A lot has happened since I last posted. Mainly related to my new house. It is finally mine! I have the keys! I still have a month to move in as I am still under the lease for my present place but I am pretty anxious to move. I packed my first box today. It’s all books and it is heavy as hell but it got me excited.
However, I am discovering that there are small things in the house that I need to fix. I’ll wait to do it after I am all moved in as I would not have to wait for the handyman to finish his job without the internet which will allow me to work and not be bored shitless. Of course, I can always read.
The only thing that could go wrong is the rain on a moving day. It’s Fall and the rain is coming. I have friends with a truck that agreed to help me move the big stuff. Most of the small-sized stuff I can move. It will probably take two trips which will probably be just an hour as my new place is literally 5 blocks from where I live right now.
On another note, it is absolutely gorgeous outside! All leaves are turning into a bright and wonderful color of Fall. It is my favorite time of the year here in Oregon. Winter was my favorite season in Alaska. There is not much Winter here in Oregon as temperatures are mild and besides the rain, it does not feel like Winter at all.
I am celebrating the new house with my bestie on Friday. I cannot for her to see my new place. Although, when I was there to get the keys it seemed much smaller without all the furniture there. But I still like it and have mentally arranged my furniture there already. I do have too much for the space although I do not have too much by some standards: 2 chairs, a couch, shelves, my bed, my art table, and a couple of end tables. That is literally it. The rest would be taken up by my beautiful huge plant that is Boris’ plant which I planted after he passed away and put in his favorite spot to remember him (not that I’ll ever forget him) and my turntable which I am not sure where to put… Maybe my studio room. I can’t believe I actually have a studio/guest room! Moving up in the world 🙂
It was my dead mother’s birthday just recently. I had mixed emotions… I have not been close to her. In fact, she was a complete alien to me. Even though I understood where she was coming from (being in that culture as well) there were still things I could not forgive her. But now it is all water under the bridge. Even though I never got the closure I still put flowers in the vase she gave me on her birthday. I am not a spiteful person. Just a hurt one.
Anyhow, I am over my 20 lines here. But as I said, a lot has happened…
