Alanna is getting ready to hit the stampede! Yahoooooo!

settling

Moving. Oh moving. What an…ordeal? Perhaps that’s not the right word, especially seeing as it went particularly smoothly thanks to a few amazing people. Nonetheless, I’ve been technically moved in to my place for two weeks as of today & it’s only finally coming together now. I don’t have very much stuff, certainly not enough to fill a one bedroom apartment, but my studio is packed to the rafters it seems. & I still have a couple of things at my old place (although one is the chair to my desk & the other is a tiny bookshelf).

I’ve been playing with different set up for my apartment. I’m sure it will continue to change over the next few months until I get it all figured out. The hardest part seems to be my bed & chair. 

The day after moving in. Not much has changed in this corner of the room aside from it being more organized.

Configuration One.

The way I’d originally had it set up is slightly awkward for my bedside table (which doesn’t quite fit on the wall beside my bed & sticks out a bit) and my dresser (which sits awkwardly at the foot of my bed.) Basically the set up is awkward all around. Especially since my bed is then up against the wall so if anyone stays with me, they have to climb over me to go to bed – I won’t be forfeiting MY side of the bed…. Sorry.

Configuration Two.

Deux

The latest confuguration looks a lot nicer, but makes for an awkward set up for my coffee table (Yes, I know it’s awkward that my coffee table is just sitting there on it’s own to begin with…I’m not sure what to really do with it.) & in some ways makes things feel smaller.

Basically, I’m almost totally unpacked & moved, but I’m still figuring out the logistics of this apartment of mine.

Prettier, more organized view of my desk/table & balcony

My tiny little kitchen.

Now if only I had an extra foot all around, all of my apartment problems would be solved. I guess I can’t complain too much however, I do have A/C & in 42c, not a whole lot else matters… 

move along

I’m officially moved. Well, according to my old lease & my new lease anyways. & for the most part I am actually officially moved into my new place as well. I left a few things at the old place – 2 mirrors, my desk chair, photo collages, and the modem & cable box – but aside from that everything else is here.

Up until it actually fell together, I was fairly certain that I was going to end up crying on the sidewalk halfway between apartments, France 2005 style. (When, after over 24 hours of traveling, 2 hours of wandering around Rennes like a lost child, with no idea where my residence was & unable to find a single person who would help me out, I sat down on my giant suitcase & bawled. Don’t fret for my 21-year-old self, however. I did manage to pull myself together enough to check into a hotel for the night & get enough sleep to easily find my residence the following morning.) I had 2 sbux coworkers & a friend from school (with her station wagon) help me with the move. & thank god for that station wagon. We managed to fit almost everything in it & only had to carry a few minor things the 4 blocks. I know 4 blocks doesn’t seem like much, but talk to me after you’ve carried a metal legged table that distance. It’s far enough.

The following evening, Kat helped me with the last few things & I’ve been (very) slowly settling in since. Normally, I would have my entire place figured out almost a week into living in it, but there are a few last minute touch ups that need to be finished so with the knowledge that worked will be coming in a out tomorrow, I can’t be bothered to set things up for real & get everything cleaned to my satisfaction only to have them trek through in their work boots. We’re in the middle of a disgusting humidity & high heat warning, so keep your fingers crossed for me that my AC gets fixed tomorrow as promised.

Until all this gets sorted, you’ll just have to keep on waiting to see my new digs. I know, heartbreaking.