I am victorious.

Yesterday there were literally stacks and stacks of boxes in the kitchen. Enough to intimidate even the most seasoned mover, I didn’t want to put anything away until I had all the drawers and shelves cleaned and lined and last night I set a pretty lofty goal to getting all of the boxes unpacked today. Started out at about 9 this morning, and put the finishing touches with the stainless steel cleaner on at 5:30. I could not be more tired but I am finished.  There is no décor at all, but at least the kitchen is functional now.

The fruits of my labor today resulted in a stack of boxes and a pile of paper and bubble wrap that started out as a little pile, but quickly grew from a pile, to a mound, to a hill. One look in the window and the neighbors would think we’re hoarders. (“Honey look, we can save this paper and bubble wrap for something crafty, or I could use it to wrap my cake plates!”). Actually, it’s driving me batty and I want it gone, but I just don’t have the energy to anything that requires moving off the couch. There’s always tomorrow. I know many of you Californians are probably thinking that all this paper an cardboard should go straight into the recycling can, right? WRONG! We don’t have a recycle can – it all goes into the trash. Another thing to get accustomed to.

One last note on going Texas. This new time zone means that the shows the come on a 8:00pm in CA, are actually on at 7:00pm here. I don’t thin I like this. I’m not mentally prepared to wind down at 7:00! I may not have even had dinner by then. Does this mean I’ll learn to go to bed at 10:00 instead of 11:00?