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jon_chaisson) wrote2025-05-19 08:23 am
jon_chaisson) wrote2025-05-19 08:23 am
Almost there...
Yesterday we spent a good number of hours at the new place. First things first, we put up valances for the living room windows, and they look quite nice! Then we put together our sectional sofa from Home Reserve, which took a good few hours, a lot of elbow grease (at least until we finally got the drill charged up) and much wear on the knees. Once together, it is quite comfy and big and I'm sure I'll have naps on it in the future, heh. And lastly, we put together a sideboard that, upon assembly, may not be the most stable of furniture unless I add some additional wood glue to it. Alas, this last thing seems to have been a 'you get what you pay for' item. Sigh.
And while we did all that, I decided to try out our laundry machines for the first time and they definitely work a peach! It feels strange to be able to do a few loads without having to a) pump quarters and b) keep track of the time so other tenants can use it after I'm done. I do currently have a few rolls of quarters that I'll hang onto, however, as the washer isn't quite big enough to do large things like bedsheets. Thankfully we have two laundromats one block away that I can use for such things.
Current status as of Monday morning: I am slightly sore but still able to move around, so I'll take that as a win.
Still to do:
--Disassemble the old living room couch to bring downstairs for Recology pickup on Thursday. I'm kind of hoping I don't have to tear the whole thing apart, but I may have to if it doesn't fit into the elevator. I still feel kind of bad for getting rid of it as it's still in good condition, but then again we've had it for 16 years so we've gotten a lot of use out of it.
--Move the loveseat that's here in Spare Oom to the living room
--Also move the remaining book boxes from Spare Oom to the living room
--Box up the remainder of Spare Oom's desk contents, shut down and pack up Spare Oom PC, printer, etc (these can go in the car with us, of course)
--Figure out where to put the Spare Oom bookcases for imminent move...?
--Leave a few things in Spare Oom, as this will be Cat Wrangling Room come moving day. We need to have it nearly empty by Monday night.
--Pack up remaining stuff in the bedroom (my half of the closet, the remaining few things on the bookcase next to my side of the bed, etc.)
--Bring over any other small stuff that can fit in the car over the course of this week.
One more week...
And while we did all that, I decided to try out our laundry machines for the first time and they definitely work a peach! It feels strange to be able to do a few loads without having to a) pump quarters and b) keep track of the time so other tenants can use it after I'm done. I do currently have a few rolls of quarters that I'll hang onto, however, as the washer isn't quite big enough to do large things like bedsheets. Thankfully we have two laundromats one block away that I can use for such things.
Current status as of Monday morning: I am slightly sore but still able to move around, so I'll take that as a win.
Still to do:
--Disassemble the old living room couch to bring downstairs for Recology pickup on Thursday. I'm kind of hoping I don't have to tear the whole thing apart, but I may have to if it doesn't fit into the elevator. I still feel kind of bad for getting rid of it as it's still in good condition, but then again we've had it for 16 years so we've gotten a lot of use out of it.
--Move the loveseat that's here in Spare Oom to the living room
--Also move the remaining book boxes from Spare Oom to the living room
--Box up the remainder of Spare Oom's desk contents, shut down and pack up Spare Oom PC, printer, etc (these can go in the car with us, of course)
--Figure out where to put the Spare Oom bookcases for imminent move...?
--Leave a few things in Spare Oom, as this will be Cat Wrangling Room come moving day. We need to have it nearly empty by Monday night.
--Pack up remaining stuff in the bedroom (my half of the closet, the remaining few things on the bookcase next to my side of the bed, etc.)
--Bring over any other small stuff that can fit in the car over the course of this week.
One more week...