We finally bought coffee today so I have a feeling that
means good things for my neglected blog.
I have learned a few things about moving this time around
that never have been an issue before. No two moving experiences are the same;
moving back to my hometown (well the next town over) has been a very strange
experience. Let me explain (for a little background click here).
In the months before leaving the Kootenays I learned an
important lesson, one that you should learn from watching one episode of
Hoarders; that buying lots of crap is the enemy. This time around I am not
bringing anything into my house that I don’t want long term, this is annoying
the hell out of my relatives/anyone with things they want to get rid of and
give away. Yes, it is important to get things together in your living space in
order but this time I am putting my foot down and waiting it out.
We have picked up some important things for the apartment
from my family like a bed and mattress; we bought a couch, TV, fridge and oven
but other than that things are pretty bare bones around the house.
The strange thing is I have no desire to buy anything large.
I would like a new dresser and vanity but everything I want right now is small.
I have a new obsession with decorating that I have never had before. No, I have
not been spending hours on end on Pinterest (I actually just set my iMac up
yesterday and have been spending barely anytime online).
Joss & Main has become a weird love of mine as well. I
could spend every dollar I make for the next ten years on that website.
Seriously, I welcome all housewarming gift card gifts.
My question for you is what is the first thing you bought
for your house? Did you get excited about it?
The first thing we bought for our new house was a set of
dishes that made me as excited as the boys were that day when they bought their
new toys (Kev’s new car and Butter’s new motorcycle). It was a great call then
and I am still very happy with it now. My first BIG buy for the house was the
couch and reclining chair. I was happy that I managed to get it delivered to
the house and set up before the boys got home in time for our weekend guest.
Folding chairs were not cutting it.
What is your favourite thing about moving?
Clearly for me it is looking at the walls and the space and
all the potential we have for decorating and making our little cookie-cutter
lodge our own. Seriously, it is like being in elementary school and getting to
decorate baked goods for Halloween.
What is your least favourite part of moving?
Mine was waiting for things to arrive (specifically my car).
Honestly, I am not sure that I would ever ship my car again. For the first
couple of weeks I felt like I was back in high school. No car (well other than
my parent’s mini-van). No space. No freedom. I am so happy that is over!
Life still feels like a vacation (kind of) at this point. It
is weird to think that this is what real life is like. Everything is coming
together slowly, the boys are settling into their routine with the Air Force
and summer is coming to an end.
On a happy note, the neighbourhood kids are back in school
now so the hours that they are screwing around on our lawn have been cut down.
I sound like a horrible person saying this but it is so nice to have kid-free
afternoons. Generally they do not speak to me (I do not make eye contact) but
they love the boys. The neighbourhood children would follow them into the house
if they could. The posse of children seems to know exactly when we are coming
and going during daylight hours and always greet us. Toys appear on our lawn
(sometimes intact), other times large sticks and other children’s debris show
up too.
If I ever go missing it maybe because of a children’s reenactment
of 2008’s “The Strangers”. You may or may not remember this classic Liv Tyler
film that basically comes down to the following:
Anyway, I think the coffee will help with focus for the next
blog. This one has been all over the place. There is so much to talk about! I
know I skipped over some great events and happenings here in Nova Scotia on the
blog and I am hoping to be more diligent in the future. I have to update my
social profiles to my newly out of the radio world details so the blog maybe a
work in progress for a little while.
Now to drink my embarrassingly bad cup of coffee without cream
and sweetener, I may have the appliances to do the job but nothing else is
clicking right now. After two years using k-cups my ability to brew a pot of
coffee at home leaves a lot to be desired. Struggles.
