Been busy shifting all my stuff and settling in to the master bedroom of existing apartment over the last few days…
Sleep deprived…I need 12hours straight up, not spread over 3 days.
All the bending and climbing and shifting also gave me backache and sore limbs coz not been exercising enough for the last 2 months.
However, all the whining aside, this is worth it.
The satisfaction and joy and excitement of finally being able to evacuate my previous cramped and junked-up pig sty to a more spacious room with en suite bathroom…It is all quite an emotional experience and have kept me on an adrenaline high to survive with such little sleep and still feeling happy.
The second day Christine is nice to offer to drive me to ikea to get some stuff. Storage boxes from there – they are a god-sent!! One of the best ikea came up with and I shall always patronize (oh, also the meatballs and hot dogs you can find in every ikea outlet from all over the world). Anyway, back to the storage solutions, ikea offers many styles and shapes and materials to choose from to cater most with very reasonable price tags.
And whenever I reach the children’s section showroom, I feel very happy with the bright and cheery colours and all the cute and little things. It’s like a little escapade to touchbase with your own inner child. I love the lights and storage boxes from there especially.
When we got back chris and I joined forces to set up the shelf unit that I got for my books. Had a couple of hiccups along the way and took an hour or so of fumbling around, in between lamenting about where the men are when we needed them. But we solved the hiccups and did it! Girl power!! Thanks chris! Would not have done it better if not for you that day.
I have accumulated so much stuff over the last 5.5 years in dubai it’s unbelievably believable during the move. The clothes, books, cds, dvds especially, and the amazing discovery that I still own 40 pairs of footwear after de-junking! This is one category that has seen exponential growth rate over the past 12 months. I concluded it must be the age thing setting in for my steady growth of liking for shoes
Dresses – I don’t even dare count…just those in black I think I have about 20…so no need to elaborate more here. Plus mountains of tops, about 15 pairs of jeans, two big boxes of bags and more clothes everywhere filling all angles of my vision. I am a clothes horse without the clothes horse frame.
I also have thirteen different shower gels and loads of body cream, and enough eye shadows and lip glosses to pass it down as family heirlooms if only they last forever.
In the end, I really thank god they all fit along with the storage boxes which helped tremendously with the organizing of stuff. The extra wardrobe door really helps.
I can see the floor again! I can also show off my ornaments and candles properly. I have a much much wider choice of what to wear now my clothes are all together in full view, including some favourite pieces that I re-discovered during the move. I also recovered my beloved Buddha pendant that I thought I lost over a year back!
Sleep deprived…I need 12hours straight up, not spread over 3 days.
All the bending and climbing and shifting also gave me backache and sore limbs coz not been exercising enough for the last 2 months.
However, all the whining aside, this is worth it.
The satisfaction and joy and excitement of finally being able to evacuate my previous cramped and junked-up pig sty to a more spacious room with en suite bathroom…It is all quite an emotional experience and have kept me on an adrenaline high to survive with such little sleep and still feeling happy.
The second day Christine is nice to offer to drive me to ikea to get some stuff. Storage boxes from there – they are a god-sent!! One of the best ikea came up with and I shall always patronize (oh, also the meatballs and hot dogs you can find in every ikea outlet from all over the world). Anyway, back to the storage solutions, ikea offers many styles and shapes and materials to choose from to cater most with very reasonable price tags.
And whenever I reach the children’s section showroom, I feel very happy with the bright and cheery colours and all the cute and little things. It’s like a little escapade to touchbase with your own inner child. I love the lights and storage boxes from there especially.
When we got back chris and I joined forces to set up the shelf unit that I got for my books. Had a couple of hiccups along the way and took an hour or so of fumbling around, in between lamenting about where the men are when we needed them. But we solved the hiccups and did it! Girl power!! Thanks chris! Would not have done it better if not for you that day.
I have accumulated so much stuff over the last 5.5 years in dubai it’s unbelievably believable during the move. The clothes, books, cds, dvds especially, and the amazing discovery that I still own 40 pairs of footwear after de-junking! This is one category that has seen exponential growth rate over the past 12 months. I concluded it must be the age thing setting in for my steady growth of liking for shoes
Dresses – I don’t even dare count…just those in black I think I have about 20…so no need to elaborate more here. Plus mountains of tops, about 15 pairs of jeans, two big boxes of bags and more clothes everywhere filling all angles of my vision. I am a clothes horse without the clothes horse frame.
I also have thirteen different shower gels and loads of body cream, and enough eye shadows and lip glosses to pass it down as family heirlooms if only they last forever.
In the end, I really thank god they all fit along with the storage boxes which helped tremendously with the organizing of stuff. The extra wardrobe door really helps.
I can see the floor again! I can also show off my ornaments and candles properly. I have a much much wider choice of what to wear now my clothes are all together in full view, including some favourite pieces that I re-discovered during the move. I also recovered my beloved Buddha pendant that I thought I lost over a year back!
One word – content! Dubai is suddenly more adorable after moving rooms. And now I no need to fret about space if mum and bro and sis-in-law want to come altogether for visit.
Gave away my semi-psychotic TV, stereo, and radio player with all the unwanted clothes and knick-knacks…hopefully they will find their way to better use, be it the Dhaka project or something else. I left their fate at the hands of the security guard downstairs.
So here I am, settled at last in my cosy new room sharing my life with you. I hope you too are cosied up in your own space reading this.
Gave away my semi-psychotic TV, stereo, and radio player with all the unwanted clothes and knick-knacks…hopefully they will find their way to better use, be it the Dhaka project or something else. I left their fate at the hands of the security guard downstairs.
So here I am, settled at last in my cosy new room sharing my life with you. I hope you too are cosied up in your own space reading this.
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