first post since move

Hello world,

I sit here writing in my new apartment! Things aren't always greener on the other side is the phrase that comes to mind. Yes, I like how my new apartment looks and how all of my stuff is fitting into the new place. That part is awesome. I like that there is an ice maker! And even the little window box I have on my kitchen window that I can put a little herb garden on when I get a few extra bucks! But - the AC is broken. It is HOT in my apartment. I don't like hot. At all. And the maintenance guy says "yeah everything is working normally" - not. It really isn't. I'm sorry, but we kept the old apartment at 68 degrees because we didn't mind paying the electric bill but it hasn't gotten below 75. And that is unacceptable. But its the weekend - so Monday we will try our hardest to get it fixed.

In other news, the decluttering process is a little harder than I thought it would be. I would be lying if I didn't tell you I feel overwhelmed with it all! But I think its getting easier. Finding new places for everything and getting everything organized in itself is fun. I don't think I threw enough things away. That's for sure. Not everything is fitting in the new apartment. All of the furniture fits - and hey, even the freezer fits! All we need now is a DVD rack to open up the shelves on the bookshelf that my grandpa made for me. :) Then we can move the "office" stuff to the bookshelf. I would also like to get a decorative filing cabinet (to replace the one we have that's falling apart) and use it as an end table. We also want to get a new couch and a chair. So many things to get - and not so much money! That's where we are now.

As more and more boxes are being depleted and more and more floor space is being revealed, the new decluttered life is actually pretty good. I'm liking it. Now we just have maintain! But - so far so good! :-)

The new eating habits are good also. I've cooked a lot and have come up with snack alternatives to the frozen food counter parts! And the best part - Robert liked them! One of the snacks I made was a pizza snack. I took flat bread and spread pizza sauce on it and sprinkled cheese and put turkey pepperoni and ham cubes on the pizza. Winner!! Better than the frozen food! I also tried making zucchini fries today - they weren't perfect but they were pretty darn good! I didn't fry them either!

The physical part - well perhaps I am just making excuses which is a good possibility - but the ps3 just got hooked up today and my zumba game is on the ps3. I could have gone to the little gym already - there isn't an excuse for that. But Robert and I have obtained the Insanity Workout Videos and we plan on doing those guys - we will see. I told Robert that if he lost a bunch of weight - space camp for adults is his reward! I want to get a reward for myself... but what will make me want to get up and do stuff... And this is what I'll leave you with. Do you have any rewards that you've set aside for yourself??

Life's too short to have too much stuff,

Sandy

P.S. Come check out the new apartment!!