I’m still hoping to move into the apartment tomorrow, but there are a ton of things still left to do here at Jody and Gary’s to get Miranda ready for travel! But I have pulled off bigger miracles, so I’m not saying it won’t happen. 🙂
Today being the first I needed to put in an appearance at work to collect rent and be present to do move-out reports with tenants. I put in about three hours in the morning, then put up a sign saying I’d be back for an hour or so in the afternoon. At about 11:30 I went upstairs to scrub the hell out of my apartment!
It only took about an hour and a half to wash every inch of that place. It had been sanitized, but there was still plenty of grit on door trim and light fixtures. I now feel that it is truly clean and ready for me to move in.
Here are some shots of the apartment empty. I will post shots of it furnished when I get it to that stage!
I should be getting some furniture from work on Monday. The bed will be going in tomorrow if I manage to get out of here and I have accepted Gary’s offer of a nice cloth recliner and ottoman instead of having work buy me something. I also need to go pick up some plastic drawers for my clothes; work will reimburse me for those.
The goal is to be comfortable while spending the least amount of money possible since this is very much a temporary abode! I spent $60 today on a shower curtain and floor coverings. There is no way I am stepping foot on that disgusting carpet (yes, it has been cleaned) so I bought a huge thick plastic drop cloth that does the whole apartment ($9) and clear plastic runners for creating foot paths ($40). Not the prettiest solution, but it’ll work and, best of all, it was cheap!
The loft curtains are going to be perfect to cover the patio door and the window, so I don’t have to worry about window coverings.
I won’t pretend that I’m particularly enthusiastic or excited about moving, but I have accepted that this is what needs to happen. I also keep telling myself that this is temporary and I will be back in my cozy motorhome soon enough.
Well, back to work I go. Thankfully, I have awesome friends who think about me, so Gary is making me supper. :::awwwwwww:::
front hallway
huge entrance closet
apartment from the hallway
looking from the livingroom into the kitchen
huge linen closet/pantry
the tiny dysfunctional kitchen 🙁
more of the tiny, dysfunctional kitchen 🙁
bathroom (I’m going to miss my shower, but hello bathtub!)
HUGE storage room off the bathroom
one side of the huge storage room
other side of the huge storage room
There is no question, you are lucky to have friends like that! I may have missed this but I hope you have made plans for keeping Miranda dry for the winter. Do you have a plug-in available so you can keep a heater on low inside? I know you have the dehumidifier but a little heat would probably make it more efficient. Periodic checks for water penetration would be nice as well.
I do have access to a plug. It’s not in a convenient location, but it’s there. That was one of my conditions for staying through the winter, having both a place to park and a plug in.
I will be coming in regularly to check up on things and make sure there is no vandalism.
We all do what we have to do to the best of our ability. For now that means an apartment this winter. For each of us.
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