Moving In

MOVING IN

and before putting away

Too many boxes

     Oh boy.  Although loading and unloading the truck was pretty organized (we had 10 men counting my husband and my 2 teenage grandsons) once we got the boxes inside I had to think about where I wanted everything.  My husband believed that if I wrote "KITCHEN" on all the kitchen boxes and "FRONT ROOM" on all the front room boxes, etc. they would automatically be placed in their designated rooms and magically unpack themselves like Bewitched.  No, I told him.  I had to unpack each box one by one and decide where it was going to find a new home after I wiped down every shelf in every cupboard (this house did not come pre-cleaned).

The Dining Area

First of all, I said to myself, lets get the table cleared and some chairs out so we can eat or sit - or both.  Never mind about the rocking chair.









Next was making my kitchen look warm and welcoming - like an invitation to supper.

My new kitchen!  Bigger and better!!

     By the afternoon we were pooped.  I mean, we were nearly literally wiped out.  Our backs hurt, my calves hurt, I ate junk all day (donuts, pizza and sodas for the movers) and my head hurt.  But, my sweet husband had spotted a yard sale on his way in that was just around the corner from us & wanted me to walk over to see it.  Not wanting to miss a good deal if we saw one, we drug our dragging heels over to the yard sale and whadyaknow?  There was this amazing sofa and love seat that just happened to be $50.00 and it just happened to match my over-stuffed chair!  What  a deal.  We introduced ourselves to the seller & explained we were just simply exhausted and would try to find someone with a truck to come and load it for us.  Amazingly, the seller got her husband and two sons to roll our purchase over to us on dolly's - one at a time - bring them in the house & set them where I wanted them.  Now, THAT'S a good deal!!

Chair

Sofa and Love Seat

 Same texture, same design, slightly   different color - just slightly, but good   enough for us.






    For now, we are comfortable and happy in our new home.  There's still much to do, but little by little, one box at a time, one room at a time we will get there.  After all has been cleaned and put away, I'll start using my creative mind (with the help of some blogs) and try to get this place in ship shape!

Good bye for now and see you next week!

Nancy