Speaking of the "moving" part of "moving," the actual process was a nightmare. And it ended up costing us a little more than double what we originally expected which... just made the nightmare even worse, of course. What we were originally told would take four hours actually took seven and a half. And at the end of those seven and a half hours, we were left with my giant couch in the hallway. They were able to get it up five flights of stairs, but just couldn't get it through the front door.
So we called a man known as The Couch Doctor. It was about 5:30 when we made the call. And by 7:00, an old hispanic man had the couch in pieces and in the apartment. Not kidding—
This is the top half of the couch. I didn't want to be a creep and snap a bunch of pictures while they worked, so this is the only proof I have. But less than 45 minutes later, the entire couch was put back in one piece without any issues and they walked away with a pocket full of cash we did not plan on spending when we woke up that morning.
Now, we're unpacking. Or at least, trying to. Clothes are in the closet (which conveniently has two bars to hang clothes on and a few built-in shelves that make me happy) and a few glasses are in the cupboard, but we can't really get to those cabinets because the kitchen is only half unpacked. As is every other room in the apartment, as you may witness in these photos:
First room off the kitchen.
Half of the living room. Yes, I have watched nothing but The Office for a week now.
Part of the bedroom. So much work to do.
The other end of the bedroom. Just looking at it gives me a headache...
I didn't get as much unpacking done this weekend as I wanted to because—not gonna lie—I spent a lot of the weekend catching up on the sleep I missed while packing all last week. And I went into work because catalog season is starting and I just wanted to try to get a little bit ahead before I fell completely behind. Siiighhh.
Everything is piling up right now with work/home, headaches are constant, and sleep is still lacking. But at least everything's where it needs to be at the moment. Everything's under one roof... Speaking of roof, we haven't been up to ours yet (nor do we know if we're allowed to) but hopefully the view is decent. I'm a huge fan of the view from the stoop: I can see The Gap!
Kind of distracted right now and my head hurts. Hoping to use this week to get back on track with work (no more leaving early to see places, taking lunches to sign leases, etc.) and get this apartment organized a bit. We need to buy a drill so we can hang some shelves and get some stuff off the ground. And we need to buy a coat rack so we can hang half of our million hoodies. And I'd love to set up the desk so I don't get too used to working in the living room... again.
Oh, and having a cable box would be good, too. Considering I missed the Super Bowl tonight. When the Time Warner guy came, he took the wrong box back with him. Good thing for Netflix!
Hello, from our new place:
And our new pets:
