Moving Mayhem Continued
We've finally reached the point where half our things (our personal effects) are at 158 Kelton and all our furniture is at 65 Ashford. Moving in a large urban area is chaotic. Just finding a place to park is an effort in of itself.
We are hoping to accelerate the process by moving boxes (yes, just boxes) of our stuff with the use of a cheap Budget 10' truck rental. Should be a piece of cake except for all the lugging. Anyone with muscles to spare who wants to help, ample beer and pizza will be your reward. (Other beverages available upon request.)
Last night, I had the interesting experience of watching my husband and a friend of ours, Dan, saw apart the three person section of our sectional. No, you read right: saw apart. Saw in half, in fact. Only by bending the couch in half like an taco were they able to get it up the narrow staircase.
Lesson learned: Narrow staircases = quite charming. But buy modular furniture and a split bed frame.
It was one mighty pathetic looking piece of furniture but after placing metal brackets on the sawed apart bits and stapling the fabric back on, we but need to fix where the upholstery got sawed (it was sort of an impromptu decision). We've decided a well placed pleat will definitely do the trick. We really don't like our sectional, despite purchasing it in October 2005 with some wedding funds because the fabric pills constantly. Good news is that we didn't spend that much money on it in the first place because we have cats and buying good furniture with animals in the house and not owning a home is never a wise proposition. The fact that the sofa's not great quality explains our initial reluctance to pay someone to take it apart the "right" way or put it through a window.
I wish our digital camera had been handy so I could show you the "before" and "after" pictures, however, given all the crap we have to do--we needed to get the couch back into one piece asap without digging through all our life possessions to see where the camera might be.
I went to Spherion Wednesday to see about temporary work. The good news is that I will be making as much or slightly more than I was at BU Housing (yes, for the job desription I had and all the customer service I had to dish out, I didn't get paid that much---but hey, there was a free masters involved) but of course, there are no benefits. Well, actually there are (health insurance after 30 days of employ) but I'm hoping not to need it.
Keith is slated to be employed by September 15th at BU. Don't hold your breath. This is the 5th delay that has interceded. This after being promised January 1, March 1, July 1, July 28, and Sept. 1. I'll be able to use his health insurance and we aren't anticipating an extended run of temporary employment. The problem isn't that there aren't great jobs. Its that my internet is currently at 158 Kelton where I have no furniture, and I'm in the middle of a move with some definite time constraints and issues.
I have until October 11, 2006 to elect very expensive COBRA insurance ($500 a month for medical, $50 for dental) so I'm going to see how this latest delay plays out then make a decision. We're insured in the event of an emergency, we would just need to sign up immediately and the coverage is retroactive to my last day of employ.
Lastly and unbelievably, I've gained 9 lbs since July 28th. How I do not know. Eating habits have been less (yes, less) then working because I'm only too eager to take a one hour lunch break when I needed to escape the office. Yesterday I had two bowls of cereal, a small bunch of baby carrots, and part of a sub. And diet soda. That's all! I know the sub isn't healthy and the cereal was frosted flakes, but I assure you that I am exposed to far worse things (pizza, doughnuts, etc) when working. And I've been huffing, puffing, painting, walking, climbing a lot. As soon as I start temping again, I'm re-joining the gym. I do miss the activity, but I also want to dedicate as much time right now to finding the right job--and early in the school year is ideal. This doesn't even bring all the genealogy research that I've neglected for almost a year. Grrr!
We are hoping to accelerate the process by moving boxes (yes, just boxes) of our stuff with the use of a cheap Budget 10' truck rental. Should be a piece of cake except for all the lugging. Anyone with muscles to spare who wants to help, ample beer and pizza will be your reward. (Other beverages available upon request.)
Last night, I had the interesting experience of watching my husband and a friend of ours, Dan, saw apart the three person section of our sectional. No, you read right: saw apart. Saw in half, in fact. Only by bending the couch in half like an taco were they able to get it up the narrow staircase.
Lesson learned: Narrow staircases = quite charming. But buy modular furniture and a split bed frame.
It was one mighty pathetic looking piece of furniture but after placing metal brackets on the sawed apart bits and stapling the fabric back on, we but need to fix where the upholstery got sawed (it was sort of an impromptu decision). We've decided a well placed pleat will definitely do the trick. We really don't like our sectional, despite purchasing it in October 2005 with some wedding funds because the fabric pills constantly. Good news is that we didn't spend that much money on it in the first place because we have cats and buying good furniture with animals in the house and not owning a home is never a wise proposition. The fact that the sofa's not great quality explains our initial reluctance to pay someone to take it apart the "right" way or put it through a window.
I wish our digital camera had been handy so I could show you the "before" and "after" pictures, however, given all the crap we have to do--we needed to get the couch back into one piece asap without digging through all our life possessions to see where the camera might be.
I went to Spherion Wednesday to see about temporary work. The good news is that I will be making as much or slightly more than I was at BU Housing (yes, for the job desription I had and all the customer service I had to dish out, I didn't get paid that much---but hey, there was a free masters involved) but of course, there are no benefits. Well, actually there are (health insurance after 30 days of employ) but I'm hoping not to need it.
Keith is slated to be employed by September 15th at BU. Don't hold your breath. This is the 5th delay that has interceded. This after being promised January 1, March 1, July 1, July 28, and Sept. 1. I'll be able to use his health insurance and we aren't anticipating an extended run of temporary employment. The problem isn't that there aren't great jobs. Its that my internet is currently at 158 Kelton where I have no furniture, and I'm in the middle of a move with some definite time constraints and issues.
I have until October 11, 2006 to elect very expensive COBRA insurance ($500 a month for medical, $50 for dental) so I'm going to see how this latest delay plays out then make a decision. We're insured in the event of an emergency, we would just need to sign up immediately and the coverage is retroactive to my last day of employ.
Lastly and unbelievably, I've gained 9 lbs since July 28th. How I do not know. Eating habits have been less (yes, less) then working because I'm only too eager to take a one hour lunch break when I needed to escape the office. Yesterday I had two bowls of cereal, a small bunch of baby carrots, and part of a sub. And diet soda. That's all! I know the sub isn't healthy and the cereal was frosted flakes, but I assure you that I am exposed to far worse things (pizza, doughnuts, etc) when working. And I've been huffing, puffing, painting, walking, climbing a lot. As soon as I start temping again, I'm re-joining the gym. I do miss the activity, but I also want to dedicate as much time right now to finding the right job--and early in the school year is ideal. This doesn't even bring all the genealogy research that I've neglected for almost a year. Grrr!
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