My proper laptop has been sent back to Lenovo via FedEx, soon to be fixed and returned, hopefully with an extended warranty, since it's the second time something made it so that the computer recognizes the power cable, but won't pull charge.
We took a load of cardboard to the dump for recycling on Friday - filled my wife's car to the brim. It was fun for me, because one of my former students was working there, and at the cardboard station, so I got to catch up with her. Arvina (her Latin name) graduated in 2022, and was the only senior in my spring Latin I class that year. She reintroduced herself by her Latin name, and I'm so happy and surprised that she remembered it! Then, we stopped at TroSmo to pick up lunch, and one of my former NHS students was working, and mentioned that another of my former students had been talking about me. This is why I'm happy living in town now. I get to see my students, current and former, all over the place!
Tomorrow is going to most likely be a typical Sunday: laundry, bills, unpacking. And calling my folks. We were going to get together today at my sister's new house, but my nibling came down with a fever last night, and it was still going this morning. So, we're rescheduling for next weekend. And then the weekend after that (Barbie Movie weekend), we're driving down to visit my brother, his fiancée, and my newer nibling - it'll be the first time I get to meet him and I'm so stoked! We've been trying to make this trip happen for literal months, but every time we think we've got a weekend nailed down, one or the other of us has had something come up.
