Home sweet home

[listersgirl]

I got 15 minutes extra sleep this morning. It was bliss.

So, yes, I'm all moved. It was painless, other than the realization at midnight on Saturday, with the kitchen still unpacked, that I was out of boxes. I ended up unpacking some of the softer stuff and moving it in garbage bags instead.

But the movers were fabulous - I highly recommend El Cheapo movers, folks - quick, friendly, and not too whiny about all the stairs. The whole thing was done in 3 hours, and without any hassle. My friend C. came to the old place and helped me with last minute stuff, then we cabbed it over to the new place after the movers headed off with the truck, and she very nicely went out to buy me a broom and mop (and replacement battery for the smoke detector, which was beeping and obnoxious).

And then after the movers left we cleaned and unpacked (starting with the spices and tea, because they have their very own special shelves), and then starfishchick, sanity_clause and sarcasma came over, and by the time we headed out for dinner at 8 that night the place was entirely habitable, and very nearly fully unpacked.

The important stuff was at least - all the books, cds and dvds were on their shelves, the kitchen cupboards were full, the clothes were hung up, the bed was made, and the electronics were wired. What else could I want? I have the rocking-est friends.

And then yesterday I had a paid moving day, so I unpacked some more, went to the library, bought groceries, got the internet hooked up, cooked in my new kitchen, and generally felt like I'd always lived there. Life is good. (Pictures to come!)