I have been in the new house for 2 weeks now and I can say with all honesty that I love it. I am still unpacking boxes and trying to find a place for everything but it is all coming together. The new house is so much bigger than my little apartment. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a living room, den and the clincher was the huge backyard.
I am enjoying my time doing all the girlie things to my house that I love. This move is so much more different than when I moved last time. Of course, I am not in a suicidal depression like I was last time. I am in a wonderful frame of mind which make a whole world of difference. The first thing I did when I got there was try to figure out where the heck all the animals were going to go.
My original thought was that they would get one of the bedrooms and I would use the den as my "man cave." This would be a place I would have my computer, TV, and other crap that I collect. But, immediately we put the rats in there so they would be part of the house and not locked in the sanctuary. Then the critter room quickly filled up and the gerbils ended up in there because their aquariums did not fit in the room. As the days moved on I discovered the difficulties of having the hamsters in the room next to mine. It is noisy in there at night. So now we will move them into the den and I will use the 3rd bedroom as a guest room. Since the master bedroom is large enough I have my computer in there for now.
My next chore was to get window treatments. The apartment did not have many windows and the house has lots of very large windows. This was fun deciding what colors and what style to put with my furniture. But with Phyllis' help we bought sheers and curtains, rods and hooks and all the windows now have curtains.
My first major purchase for the house was a washer and dryer. It did not come with one, so I had to make that major purchase. One thing I can not and will not live without is a washer and dryer. I could do my laundry at the mortuary but that is just yucky. This is the first major appliance I have ever bought and no matter how much I love my washer and dryer I was not spending $1000 on custom colored huge machines. I am happy with the lovely heavy duty ones I have. You can actually wash more than 2 pairs of jeans at a time.Which is a thrill for me.
My first major purchase for the house was a washer and dryer. It did not come with one, so I had to make that major purchase. One thing I can not and will not live without is a washer and dryer. I could do my laundry at the mortuary but that is just yucky. This is the first major appliance I have ever bought and no matter how much I love my washer and dryer I was not spending $1000 on custom colored huge machines. I am happy with the lovely heavy duty ones I have. You can actually wash more than 2 pairs of jeans at a time.Which is a thrill for me.
Before the move I purchased a new bed. I gave up the giant king size bed for a much smaller full size bed. Then I bought a vintage wicker bed from the 1930's. It is wonderful, except when Midnight (the cat) decides to sharpen his nails on my headboard. Then I am not a happy camper. I am rediscovering my love of vintage things. I love having things around me with a history that look like they have been used and loved.
Once in the new house, the next thing was to purchase an entertainment center that matched my furniture. There is not a lot of cherry Queen Anne style in New Mexico but I found the perfect entertainment center. It is gorgeous and matches everything to a tee. I was concerned that I would have to move pictures I had already hung up but I didn't it fit right there among the photos.
Now the next thing to do is furnish the guest bedroom and work on the backyard. I don't want to do much to the yard, because I hate yard work. But there are a few things that need to be done, to make it livable. I have to get a new BBQ grill, because it was too much of a hassle to move the old one so I left it. I miss my grill, but it won't be long before a new one comes along.
As changes come and things fall into place I will of course write about it.
So for now,
Blessed Be,
Cyn
Once in the new house, the next thing was to purchase an entertainment center that matched my furniture. There is not a lot of cherry Queen Anne style in New Mexico but I found the perfect entertainment center. It is gorgeous and matches everything to a tee. I was concerned that I would have to move pictures I had already hung up but I didn't it fit right there among the photos.
Now the next thing to do is furnish the guest bedroom and work on the backyard. I don't want to do much to the yard, because I hate yard work. But there are a few things that need to be done, to make it livable. I have to get a new BBQ grill, because it was too much of a hassle to move the old one so I left it. I miss my grill, but it won't be long before a new one comes along.
As changes come and things fall into place I will of course write about it.
So for now,
Blessed Be,
Cyn
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