Home Sweet Home

Well, I did it! I finally moved into my new house! Moving itself was pretty uneventful. My apartment was pretty small and I got rid of my most excess junk when I moved west. But it's still amazing how much stuff I accumulated in just one year. My first night in the house alone was a little scary, but when I woke up this morning to the sound of birds chirping and sunlight streaming in the windows, I was just happy. Plain happy.

Fortunately, the contractor got the bathroom sink and toilet installed in time for moving day. But I am still without a shower or kitchen. Hopefully they will get wrapped up quickly. In the meantime, I've set up my bed, couch, and tv, which is really all a girl needs. Plus, I've set up several napping corners for Puppy. Poor little guy had heart failure on moving day, and was in the animal hospital all weekend. It was very scary, but he is on the mend and back home.

I'm going to be slow to settle in and unpack. Partially because I am basically living in a construction site and there's dust everywhere. But also because I may still decide to paint, fix windows, etc., etc. Now that I've spent about 24 hours here, I have a better idea already of what I want and where. Before it was all kind of theoretical, but luckily I don't think anything we've picked remotely will result in a hot mess. So far, the bathroom is looking great! The floor tile is done, the bathroom tile needs to be grouted, and the medicine cabinet and shower fixtures need to be installed. And then it's on to the kitchen.

Not much else to report. Stay tuned for more renovation stories, likely including my co-workers ostracizing me for being unshowered and stinky. I guess it's a good excuse to get a membership at the Korean spa!