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[katallison]

Holy crap, has it been a Weekend of Productivity in these parts. Since my rather frazzled entry of Friday evening, I have:
--gotten all the boxes out of the living room and dining room;
--assembled the dining table;
--moved bookshelves to other side of the study;
--unpacked, dusted, and shelved all books;
--got my internet and cable TV connections WORKING AT LAST THANK YOU LORD;
--sorted and hung up/stacked/put in drawers three big plastic trash bags full of clothes;
--returned the broken ironing board (tooling down the freeway with it hanging out the trunk);
--vacuumed the entire place;
--and -- the one thing I didn't think I could manage myself -- assembled my bed frame. This is not only physically demanding (it's queen-sized, made of iron, and heavy as hell) but also mentally taxing, since the assembly process is rather complex and I had of course lost the instructions. But! I triumphed! I have a real bed!

(On the other hand, the washing machine in my unit is acting up, so I may not have any clean sheets to put on it. *sigh*)

Now that the living room is emptied of boxes, it is borne in upon me even more forcibly that I really need some furniture. As it is, the only thing I have to sit in is my lawn chair, and I'd prefer something a bit more upholstered. I did some shopping around this afternoon, and looked at/sat upon many sofas, all of which fell into either Group A: affordable and repulsive, or Group B: really nice and insanely expensive. The search will continue...

Comments

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

You are totally awesome and adorable.

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

I forgot to add that for inexpensive - but decent furniture - try Overstock.com. I got my futon couch there and it was a good buy.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Go you for putting furniture together. Man, I cannot do that at all.

Hey, need a coffee table? I have to get rid of mine. I love that table like crazy but it's just way too big for the living room now, unfortunately, with the sectional.

[meri-oddities.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're just zooming along, aren't you! Good luck on a sofa. It's one of those things that you have to live with bad results for a long time. Go with group C, reasonable and comfortable.

[akite.livejournal.com]

Yay for unpacking boxes and putting together furniture! Buying furniture, however is hard. I've been looking for new dining room chairs for two months. I don't need new table, just the chairs. Everything I like is way expensive.

[vagabondage.livejournal.com]

It makes me very happy to hear about you settling into your new place, new job, and new life. Good luck on your couch hunt!

HUGS!

[the-shoshanna.livejournal.com]

Holy wow, Kat, that's more productive than I've been all week! All month, even, possibly. Hurrah for home taking shape!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

::hands you a drink, for you are mighty::

[jackiekjono.livejournal.com]

You rule!

The only productive thing I did this weekend was reseed part of my lawn after one of my neighbors drove over it and ripped huge tire tracks in it.

I was really too busy growling furiously to do much else.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

you got so! much! done! I'm going to want PICTURES at some point, lady! that is AWESOME and you made me totally TOTALLY gleeful! eeee! (and you know that if you HAD called me, I would have been TOTALLY DESPERATE to come help organize eeeeeeeeeverything! \o/)