All Moved In

I've got all my stuff at my place now. My sister and her young daughter worked all day yesterday to move me in. It was really amazing the way we were able to pack all my furniture into the van. I told my sister we could leave the largest things until my brother-in-law could come with the truck, but she said "Lets see if we can do it, I bet we can" and we did! The bed, table, desk, shelves, huge chest, plus a bunch of boxes ... even my papier mache couch were all packed into the van (we made five or six trips). We laughed a lot, especially when the couch began to fall apart (lol). I swear, papier mache furniture is normally very strong, and in fact, my couch is sturdy enough to have taken the weight of several people sitting on it at once, but I should have put more thought into making it just a little bit more durable. I was pressed for space, and impatient when I first made it. Still, it's hanging in there. Next time I'll know the mistakes I made with this first one, and correct them. Actually, I can fix this one too - it's not even completed yet anyway. I have more sewing to do on the material that covers the seating area, and more covering to do in the cupboards. I just blenderize a bunch of newspaper strips, add some glue to the mush, then grab handfulls of it and press it onto the surfaces. Papier mache is so cool.

When we came back after unloading the first van full, we noticed that the glass in the front entrance door to my old apartment building had been smashed. I worried that I would be blamed, but I found out it was the son of one of the tenants - his mother (a tenant there) had kicked him out, and he retaliated by kicking in the glass. Anyway, my old suite is empty now. I've handed in my keys, and been promised my damage deposit - it will arrive in the mail in a week or two.

This building where I live now, is huge! The hallways are endless, and just when you think you've reached the end, there's a corner that leads down a whole other hallway. I got lost looking for the pool the other day. There are actual maps in the hallways, to show people where they are, and how to get to where they're going. Today I went for my first swim in the pool. I had the pool all to myself. I swam laps.

I went for a job interview this morning. It's the first interview I've had from all the places I've applied. This interview was for a men's clothing store called "Moores". It's a very classy place, the male employees wear suits. The interview went very well. The store manager told me he's still conducting interviews, but will be able to tell me if I'm hired by next week. I feel quite positive about it. It's a full time job, paying minimum wage, with commission sales on top of that. I'm not counting my chickens just yet though. It's possible I won't get hired at Moores, so I've circled a bunch of other jobs in the paper, and plan to go out again tomorrow with my resume. I need a job a.s.a.p. Today I received my heating bill for the apartment I moved out of - $160.00!!!!! That's just for one month! And I was still cold! Luckily my damage deposit will arrive before the due date, and it will cover the bill.

At my new apartment the heat is free (I just pay for electricity), and I'm as toasty as though I was living in the tropics!

Well, back to setting up my apartment!