Tuesday 3 July 2018

Birthday weekend

It was my birthday on Saturday, but this year it was not spent in a leisurely manner. Instead me and my sister went over to my new place early to get things done. We sorted through all the furniture bits to gather everything belonging to one piece of furniture, we lugged some of them up the stairs to the apartment and we put the new chest of drawers together. 

I was supposed to be off the whole weekend (my first really), but alas, another driver had a death in the family and I was asked to step in. Since I had dropped the group off, I at least I knew where to go, but it was a shame as now the Sunday was completely gone. 

I did get Monday off though, which meant that I really got cracking with the bedroom. All my clothes and linens are now unpacked and sorted. Good feeling. Today I have another day off: more furniture will be delivered today and I will get my kitchen stuff sorted as well. Plus hopefully put some other pieces of furniture together. 

So, that was my weekend. Next week my sister is going on holiday for a week and by the time she gets back, I will be living somewhere else. It will be very strange, but there will be some good things as well: closer to work; all my own things again; Miss Oswin (after a couple of weeks) can finally go outside again. 

Of course now I have hardly got any money left at all. I had a fair buffer fortunately, but I will need to start saving again if I want anything else like gold plated chair legs and platinum tooth brushes. I don't want either, but you know...

Oh, and finally, some of the zoo photos! Photos of the new place will follow soon. I hope...

12 comments:

  1. Hari OM
    Good news to read, Mara-pal... though I can almost feel the exhaustion! Even joyful stuff like this does take its toll. It must surely feel wonderful to have your own place again and by the sounds of things the savings will not take long to reboost, given the amount of work the company has you on!!! YAM xx

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    1. The worst is the stairs. They get higher every time I have to get a new box from the garage. I think I have been up and down them at least 100 times over the past few days!

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    2. Hari OM
      ... well, as you know, I totally sympathise on that one! I got back from my long tour south only yesterday; had done my shopping in Edinburgh and had a some additional items too. It took seven trips up and down my stairs (and there's still some stuff in the trunk which will just have to wait). "Puggled" is the Scots word for how I was at the end of that in this heat. Grease-spot is another way of putting it! Yxx

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    3. Puggled? Well, I was severely puggled and then some! Hope you have unpuggled by now!

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  2. Glad your getting you new place set up. Love the photos from the zoo. Hope you sister has a nice holiday. It will be nice living close to work. Wishing you all the best!

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  3. Wow, are you ever busy! We're getting tired just thinking about all the work you've been doing! Hopefully things will settle soon and you'll get a chance to rest.

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  4. Exciting times. Look forward to seeing your new place?

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  5. Happy Belated birthday. We're exhausted just reading about all the work to get settled in your new place.

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  6. Well, you certainly have not been laying about like that seal!

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  7. A little late, but my best wishes to your birthday and that you will feel well once everything settles and you are again on your own. Living with somebody is nice for a while but I don't know if it would work for ages ! I am curious to see photos of your new apartment ! It's very hot here and we are all a little lazy ! Doing physical work when the temperature is around 30° or more is hard !

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  8. Hello Mara, this is my first comment on your blog even though I had read earlier posts but just never left a comment :-( And, then I read about it recently being your birthday, so definitely wanted to wish you a very belated Happy Birthday! And I hope that the move to your new place will be done soon and then you can settle in as moving is always such a chore and we've dreaded it every time, usually we've done it all ourselves so it was even more tiresome. Good luck!

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