{"id":13057,"date":"2011-10-04T18:29:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T00:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=13057"},"modified":"2016-09-17T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T15:15:07","slug":"settling-into-my-temporary-abode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/settling-into-my-temporary-abode\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling Into My Temporary Abode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has been my second full day in the apartment and I am slowly falling back into my normal routine. I made my first home cooked meal this evening, which meant scurrying down to the rig for onions, a sharp knife, a cheese grater, and a colander. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here are some bits of the apartment so far.<\/p>\n<p>First, the bedroom area with the absolutely awesome headboard\/bookcase Jody had in storage. Also make note of the little side table next to the bed on which the lamp is resting. It&#8217;s the perfect height!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13058\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2466.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13058\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13058\" title=\"IMGP2466\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2466.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2466-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bedroom area (my pretty comforter is in the wash pile!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next is the office area. Telus was supposed to send a tech between noon and two to figure out why my hardwired connection wasn&#8217;t working. The tech showed up at 11!!! It was a simple fix and now I have 500GB of bandwidth a month! The speeds aren&#8217;t actually any better than the cellular connection however. That says a lot about cellular speeds in southern Canada!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13059\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13059\" title=\"IMGP2467\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2467.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2467-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">office area<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The dining area reminds me of a school cafeteria (the floor tiles don&#8217;t help!), but the chair is super comfy!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13060\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2468.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13060\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13060\" title=\"IMGP2468\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2468.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2468-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">dining area<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I like that I have the storage room for the cats. Litter doesn&#8217;t get tracked everywhere and the food dishes are out of traffic areas. Neelix was okay with me stepping over him in the dressing room, but Tabitha would bolt if I tried to do that, interrupting her meal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13061\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2469.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13061\" title=\"IMGP2469\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2469.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2469-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the cat condo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Tabitha&#8217;s nest under the sink. She&#8217;s been going in and out of there since she discovered the spot. I think she appreciates the blanket since she&#8217;s moved it around a bit to make more of a nest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13062\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13062\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13062\" title=\"IMGP2470\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2470.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2470.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2470-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms. Bitha&#8217;s nest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, I have to say I LOVE having a one-piece pantry. That&#8217;s one thing I found hard in Miranda, trying to remember what I had in the various cabinets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13063\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2471.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13063\" title=\"IMGP2471\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2471.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP2471-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">pantry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The pantry is pretty full tonight since today is <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=11863\">15% off day<\/a> at the Lethbridge grocery stores. I got some awesome deals including two boxes of <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=12707\">falafel mix<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been my second full day in the apartment and I am slowly falling back into my normal routine. I made my first home cooked meal this evening, which meant scurrying down to the rig for onions, a sharp knife, a cheese grater, and a colander. \ud83d\ude42 Here are some bits of the apartment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1041,632,6,1226,635,5,9,3,8],"tags":[853,1447],"class_list":["post-13057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alberta","category-canada","category-homemaking","category-lethbridge","category-north-america","category-rving","category-tech","category-travel","category-work","tag-accommodation","tag-cats-in-an-rv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}