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First day, first night
Sep. 6th, 2015 08:47 amSo the first night passed without incident. I was so tired I just dropped off to sleep, and was woken by the call of the AT&T guy. So I had Internet with me all day yesterday!
I decided to start unpacking my bedroom stuff first. Put the two black shelves in two inner corners of my room, and my sewing stuff along the wall between them. Because of dust, I decided I'd just grab some fabric scraps from my bins and use them for liner. It worked out nice I think.... the room has a definite more cheerful look than without.
I also put away most of my clothes last night. Now using the plastic drawers formerly for crafts for clothing like jammies, underwear, bras. I set up my wire cubes and got a couple more of the fabric cubes. Set one aside for freshly laundered t-shirts (it is a bit hard to navigate arranging clothing in the fabric cubes. Also got one of those large ottoman cubes for my winter stuff.... it is surprisingly sturdy, like I could sit on it forever without incident.
The socks were tricky to organize.... I have daily-wear socks, formal socks, winter socks, and sports socks, and they all need to be easily accessible somehow (except the winter ones, those went into the ottoman). I also had to split between "everyday shorts" and "kinda everyday bottoms but not really" (i.e. skirts, trackpants). I have way too much stuff, generally. Found a cockroach among my stockings though *glare*
After clearing away most things, I had the mother of all allergies coming to visit, and had to get some anti-histamines in me: got a fexafenodine, and a different thing. I guess they reacted badly with each other because I woke up with some intense hives.
I also have a quandary re: my computer table. It's a gorgeous L-shape desk which I meant to fit at the bottom of my bed, the side at the foot of the bed (which faces the window and sits between the closet and a shelf). But I think I really like being able to move around the bed at will, and can move my electronics to the shelf currently behind the table (which has a lot of craft stuff). But then, what to do with the other half of the table?? IDK yet... I kind of want to trade it with someone who has a smaller table. Craigslist tends to have older furniture for sale, and I'm thinking of trading... maybe there's someone out there who needs a larger table than they currently have and have got a table that fits my specs. I'm not optimistic though. (It's also pretty important for there to be some space, because I also need some sewing space.)
Alternatively, I could set up the other table against the wall where the craft things are, as the sewing station, and have the sewing machine set up there permanently. There's the question of what to do with the corner piece. I'll think on it further.
My microwave is definitely broken. I'm not sure what to do about it. I'd like to be able to get it fixed but apparently this is not a thing. The other thing to do is make sure it gets disposed of safely and get a new one. Functioning without a microwave is kind of an interesting thing. I never realized how dependent I am on one... especially with all those plastic tubs! I might give it a go of continuing to function without one for the next couple of weeks until JC gets back, and ask him to get a new microwave in exchange for being so nice about moving all the stuff without his help.
So, in between the hives and indecision and I probably also need more containers for organizing the kitchen, I'll have to start on the living room soon....
I decided to start unpacking my bedroom stuff first. Put the two black shelves in two inner corners of my room, and my sewing stuff along the wall between them. Because of dust, I decided I'd just grab some fabric scraps from my bins and use them for liner. It worked out nice I think.... the room has a definite more cheerful look than without.
I also put away most of my clothes last night. Now using the plastic drawers formerly for crafts for clothing like jammies, underwear, bras. I set up my wire cubes and got a couple more of the fabric cubes. Set one aside for freshly laundered t-shirts (it is a bit hard to navigate arranging clothing in the fabric cubes. Also got one of those large ottoman cubes for my winter stuff.... it is surprisingly sturdy, like I could sit on it forever without incident.
The socks were tricky to organize.... I have daily-wear socks, formal socks, winter socks, and sports socks, and they all need to be easily accessible somehow (except the winter ones, those went into the ottoman). I also had to split between "everyday shorts" and "kinda everyday bottoms but not really" (i.e. skirts, trackpants). I have way too much stuff, generally. Found a cockroach among my stockings though *glare*
After clearing away most things, I had the mother of all allergies coming to visit, and had to get some anti-histamines in me: got a fexafenodine, and a different thing. I guess they reacted badly with each other because I woke up with some intense hives.
I also have a quandary re: my computer table. It's a gorgeous L-shape desk which I meant to fit at the bottom of my bed, the side at the foot of the bed (which faces the window and sits between the closet and a shelf). But I think I really like being able to move around the bed at will, and can move my electronics to the shelf currently behind the table (which has a lot of craft stuff). But then, what to do with the other half of the table?? IDK yet... I kind of want to trade it with someone who has a smaller table. Craigslist tends to have older furniture for sale, and I'm thinking of trading... maybe there's someone out there who needs a larger table than they currently have and have got a table that fits my specs. I'm not optimistic though. (It's also pretty important for there to be some space, because I also need some sewing space.)
Alternatively, I could set up the other table against the wall where the craft things are, as the sewing station, and have the sewing machine set up there permanently. There's the question of what to do with the corner piece. I'll think on it further.
My microwave is definitely broken. I'm not sure what to do about it. I'd like to be able to get it fixed but apparently this is not a thing. The other thing to do is make sure it gets disposed of safely and get a new one. Functioning without a microwave is kind of an interesting thing. I never realized how dependent I am on one... especially with all those plastic tubs! I might give it a go of continuing to function without one for the next couple of weeks until JC gets back, and ask him to get a new microwave in exchange for being so nice about moving all the stuff without his help.
So, in between the hives and indecision and I probably also need more containers for organizing the kitchen, I'll have to start on the living room soon....