Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Getting more settled

Well, I was successful. I got the shelf put together, and found some help to help me get it upright. Below is the finished product! Only took about a week. And a little bit of a sore lower back. But I got it! Followed by a decision to try to only buy furniture items that I can handle myself from here on out. Which was a good thing to decide before I went to Target this weekend to buy some *more* shelves (I don't have enough kitchen cabinet space and I have too many books!). I had to decide between this  tall shelf/pantry thing I really wanted - which came with a warning that it was a buddy item (meaning it takes two people to lift it safely) and another one that wasn't really big enough but I could lift on my own. After I got the big one by myself onto the bottom of my cart (not an easy endeavor) and walked around the store with it for awhile, I came to my senses and realized that I'd never get that thing out of my car and into my apartment. I put it back. :)






With the shelf up, I was able to get all but 2 boxes unpacked. Yes! I'm finally almost there! this weekend I hope to acquire the couch/bed that my future guests will sleep on when they come to visit me! (hint hint - please come have fun with me in California! I'm almost ready!) I will use it to sit on too.

I also did have some weekend fun again finally! My new friend Rebekah and I went for a hike in a beautiful nature reserve park (Torrey Pines State Park) just north of where I live and work. Its got beautiful ocean views. We followed our scenic hike by putting our feet in the ocean! Ah refreshing. I still have yet to get all the way in. The water is a bit chilly. . .  and it doesn't seem so fun to go hang out on the beach and in the ocean alone. . . surrounded by all the tourists and fighting for a place to park. Sigh. I'll get there eventually.