Well I am officially one of the lamest (if that is even a word) bloggers out there. Oh well. I will redeem myself one day. But I am not going to pretend that today is that day.
Dave is in Haiti and has been for the past 5+ weeks. I moved on Thursday-which bled into Friday-which bled into Saturday. So yes, I moved 'by myself'. I put that in quotations because I had lots of help with the physical moving - thanks to my in-laws and a few good friends. However, it's a lot to ask someone you're not super-close with to pack or unpack your personal belongings. And since I've lived here for just shy of a year, I can't say that I'm super-close with anyone yet. So that part has been done by myself. Not that it is done. In fact, the unpacking is far from it. I leave tomorrow night to meet up with Dave in the Bahamas and I've resigned myself to the fact that we are going to return home to a huge mess.
That being said, I am VERY excited to be in our very own place. Well, we are renting, but no one else's stuff is in here! Amazing! Plus we finally get to use all of our beautiful wedding gifts. Plus we live within walking (and I mean less than 2 minutes) distance from several friends. Plus we can (read: I can) start to get baby's room set up. Plus we live 2 minutes from the bus that will take Dave to the hospital (it even goes to another of the hospitals in the city where he will have to work during clerkship). Plus we have a back yard. Plus a garage (not having to heat your car up for 20 minutes while you scrape inch-thick ice off of every surface and try not to freeze to death all while muttering under your breath that now you're going to be late to wherever you're going because you had to spend so long getting the car in a state to be driven is not to be underestimated). Did I mention I am VERY excited about this new place?!
So our kitchen is a sort of eat-in set-up. I say sort-of because it's pretty small for an eat-in. BUT we will make it work! Due to some design flaws (in my humble opinion) there are some unused spaces that I will just have to make useful. I've looked at some kitchen carts at Ikea and I may *MAY* just be able to fit this cart next to the fridge - thus increasing counter space by probably about 1/3 - and maybe even this cart next to the stove. All while hopefully squeezing a small rectangular table with 3 chairs into the corner. I don't need those carts exactly, but they are the cheapest ones. The cabinets in the kitchen are a light-to-medium wood and the countertops are medium tan color (photos to be posted next week, I promise). Any thoughts on how to finish the carts to make them usable and easy to clean? Also, should I leave space for a high chair rather than get a kitchen cart?
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In what sounds like a pretty small space, i think I'd get a booster seat to put on the third chair, once baby is ready to eat. Then the chair can be pushed up under the table most of the time. What is the rest of the main floor like? You could potentially set up an eating area in the living room for more space in the kitchen. How much more are the metal Ikea carts? I'd probably finish the wood carts with polyurethane b/c that makes a plastic-like coating to resist water. There is now a low VOC one I believe is mentioned on the Young House Love blog.
ReplyDeleteTell Dave from me that he'd better be present for the next move. Or don't. I may be labelled the overbearing SIL.
Can't wait to see pictures! Have fun in the Bahamas!
I think Maryanne's right about a booster seat instead of a high chair. I would finish the carts with the oil finish we have had on the dining room table for years. It's easy to re-do it and is very water resistant. I will never finish something with polyurethane again. It is a huge process to get that finish off or to touch it up.
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