We made it! Tomorrow is official "move out" day. We've been hauling boxes and small furniture to the new place all week, but we haven't spent more than an hour or two there. By tomorrow night, however, we will be out of here and in a new, strange place.
I'm so excited for everything the townhouse will offer (HUGE windows all over, COLOR, COLOR, COLOR...) but I'm feeling a little sad about leaving here. As much as I hate climbing three flights of stairs just to get in the front door, I am going to miss our first "home" in Boise.
Somehow I have a feeling as soon as we get unpacked and spend a day or two in all of that natural light, I will feel right at home in the new digs.
Coming soon: watch for pictures of the new place!
Friday, March 24, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Exhibit A: The last straw
I present to you the reason I have vowed never to give Walmart my business again. Well, one of the reasons...
I've never been a fan of Walmart. I get claustrophobic and grossed out every time I am there. In fact I've been waiting for that one final straw to give me the shove I needed to cut my ties with the place. But they have a nifty one-hour photo feature on their web site that allows you to upload your digital photos, submit them to your local store and pick them up in an hour. That was the only reason I would ever venture to the monstrosity that is our Super Walmart.
Well folks. It has happened. They have given me reason to kiss that convenience good-bye. A very-not-nice woman at the photo counter informed me - after I waited an hour and then drove 20 minutes across the city to pick up my photos - that she absolutely could not sell me the photos I had printed because "they were professionally done." WHAT?!?! I TOOK THE PICTURES!! What kind of professional lets an outlet or base boards interupt a shot? Where in a professional studio do you find carpet and molding as a backdrop?? I tried asking her, but she would have none of it. She glared at me and said, "Studios have floors too." HUH?!?!
The only way I could purchase MY OWN PHOTOS was to drive 20 minutes back home, get my camera and memory card with the pictures on it, drive 20 minutes back to Walmart and prove to the woman who wasn't liking her life that I took the photos.
As Phil, Patrick, Maria and I walked up to the counter to win the battle, the woman looked up to shoot me a glare and said to her colleague, "That's the one I told you about..."
And that, my friends, was the last straw.
I've never been a fan of Walmart. I get claustrophobic and grossed out every time I am there. In fact I've been waiting for that one final straw to give me the shove I needed to cut my ties with the place. But they have a nifty one-hour photo feature on their web site that allows you to upload your digital photos, submit them to your local store and pick them up in an hour. That was the only reason I would ever venture to the monstrosity that is our Super Walmart.
Well folks. It has happened. They have given me reason to kiss that convenience good-bye. A very-not-nice woman at the photo counter informed me - after I waited an hour and then drove 20 minutes across the city to pick up my photos - that she absolutely could not sell me the photos I had printed because "they were professionally done." WHAT?!?! I TOOK THE PICTURES!! What kind of professional lets an outlet or base boards interupt a shot? Where in a professional studio do you find carpet and molding as a backdrop?? I tried asking her, but she would have none of it. She glared at me and said, "Studios have floors too." HUH?!?!
The only way I could purchase MY OWN PHOTOS was to drive 20 minutes back home, get my camera and memory card with the pictures on it, drive 20 minutes back to Walmart and prove to the woman who wasn't liking her life that I took the photos.
As Phil, Patrick, Maria and I walked up to the counter to win the battle, the woman looked up to shoot me a glare and said to her colleague, "That's the one I told you about..."
And that, my friends, was the last straw.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Exciting Stuff...
There is just so much going on here, it's hard to keep track of what is what! For starters, check out my latest accomplishment, and my first assignment at my NEW JOB!!!!
www.mypapercottage.com
I designed and uploaded a web site for the first time. Somehow while being interviewed I got sucked into becoming a web designer, and I must say it went much better than I expected (thanks in no small part to my wonderful and brilliant husband).
In one week I will be working at this fun little scrapbook store for wonderfully nice people. And hello - 30 % DISCOUNT!! How could I not be excited about that??
Secondly, last night I packed our first box for the big move. We're on our way! Just a bazillion more to go, right?? Can't wait to move...
And last but not least (not by a long shot), in roughly six hours, I will get to give my little brother a huge bear huge when he walks in my door!!! Dang, I miss that guy. I am just SO EXCITED to show him and his fiance why we love where we live!
Just so excited.
www.mypapercottage.com
I designed and uploaded a web site for the first time. Somehow while being interviewed I got sucked into becoming a web designer, and I must say it went much better than I expected (thanks in no small part to my wonderful and brilliant husband).
In one week I will be working at this fun little scrapbook store for wonderfully nice people. And hello - 30 % DISCOUNT!! How could I not be excited about that??
Secondly, last night I packed our first box for the big move. We're on our way! Just a bazillion more to go, right?? Can't wait to move...
And last but not least (not by a long shot), in roughly six hours, I will get to give my little brother a huge bear huge when he walks in my door!!! Dang, I miss that guy. I am just SO EXCITED to show him and his fiance why we love where we live!
Just so excited.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
The only thing I will miss is the view
Two weeks until moving day, and after last night it can't come fast enough.
Let me explain. We live on the top floor of a nice, sound-conditioned apartment building. One would think that means peace and quiet despite the fact that we live only a foot or two away from our neighbors. Sound conditioning is a good thing, right?
Well, for some reason that doesn't stop me from being kept awake at night by the neighbor freakin' SNORING UP A STORM! Honestly. That is some powerful log-sawing. Every night is a comedy while Phil and I lay in bed wondering how the heck his girlfriend can get any sleep being in the same apartment as him.
Last night I tossed and turned for a good 30 minutes trying to shelter my ears from the constant, annoying growl coming from downstairs. It would get louder and then suddenly stop. "Finally," I would think. But then NO. Seconds later a snort would pierce the walls and it would start all over again.
So what can I say but.... ahhhhh, the simple joys of living in an apartment.
Let me explain. We live on the top floor of a nice, sound-conditioned apartment building. One would think that means peace and quiet despite the fact that we live only a foot or two away from our neighbors. Sound conditioning is a good thing, right?
Well, for some reason that doesn't stop me from being kept awake at night by the neighbor freakin' SNORING UP A STORM! Honestly. That is some powerful log-sawing. Every night is a comedy while Phil and I lay in bed wondering how the heck his girlfriend can get any sleep being in the same apartment as him.
Last night I tossed and turned for a good 30 minutes trying to shelter my ears from the constant, annoying growl coming from downstairs. It would get louder and then suddenly stop. "Finally," I would think. But then NO. Seconds later a snort would pierce the walls and it would start all over again.
So what can I say but.... ahhhhh, the simple joys of living in an apartment.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Today I'm loving...
1. To-do lists. .......... Scratch that. CROSSING THINGS OFF my to-do lists
2. Dave Matthews Band. I was on the verge of a mini-meltdown with a load of writing projects, creative projects, moving in 2 short weeks and a JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW MORNING!! All of that led to writer's block and I wasn't getting anything accomplished. Too much rolling around up there - you know how it is. Anyway, I sat down at the computer, turned on the Dave Matthews mp3's and Voila! Two hours later I crossed one story off of my to-do list! Love me some Dave....
3. Hot chocolate. Is there anything too stressful that hot chocolate with honey can't fix?
4. THAT I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW!! Granted, it isn't the 9-5 office job I had previously envisioned for myself, but hey! It's at a scrapbook store!! If nothing else, I will get a fabulous little discount to feed my addiction, and who could argue with that?
5. Sitting at the computer in the mornings while the sun is shining into the room. Ahhhhhhhhh.
Ok, I am officially done procrastinating for the next five minutes!
2. Dave Matthews Band. I was on the verge of a mini-meltdown with a load of writing projects, creative projects, moving in 2 short weeks and a JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW MORNING!! All of that led to writer's block and I wasn't getting anything accomplished. Too much rolling around up there - you know how it is. Anyway, I sat down at the computer, turned on the Dave Matthews mp3's and Voila! Two hours later I crossed one story off of my to-do list! Love me some Dave....
3. Hot chocolate. Is there anything too stressful that hot chocolate with honey can't fix?
4. THAT I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW!! Granted, it isn't the 9-5 office job I had previously envisioned for myself, but hey! It's at a scrapbook store!! If nothing else, I will get a fabulous little discount to feed my addiction, and who could argue with that?
5. Sitting at the computer in the mornings while the sun is shining into the room. Ahhhhhhhhh.
Ok, I am officially done procrastinating for the next five minutes!
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