Things that suck about moving and leaving our rental house:
Packing
Pretending to pack when I’m really reading updates on Twitter and checking my Blackberry.
Now we will own a house which is way different than owning an apartment or renting because there is no landlord, no superintendent, no building handyman and no doormen. It’s just me and Rick. Fixing things. This is going to pose some problems.
Because of said packing and other commitments, I missed the finale of “Project Runway” (the only reality show that I watch) and had to DVR it. And then a friend inadvertently told me the winner before I had a chance to see it. I rocked myself back and forth in a corner, repeating the mantra, “It’s only TV. It’s only TV.” I have forgiven this friend because she’s super awesome and because it’s just really pathetic to hold a TV grudge.
Locking the keys in my jeep because because I’m overwhelmed, distracted and tired. Or maybe just distraught over “Project Runway” fiasco.
No opportunity to read my beloved NY Post from cover to cover. This morning I sadly only had time to read HALF of the story, “Lindsay Lohan is Banned from Clubs, Out of Work & Twittering her Nights Away.”
No time or energy to join the worldwide protest against an Iranian cleric who claims scantily clad women cause earthquakes. So in protest, women are vowing to wear revealing outfits and show cleavage on Monday to see if it sets off a Boobquake. If you live on the West Coast, just be prepared for some kind of seismic shift.
The most awesome thing about moving:
I never, ever, ever have to look at this rug in our rental house again….
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kelcey kintner
Good luck with your new move and handyman at least this one you can sleep with! I can top that rug with our uglier rental rug and trump you with even uglier lighting! Just saying! Have a great week.
lol…that is one fugly carpet…good luck with the move!!
hmmmm, there’s really not much to say about that carpet, apart from ‘SO LONG SUCKER!”!!! yay for the house purchase and move – you sprung it on us hehe – i cant even IMAGINE moving out of this place. i’m hopeful that at least HALf my kids have already left home so we don’t have as much CRAP to pack!
A real friend would never do that to you. Cut her loose. Or just cut her.
what IS it about the suburbs and people putting runners on the stairs? really? last i checked: big design flaw! at least yours was patterned, ours was white, or a semblance of long ago white burbur! GROSS! not to mention that it was a hazard when your feet would slip right out from under you…
i’m in my own packing hell here, very distracted by DVR and my phone. xo
Congrats and Good luck – I am so impressed that you didn’t even mention all while carrying twins! You are amazing and I can’t wait to see you this weekend!
I’ve never experienced a boobquake. Maybe I should build a boobquake shelter under our house.
Good luck with the move. Hope it goes smoothly.
I can’t join the protest either, because I have no cleavage to show. Dang, I wish I could start an earthquake.
What? That rug is fabulous!
What’s wrong with a TV grudge? Don’t be afraid to feel your feelings, Kelcey!
Oh yeah, that rug is a definite potential health hazard! We are so bad at fixing things in our house that I have like 5 different handyman #’s in my phone now. Plus the lawn guys, the pool guys, the septic tank guys — it’s never ending. Eric has us moving back to our apt. in a year and a half. i cannot imagine giving up space and yard but soooo do miss the convenience of having a super! Can’t wait to hear all about the new house!
You can get your “handyman” to do more around the house if you promise favors. The work is not as reliable as a pro, but it’s much cheaper.
I have even uglier carpeting on my stairs. In the house we’ve owned for 6 years. Someday…
Good luck with the move … and keep us posted on how everything goes. (Serious bummer about Project Runway!)
-Deb for Ouidad
P.S. That is one ugly carpet!
I am just so happy it wasn’t me to spill the Project Runway winner!! :-} Good luck tomorrow. I am sure you will be blogging away…avoiding now the unpacking! xo
It’s only TV? I don’t buy that!
🙂
Good luck w/the move.
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Hey, I kinda LIKE the rug.
FYI- I got MY boobage going on today, let’s see what happens.
I was living in San Francisco at the time of the ’89 earthquake. I had just stepped out of the shower and put on a thong when it hit. And all these years, I thought it was a natural disaster.
Best of the best luck on your move, Kelcey! I can’t wait to hear your hilarious take on the whole thing…
Home ownership could definitely be upgraded by some city perks, like supers and doormen.
Good luck with the move!
Congrats on your new house!
Good luck with the move! When it starts to get you down just think about that carpet.
As a 35 year homeowner with No Live-In Handyman….just remember that everything you ‘change’ or ‘improve’ should be done with the idea in mind that it’s permanent…If you tile floors; they don’t need to be replaced as carpet does. If you panel your walls with wood, they never need to be painted…and on and on.
OK, it sounds like Marinka and a couple other folks are leading the charge for you to hate me. I was excited, I thought of you as my Project Runway pal, I had lapse in sanity. It was in no way intentional. How was I to know that you weren’t watching?
*feeling sad*
Amen sister! About the rug I mean… 🙂
Ironically, I think Seth Aaron made a dress out of that rug.
Good luck with your move! Hope you are able to catch up on all of your programs soon, with a tub of bon bons of course!
I think that rug just gave me diarrhea.
Here’s hoping ou’ll breeze thru the move with humor and ease and the perfect handyman will appear…one who knows all the best yardmen, roofers, etc…
Don’t even try to do it yourselves…my “in-house handyman” just ends up costing me more in the long run when i have to call in the pro. Just hand Rick the remote to watch the game…..too bad Lori doesn’t live here!
UPDATE:
Looks like all us hot scantily clad women today actually DID cause an earthquake. In Taiwan. Gosh, we weren’t even near there. I guess I underestimated all our hotty-hot-hotness. Freakin’ Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi. Now he and ALL guys are going to say they know what they’re talking about.
Good luck on the big move! For sure no boobquakes around this house 😀
I love how, in my google reader, that photo just goes on and on, and takes an endless while to scroll through — sort of like I imagine you feel every time you have to look at it. Nice.