settling in

Hi. Taking  break from grading. We’re sleeping in the middle of boxes and plastic carpet covers. I can’t wait for the day when we are settled in our own place. It probably will be several years from now, but man, moving is so stressful. I sent BJ a link from Apartment Therapy this week about decluttering books (We had 30+ boxes), but he wasn’t convinced, haha.

Here are some shots of our place right now. It’s going to be a lot of work getting it to where we want, but I’m having fun learning how to fix things up.

The pros:

  • it has a lot of character and orginal fixtures
  • the park, gardens, zoos, and museums are within walking distance
  • we have a designated office space
  • BJ could walk to work = we can still share a car
  • some of the gaudy fixtures are so bad, they’re awesome
  • natural lighting everywhere
  • our friends live right below!
  • New Orleans style balconies

The cons (many that are fixable):

  • lots and lots of painting and spackling
  • bad carpet
  • longer commute for me
  • windows are painted shut
  • fluorescent lighting in a few rooms
  • smaller kitchen & no hood

 

 

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