Apartment Update/Blogging Holiday

The hubby and I have been hard at work to get our apartment in decent shape. We've been painting, cleaning, organizing, sorting and storing things. We've come a long way and there's still more to do. A big chunk of my days recently have involved carrying stuff down to the garage to store, on days that hubby drives to work, so I don't have a car in the way of the entrance.

I mentioned before how the car is too big for the garage, right?

Yeah, it can't fit... well, actually it can fit, if we drive it all the way to the back of the garage and don't intend to get out of the car unless it's climbing through the hatchback.

You just don't think of a Ford Focus hatchback being too big for anything until you get to Germany, folks.

So no, it doesn't fit. But it looks just fine parked outside the garage. And we can see it from our bedroom balcony, which is handy if we don't remember if we locked it or not: just grab the fob and point.

It certainly was fun helping to navigate the car into the driveway in the first place a few days ago when someone partially blocked the driveway by not parking within the lines on the street. With inches (or centimeters) to spare, we made it in with zero scratches. The hubby Google translated a note to put on the car telling him to please not block the driveway.

Back to the storing - our garage is now our storage space so we've (I've) been bringing down empty boxes that will be essential to keep for the next move (giant TV box, those from new kitchen items, lighting fixtures, etc). Hubby even bought a giant plastic tarp to put down in case there is some kind of moisture that seeps inside.

We also have things down there that we just can't use because the plugs aren't right or we won't need (dining table and chairs), or things we haven't used in forever but someone insisted we bring (golf clubs). At least we have the space for all of it and didn't have to carry it upstairs. The multiple trips up and down have really been giving me quite the workout!

With those items moved out and sorted, here is what a 90% completed, clutter-free kitchen looks like:

And freshly painted dining room (the items on the floor against the wall are all ready to be put into the buffets we ordered when the rental furniture arrives):

We still have to pack up some additional boxes with miscellaneous items for the garage, with those remaining boxes in the center, but 95% of the big items are already stored.

And finally the guest bedroom, also freshly painted with linens and lamps ready for setup:

We still have to do some painting downstairs on certain spots, but all the "room" painting has been completed. The walls came out really nicely, too, even if they are just white. Soon we can start hanging our frames up, probably take another trip to Ikea for more goodies, and really get to enjoy the space.

Speaking of relaxing times, this will be my last post for awhile, but I'll resume posts again on Wednesday, June 5th. I promise a super exciting post on that day, so stay tuned!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Enjoy the hot weather - it's really cold here (as I write this at 8:30am, it's only 38 degrees F outside!) Brr, perfect for enjoying a cup of Harney and Sons Paris tea :-)