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08 April, 2008
Some Observations
1. Our rented couch isn't even long enough to partially lay down on but if you lay down in the bathtub you would drowned.
2. The bathroom sinks are huge enough to bathe a little person in but the kitchen sink is about the size of a 'Little Tykes' plastic kitchenette sink.
3. The bathrooms in this place are big enough to be bedrooms (I'm actually thinking about putting a double bed in one), but the guest bedroom is small enough to be a bathroom.
2. The bathroom sinks are huge enough to bathe a little person in but the kitchen sink is about the size of a 'Little Tykes' plastic kitchenette sink.
3. The bathrooms in this place are big enough to be bedrooms (I'm actually thinking about putting a double bed in one), but the guest bedroom is small enough to be a bathroom.
House Pictures, FINALLY!!
Obviously these aren't professional but now everyone can be envious of the luxury I live in everyday...you know where I sit and watch my stories and eat my bon-bons...
Master Bedroom:
Master Bathroom:
(washer and dryer in the master bathroom, awesome!)
Guest Bedroom Balcony:
Living/Dining Area:
Kitchen:
(there it is!)
Guest Bathroom:
Storage Room/Closet:
(this is EVERYTHING we brought to live for 3 weeks)
Stairs to the Second Story Terrace:
Terrace View:
Master Bedroom:
Master Bathroom:
(washer and dryer in the master bathroom, awesome!)
Guest Bedroom:
Guest Bedroom Balcony:
Living/Dining Area:
Kitchen:
(Can you find the fridgerator?)
(there it is!)Office:
Guest Bathroom:
Storage Room/Closet:
(this is EVERYTHING we brought to live for 3 weeks)Kitchen Balcony:
Stairs to the Second Story Terrace:
Terrace View:
Merry White Trash Christmas!
My, very empty, house looks like Christmas morning after WT (that would NOT be Webster Team) Santa came to visit! Minus the Ford on blocks out front and mom feeding the baby while talking to her baby's daddy (who happens to be her brother) with a cigarette in her teeth.
There are brown cardboard boxes EVERYWHERE, with plenty of 'wrapping paper' (recycled packing paper) strewn about. I have NEVER been so excited to see some of this crap. I will never leave the house again without my Brita pitcher or my half eaten jar of Jif reduced-fat peanut butter. I just about cried of happiness when I unwrapped my American Charmin Ultra Soft toilet paper.
Now where to put all of my 'presents'? That is a wonderful question you ask. ON THE FLOOR!! That's right, I took all the crap that I never thought I needed until I had to live without it out of the box and then put it on the floor. In essence doubling the white trashness!
I have laundry baskets full of semi-clean clothes, ziplock bags full of half used medicine, random ingredients to a meal I would never wish to make, and enough toxic cleaning supplies to kill every living thing in Lake Zurich next to my wonderful (yet perfectly straight) pile of WT 'Christmas Wrap'.
And the best part? White Trash Hanukkah will be here before you know it! Eight days of moving boxes and wrapping paper (oh, and more crap I didn't know I had to have until I moved half way around the world).
...now, where did I put my matches and lighter fluid?...
There are brown cardboard boxes EVERYWHERE, with plenty of 'wrapping paper' (recycled packing paper) strewn about. I have NEVER been so excited to see some of this crap. I will never leave the house again without my Brita pitcher or my half eaten jar of Jif reduced-fat peanut butter. I just about cried of happiness when I unwrapped my American Charmin Ultra Soft toilet paper.
Now where to put all of my 'presents'? That is a wonderful question you ask. ON THE FLOOR!! That's right, I took all the crap that I never thought I needed until I had to live without it out of the box and then put it on the floor. In essence doubling the white trashness!
I have laundry baskets full of semi-clean clothes, ziplock bags full of half used medicine, random ingredients to a meal I would never wish to make, and enough toxic cleaning supplies to kill every living thing in Lake Zurich next to my wonderful (yet perfectly straight) pile of WT 'Christmas Wrap'.
And the best part? White Trash Hanukkah will be here before you know it! Eight days of moving boxes and wrapping paper (oh, and more crap I didn't know I had to have until I moved half way around the world).
...now, where did I put my matches and lighter fluid?...
07 April, 2008
One Small Step for Crystal...
One Giant Leap for anyone else in the world.
Today I left the house all by myself (hey, that's quite a feat!). I'm still not feeling 100% today but I think I was getting a little bit of cabin fever since I haven't left the house since Wednesday.
I finally woke up about 9:30 and showered. I decided not to waste too much of my limited supply of makeup (really, who to I have to impress anyway) but I did put on my KU t-shirt. (Hey, I don't care if the game DOES start at 3 am...I'm still going to show my pride! - Take that Webster Family ;) ) I piddled around the house until about 2 when I decided it was either now or never. I had to leave the house no matter how 'unamerican' it was out there or how little I could communicate with others.
I got my winter coat. gloves, scarf, Megros bag, plastic bottles, plastic bags, keys, and purse and ventured out on the long trek to the grocery store (it's like 50 steps from my building's front door). I deposited the plastic in the 'pet' (pronounced peet) containers and then across the street put the plastic bags in the bag holder. Ok, I can do this...to the grocery store!
I walked through the GIANT revolving door into the Megros. I got me a basket (not a cart this time...the smaller I am the less I'm in the way). First, to the soda (I've been craving a Diet Coke - since I can't get that Coke Light will have to do). Megros only has Pepsi - now I see why Ursula said there will be some things we like better from Megros and some from Coop. Fine, I'll get some apple juice - no apple juice. Are you kidding me you have apricot juice but no apple juice? So I got a couple liters of juice with colorful fruits on the cover, and they're even 100% fruit juice!
Next step cereal, Yeah Special K Chocolate is on sale! I got 2 boxes. Kyle has bought a couple bags of the chocolate 'oats and hay' kind of cereal but come on - hay is for horses but grass is cheaper :)
A quick pass through the candy aisle (got some sour watermelon 'gummibonbons' because they were on sale and am now VERY disappointed I didn't just go for the chocolate like I wanted) and on to the milch (milk) aisle. The bio-milk was on sale so I thought we would try it out.
I went to look for dishwasher salt. No, I don't know what it does but I do know that the dishwasher needs it. Kyle looked for it the other day and couldn't find it. I had no luck either.
I started to walk the aisles but decided that that was all I could handle. Off to check out and I was instantly frazzled. I did have enough sense to tell the cashier 'gruezi' but then the process all went to pot. I put my credit card in the wrong way and thought I wasn't going to be able to pay for stuff. I finally got it in and approved but the back of my card wasn't signed. The lady made me sign it. (Honestly, if you verify the signature on the paper, that I just signed, to the signature on the card, that I just signed, don't you think they'll be the same? Thanks for being on top of identity theft lady.) Well, while she's doing that the lady behind me is staring at me like I'm a freaking idiot. So, I start bagging the few things I got, but then I forgot my receipt. I couldn't have asked for it if I wanted to...bah!
Oh well, I made it out of, and back into, the house in one piece. Baby steps, baby steps...
Next time I'll think I'll try the Coop.
Today I left the house all by myself (hey, that's quite a feat!). I'm still not feeling 100% today but I think I was getting a little bit of cabin fever since I haven't left the house since Wednesday.
I finally woke up about 9:30 and showered. I decided not to waste too much of my limited supply of makeup (really, who to I have to impress anyway) but I did put on my KU t-shirt. (Hey, I don't care if the game DOES start at 3 am...I'm still going to show my pride! - Take that Webster Family ;) ) I piddled around the house until about 2 when I decided it was either now or never. I had to leave the house no matter how 'unamerican' it was out there or how little I could communicate with others.
I got my winter coat. gloves, scarf, Megros bag, plastic bottles, plastic bags, keys, and purse and ventured out on the long trek to the grocery store (it's like 50 steps from my building's front door). I deposited the plastic in the 'pet' (pronounced peet) containers and then across the street put the plastic bags in the bag holder. Ok, I can do this...to the grocery store!
I walked through the GIANT revolving door into the Megros. I got me a basket (not a cart this time...the smaller I am the less I'm in the way). First, to the soda (I've been craving a Diet Coke - since I can't get that Coke Light will have to do). Megros only has Pepsi - now I see why Ursula said there will be some things we like better from Megros and some from Coop. Fine, I'll get some apple juice - no apple juice. Are you kidding me you have apricot juice but no apple juice? So I got a couple liters of juice with colorful fruits on the cover, and they're even 100% fruit juice!
Next step cereal, Yeah Special K Chocolate is on sale! I got 2 boxes. Kyle has bought a couple bags of the chocolate 'oats and hay' kind of cereal but come on - hay is for horses but grass is cheaper :)
A quick pass through the candy aisle (got some sour watermelon 'gummibonbons' because they were on sale and am now VERY disappointed I didn't just go for the chocolate like I wanted) and on to the milch (milk) aisle. The bio-milk was on sale so I thought we would try it out.
I went to look for dishwasher salt. No, I don't know what it does but I do know that the dishwasher needs it. Kyle looked for it the other day and couldn't find it. I had no luck either.
I started to walk the aisles but decided that that was all I could handle. Off to check out and I was instantly frazzled. I did have enough sense to tell the cashier 'gruezi' but then the process all went to pot. I put my credit card in the wrong way and thought I wasn't going to be able to pay for stuff. I finally got it in and approved but the back of my card wasn't signed. The lady made me sign it. (Honestly, if you verify the signature on the paper, that I just signed, to the signature on the card, that I just signed, don't you think they'll be the same? Thanks for being on top of identity theft lady.) Well, while she's doing that the lady behind me is staring at me like I'm a freaking idiot. So, I start bagging the few things I got, but then I forgot my receipt. I couldn't have asked for it if I wanted to...bah!
Oh well, I made it out of, and back into, the house in one piece. Baby steps, baby steps...
Next time I'll think I'll try the Coop.
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