Moving Day

I meant to type and post this on Thursday, but I had more cleaning and whatnot to do than expected, and yesterday was an early day at work. Thursday I moved into my apartment for the summer. For the first time (and perhaps the last time) I'll be living on my own. I'm excited and nervous. Excited because it's something completely new, and nervous because it's something completely new. I'm confident that I'm capable of cleaning and cooking and shopping and whatnot, but there's still some apprehension.

First I unpacked. That actually only took like two hours, even though I did a lot of dilly-dallying. I discovered a few things: I left my shoe sorter at home, there is barely any bathroom storage space, and the kitchen cabinets are made for tall people. I also discovered that getting all set up and sorted out was sort of fun. I got to decorate some, too, although it's sort of silly decorating. All I have to work with is what was in my dorm room, so nothing is to be taken seriously. I've got Yoda and the creepery up in my room and the armadillos and the whattery up in the living room. I think I'll take some pictures and post them later.

Shopping was the hardest part of the day. First I had to find the grocery store. In the process of heading to one about fifteen minutes away from home, I found one two minutes away. I felt completely overwhelmed at first even though I've been grocery shopping dozens of times. Maybe starting with meat and produce was a bad idea. Too many choices. I made it through alright, but it took a while. At the end I signed up for a Payless Plus Shopper card (which also works at Kroger stores) and felt all official and whatnot.

Then I had to find the best route to Target. I picked the shortest based on my navigational knowledge, but that turned out to be rather out of the way. I gave up and pulled out my GPS to get back to my apartment, and it turns there was a much, much easier way than what I took. Oh well.

When I made dinner, it turned out well, but I made about twice as much as I needed (...and then ate it all anyway). I did the same last night, so I guess I get something better than a sandwich when I'm rushing out the door to head to Cincinnati today.

In honor of my moving in experience, I've temporarily given my blog a grocery background. Look for something a bit more orthodox soon.

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