Flirty Thirties, Sporty Forties

I have lost count of how many loads I've taken over to the new place! I had a productive 24 hours - I bought a bedroom set, a red leather chair, the guest bed mattresses, and a mattress for me. Whew! Best of all, it's all going to be delivered and set up by people much stronger than me! Oh what fun! I have super nice neighbors and already gave the one lady the grand tour. She's lived next door for years but has never seen this house empty. She thinks my dishes are cute :-) Anyhow, I continue to be delighted with my purchase~

Oh my aching hands! I got this bright idea I'd save money by tearing out my own carpet and burn off a little energy that way. I kept thinking to myself how proud I'd be that I did something with my own hands and all that stuff. That lasted for about an hour or so, and then my hands and legs were absolutely killing me and I wasn't very far into what I thought should be an easy project. After booking a massage appointment, I realized that if I got a massage for every 1 hour of work I put in, I wasn't going to be saving much money after all! And my hands - oh those poor little things are just as red and raw as can be, and I was even wearing gloves! So - phooey on do-it-myself-ing and hooray for hiring it done! In other happy news, I was finally able to decide on paint colors today with the help of an interior design lady and the painting and carpeting should be done before I get back. Woo hoo! I even picked out a type and a color of carpet! I've had my first mea...

I got the keys this morning! I've already done the big important things -- put my magnets on the refrigerator, some ziplock bags in the pantry cupboards, some mountain dew inside the fridge and I hung a towel through the handle on the refrigerator door. They left the house pretty clean but just to put my own touch on it, I dusted and cleaned again - just for fun. I opened the garage door and it's very empty compared to when I last saw it! They even left me a broom! :-) So - I have made the first two trips. I plan to set up the kitchen first so I can eat there while moving other stuff in. I hardly know what to do first! I'm loving all the storage space!