
The tank was drained, the fish all caught and bagged and I headed home with a CAR FULL of fish stuff; the tank, boxes of bagged fishies, boxes of fish maintenance stuff, buckets full of icky gravel....and my dog, Sophie, who, other that sticking to me like glue and being a bit whiny lately from all the moving, behaved very well and got a cookie once we got home.
Well the after a few hours of cleaning and setting up the industrial shelves (did you know 1 gallon of water = 10 lbs!! That means my 25 gallon tank is 250 lbs PLUS the 2 inches of gravel covering the bottoms!! Yowzah!!) I finally got the aquarium and all its' inhabitants settled. And it looks...glorious, I must say!! All shiny and clean! All the fish are fighting for the prime hiding spots! One I get more batteries for my camera I will snap a photo.
THEN I must tell you that I was on such an unpacking kick that I began to unpack the stacks of boxes in my bedroom! And I do mean stacks!! They basically block in my bed so that I've been rolling out of the end of my bed every morning and I needed to get my clothes all organized so I can find them and stop living out of one meager suitcase.
As my unpacking adrenaline coursed through me I popped in the dvd I'd been watching while I set up my aquarium, Pride and Prejudice (my desk and computer are in my bedroom) and began the massive undertaking of unpacking the boxes in my bedroom.
I unpacked and put away and flattened boxes.....
until 3 am rolled around and I was nearly done!!! I still have a few more to go, books and Misc boxes (who knows what's in them!) but I'm almost done!!! I got my tall paper Ikea lamp set up (found the bulbs) and my little bedside table and clothes all put away! Magnificent! I paused the dvd, which due to the title and content was still going on and on about "losing one's good opinion" and "fair prospects", crawled into bed and was fast into my little 4 hours of sleep, dreaming of Mr. Darcy's intense gaze, before I had to get up again.
I'm am feeling quite well so far this morning, but my father tells me around 2 pm my colossal tiredness will hit me and I fear I may crash!
PS - Is anyone moving soon and in need of boxes??? I have loads that are terrific!! Let me know!
PPS - OH and I finally sold my table and chairs last night! I got way less than I had hoped for but I was very glad to be rid of them.
4 comments:
Well done! Bravo Bravo!!! We wondered how you were getting along in your little Barbie Kingdom! Keep drinking water - it'll keep you awake and busy running back and forth to the bathroom!!
C&M (the waffle queens)
Yay! I can't wait to see your new place. I love Mr. Darcy:)
You know what I was thinking as you were writing...that maybe you'd find mortimer jr. in one of your boxes...
Kirsten,
What a nightmare about the fish tank and not being able to clean it. You poor thing packing and unpacking until the wee hours of the morning. You must be feeling pooped out by now.
Glad you sold your table and chairs as it's one less thing for you to worry about. Yes, "Pride and Prejudice" is a great movie and I love Darcy in it.
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