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Bedroom Chaos — This is what things looked like for the first few days, as you might have guessed. First priority when moving in: set up the TiVo. Second: set up the wireless network. THEN, we can start dealing with mundane stuff like clothing. (It wasn't until three days later that we found plates and bowls to eat with.) |
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First Night — After taking care of the important things like the entertainment system, it's time to figure out how to put the bed back together. (Good thing we saved the directions!) |
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Bubba Scoping the Scene — Bubba had issues waiting for me to finish setting up the office. With nothing but the desk set up, he's already up on the window sill waiting for me to start working. (He's worse than my boss!) |
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At Home in the Living Room — The dining room (foreground) and living room, with our stuff mostly moved in. There's still some painting to do and that scary light fixture to get rid of, but at least we're ready to kick back and watch TV at the end of a long day of packing! |
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Bedtime — Our master bedroom, with furniture in place. It looks much nicer than the empty room pictured earlier, even though the dresser is ugly and matches nothing. It's temporary, I swear. (Erin makes me swear that.) |
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First Order of Business — Our first project was to get rid of the baby-poop-brown wall in our living room. This was actually Erin's project -- with help from some friends, Keith came home from his first week away, surprised to learn she wasn't just sitting on her butt the whole time after all! |
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Break out the Tools — Without having any landlord or property management company to call, Keith and Erin take turns trying to fix the leaking kitchen sink. It took three trips to two different Home Depot stores, plus two to the local Ace Hardware store, but on the third attempt, it finally got fixed. The garbage disposal was next to go, but that was much more readily fixed, MacGyver-style, with a wine cork. |
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Color Free — The puke orange in the family room and kitchen was next to go, leaving almost none of the original colors of the house. |
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Commodification — "Whaddya think, honey? Doesn't it really open up the space in here?" |
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