Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I'm a slave to your flesh

We're almost done with the moving...just need to finish setting stuff up/acquiring things. Last night we went to Ikea and picked up a couple of wardrobes (we only have one closet...and need a bit more hanging space) as well as a desk for Erin. We don't need too many other things, but the closer we get, the more frustrating the remaining things are.

We still need:
Lawnmower - I think I'm going to get an old-timey push-reel one...exercise, plus no gas/electricity consumed
A desk for me - I think I'm just going to get one from Sam's Club...$43 for a sturdy plastic-topped folding table (6' x 2.5-ish')
A bookcase - for our living room. Books + DVDs + CDs(?) + anything else need to live on this
Some kind of cable management - Our TV is on the fireplace mantle, while all the other stuff is on a piece of furniture next to it...we need to wrap those cables so they won't look so messy
Dining Room Table - This is one of Erin's pet projects. I never eat at a table (I prefer to eat on the floor, or while watching tv or something...) She just wants something small.
Bathroom storage - Another of Erin's projects. Basically, something with drawers/doors that aren't clear...so she can store 'ugly' things in. Mostly her stuff, I suppose...because I don't have much in the bathroom anyway.

I think that's really all. I will probably need assorted little things for my area in the loft (maybe a shelf or something to further organize my desk...I dunno)

So far, we've spent about $800 ($440 of that was wardrobes, though) so we're really not doing too terribly. We had originally set a goal of about $1000 for all our new furniture/stuff, but have splurged on a few things to get something that feels more sturdy/looks better. Plus, I can afford it, so it's not that big of a deal...it just hurts my bullshit money for now, so I can't buy anything that's more intended for "fun".

EDIT: Bought the lawnmower last night. Had to go to home depot to buy some drywall anchors, so figured I'd pick it up. Put it together in about 10 minutes. Might test tonight/this weekend. Still need to put together the wardrobes we bought two nights ago (it was too late last night). Hopefully we can get them adequately anchored to the wall (so they don't crush us!).

1 comment:

Amber K. said...

How exciting! Good luck on getting everything done.