Work went fine the rest of last week. Things were busy as usual but nothing too out of the ordinary. I'm still waiting to talk with my bosses to look for some solutions to the concerns that I have, but hopefully it will happen in the next few days.
Friday I got home around 2pm and started packing. Let's just say I was shocked that I owned so much stuff. I always forget how much I can accumulate in a year, and how much I keep that I really should just throw away. So for about 8 hours on Friday I did just that. I went through boxes that had been in the basement since I moved in and actually threw things out. Notes from college and high school aren't something I need to have taking up space so I threw them out. I went through all of my clothing and found 2 bags worth of stuff to donate because I don't really wear it. And I packed up my room, which was a lot of stuff.
Saturday, I got up and packed the stuff in the kitchen in about an hour and a half. I'm not sure how everything got done, but it did, and in time for a bunch of amazing friends to come help me move everything. 6 friends helped me move! We had a minivan and 4 cars and all of my stuff fit in only one load. We moved quickly, everything packed into cars, driven over to the new place, and unpacked into the apartment in an hour and a half. I was amazed how much we were able to get done and how quickly it all happened. I was also overwhelmed with how much stuff I had to now unpack!
After a nice lunch (of mainly breakfast food) out with friends I started the unpacking process. I got my bed set up and then got the rest of the furniture in my room in place before getting ready to have dinner and hang out with friends. It was a nice break to be able to eat and play games with some great people! I definitely needed to get out of the mess of packing/moving/unpacking for a few hours and just be social!
Sunday it was back to unpacking and trying to make at least my room habitable. I was quite successful! I got 8 hours of sleep and started unpacking right away. By lunch time I had clothing hung in the closet and my books on the bookshelves. By dinner time my room was fully unpacked and I was working on homework for grad school. Below are a few pictures of my room.
This is a picture from my closet. At the end of my bed there is some space and then the closet. Looking diagonally across the room you see the window, my desk, and the same bookshelf from the picture above.
I was standing right by the window when I took this picture. There will be a dresser where the bags and piles of stuff are. My parents are stopping by IKEA on there way here this weekend and picking me up a dresser among other things! You can also see where the closet it to give you some perspective in the room.
Last picture for now, but this one is from my bed towards the door. Yes another bookcase full of books! I got rid of 4 bags of books and yet still have a lot!
There you have it. I'm still unpacking the kitchen over the next few days but hope to have things pretty much set up by this weekend. I have some amazing friends and have been blessed by them beyond belief! Thank you all so much!
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