Good morning Lounge - with new pics of my condo

[MissHoneychurch]

Good morning everyone? Did you have a good start into the new week? I am still getting used to the new surrounding and the new ways I have to take each morning. But I love it :D

Yesterday evening I unpacked some boxes .... the book shelves get filled, the boxes get less .... soon I will be all settled. Here are some pics I took Sunday.

Bedroom



The white closet was in the room already, the beige one I brought with me

Computer/work room - guest room


Living room





This is the place where the new couch is coming once it gets delivered

[Sultana]

1. Your condo is so nice

Can't wait to see it once you've finished unpacking. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Thank you

I can't wait either .... of course I have to do it myself ... every evening some boxes, then I am done in no time :)

[bridgit]

3. Sweet, lots of storage space, I like it!!

:bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

5. Oh yes!!!

I love it!!! :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. So your new place is, what, 84 times bigger than your old one?

:bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Something like that, yes

at least it feels that way :D

Old place was 540 sqf, new place is 915 sqf.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. I knew the old one was small

because you complained about it. :D



That's a pretty big jump, but I bet you'll have no trouble filling it with cool stuff.



Oh — when's the house-warming party? :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. I already have enough stuff to fill the condo

way too much stuff :hide:

House-warming party is in February, together with my b.day. :D

[Eurobabe]

9. Hey, I like my room already! Sunshine...

OMFG, look at all the boxes, are those just books??

Happy to hear you love it, and are adjusting to your new surroundings.

Now all you need is a KITTEH!!! Once you get settled. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

10. So when are you coming?

:bounce:

Yes, they are mainly books. Some photo albums too, but 90% of the boxes are books :hide:

I know I need one. I desperately want one .... I will have to see how I settle this year, then I decide.

[Eurobabe]

71. You tell me

when you are ready for a guest. :D

As for the kitteh, that's a good idea, get settled and into a routine, and then get a fuzzbutt. :loveya:

[Guava Jelly]

11. I like it MissH

:) Good morning :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

12. Good morning GoP

thank you :)

I like it too. I am happy I decided to buy it. And now that the moving stress is over with I can start to really enjoy it.

[Guava Jelly]

13. That will be so nice.

Yay!! :) You know you could always just make a couch out of the boxes and throw a cover over them :P

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Nah, too hard

I have my small blue couch and begin of March I will get my new couch. That one will have a sleeping function, so that I don't have to give up my bed everytime I get visitors.

[malta blue]

15. Good morning MissH!!!

:hi::loveya:

Had an okay day yesterday, glad there is one less work day until the weekend ;)

Little MB had her chorus recital last night. The orchestra was terrible, but it was to be expected from kids who had only been playing their instruments for 5 months. Her dad and I sat there with wincing smiles :rofl:

Your condo looks beautiful! I know you will have a great time decorating!

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Good morning malta

oh, the joys of parenthood. :rofl:

Wat instrument is she playing?

[malta blue]

21. She plary clarinet, but last night she was just singing.

In the spring she will perform. :scared:

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Ah yes ..

so some more weeks of listening to her practicing and then the whole bunch again :rofl:

:hug:

[Callalily]

17. Morning MissH!

I simply love your new place. Your bedroom is nice and cheerful! You are right, a little unpacking every evening, and you'll be done in no time.

How far is your commute to work now?

:hug: :hi: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Good morning Simply

it is nice, isn't it? I love it too ... apparently :D

Takes me about half an hour from when I leave the house to my desk at work. Ten more minutes than before. Not too bad.

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Callalily]

19. No, not a bad commute

at all. And you don't have to drive and find a paring space. Extra bonus.

We're in for some wicked cold weather the next few days. ;( Not looking forward to that at all.

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Enough time on the train to read

or watch Countdown with KO on my iPod :D

Ugh ... sorry to hear. It seems like the really cold weather here in Germany is over for the moment. Today we have reasonable temps in the 40s.

[Inchworm]

23. Looks great and Good Morning!

Looks like a lot of sunshine too. Does it look wonderful as I imagine gazing out the windows?

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. Good morning Inchworm

:hi:

I have sunshine in the afternoon and evening. And the view is gorgeous. I have to take pics soon of that.

How are you doing today?

[Inchworm]

25. Great! I'm looking forward to you views being daily g'morn pics

Lets focus on your wonderful day and the cold weather around here hehe. My days have been high stress and not much to talk about. :P

The morning is brisk. I was out there with my dogs and coffee for about 5min. I was happy to come in to the warm.

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

27. I will try my best

can't promise a pic of the view each day though.

But last week when it was so f*cking cold we had gorgeous sunsets. Of course I didn't had my camera there :eyes:

[Inchworm]

29. Every day would be too much

hehe

Are you off work to give you time to settle in? That can be good or bad I guess. It's nice to have diversions when undergoing change.

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

30. I am at work again since yesterday

I had last week off to manage the preparation and the move itself. Now I unpack in the evening when I am home. It is mainly books so it will go fast. My kitchen is sorted in already. Except my cooking books :)

I could use a break of my break though :rofl:

[blueraven95]

26. Good Afternoon, MissHoneychurch!

It's so good to see you! :hug: :loveya:

The condo looks wonderful! It will be such a lovely home, I can tell.


:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

28. Good morning blueraven

good to see you too :hug: :loveya:

So you approve? :)

I am thinking of painting the one wall in the living room as well, the one where the couch will be. But I won't decide before I have the new couch and see how it looks.
The books make it my home. Books make a room alive.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[blueraven95]

31. of course I approve

it looks beautiful.

I agree about books - I really can't get settled in a place until my books are unpacked. Unfortunately, I've actually run out of bookshelf space in my place, and I've still got boxes of books from my move in November. I really need to go buy more shelves :rofl:


Your bedroom color looks a lot like my bedroom color, except mine is a little more orange.

[MissHoneychurch]

32. I threw out some books before I moved

and have more shelf space in the new place ... I should be able to get all my books shelved:)

I choose a color that would suit my beige closet.

[blueraven95]

33. I don't know how to throw away books

the concept is so hard for me to grasp. :D

Sorry, I'm running around a lot today (this whole week actually). I'm probably going to disappear soon.

[MissHoneychurch]

34. It was very hard for me too

I mostly kicked out mysteries. I know I won't read them again. Other than that .... it hurts me physically to throw out books.

No problem. I am busy here too.

[AirmensMom]

38. OK, I win ...

My books have been packed since May, 2006. We didn't get the shelves we were supposed to get, so the books are in boxes in the attic. I miss seeing them out! I put up some temporary shelves for the paperbacks last month. Everything else is still in boxes for a while.

Oh, and hi! I couldn't resist responding here, although I should have said hello first. :hi: :hug:

[blueraven95]

69. Hi!

yes you do win.


Sorry I missed you earlier. Things have been hopping at work this week. :hug:

[AirmensMom]

35. Wow, MissHC!

It looks fabulous! I love the bedroom color! :bounce:


I'm glad you're getting unpacked and enjoying your new place. :hug:

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

36. So you are coming to visit?

:bounce:

I definitely will enjoy it. The more books get on the shelves and the less boxes are standing around the better it gets. And it looks so much nicer with my furniture in it :D

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

37. I would love to.

We just have to iron out some major life disasters and then I'll work on it. :shrug:

Your furniture is nice. Of course the place looks better with it! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

39. I love my old furniture

and it looks great with the light parquet :bounce:

Those disasters will disappear this year :hug:

[AirmensMom]

40. Yes, it does

look great with the floors!

*sigh* I hope you're right. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

42. I know I am right

just wait and see :hug:

[AirmensMom]

43. Right now,

I just want to get through the current mini-disaster and get back on my schedule. :hug:

But you know what I mean ... bet you can't wait to just sit and watch TV in your new digs.

BTW, I LOVE your cabinet. LOVE it!!!!!! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

45. The mini-disaster can be solved

it is annyoing but nothing that can't be fixed :hug:

The cabinet is from around 1900. So are the table and the two small cabinets. The two small ones belonged to my great-grandmother.

[AirmensMom]

49. True ...

but will take some work and I need to get going on it.

Cool! They are very nice! :bounce:


Gotta hit the road now. Wish me luck! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[vard28]

41. Furniture question

The big piece with the glass front, that is beautiful! Is it old? Is it from your family or did you buy it?

[MissHoneychurch]

44. It is from around 1900

my parents bought it in the 80s. I love it. But the movers weren't amused dragging it down 5 stairs. Neither were my friends and family members who dragged it up 5 stairs 6 years ago.

[vard28]

62. It was worth it! It's beautiful!

I can relate, I have a piano! :rofl:

[LynzM]

46. Dude....

Zomg, you are making me pine for German apartments! Congrats on your new place!! Love the light! :bounce: :toast:

[MissHoneychurch]

47. LynzM!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hug: :woohoo: :hug: :bounce: :hug: :loveya:

So good to see you!! How have you been?

You definitely have to visit!!!

[LynzM]

65. Hi!

:hug: :hug: :hug: back! :loveya:

I'm doing ok, work is super, ridiculously lame right now, but otherwise things are good. :)

I can't wait to be able to come visit! Some year... :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. Now I've got to get moving, or you're going to beat me at the unpacking

game. And I was going to take a nap.

:hug: Congrats on your new home!

[MissHoneychurch]

50. Thanks MrsGrumpy

:hug:

Congrats on your move and new place too.

I am sure you have way more stuff than I do and way more space. So don't you worry. :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

51. It's beautiful!

How many floors up are you?

Good luck with your unpacking.


:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

52. Thank you Joani

:hug:

I am on the 9th floor.

how are you doing?

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

58. You should have a great view.

I'm planning our next moves. We'll be putting the house on the market later this month. I hope we can find something we can afford to buy in South Carolina. I'd like to have us moved before next winter if possible.
I'm going a little nuts from time to time since Jon lost his job and his brother lost all of Jon's inheritance in the Bernard Madoff fraud. x(

[MissHoneychurch]

59. It is a great view

into the hills nearby. Love it.

Ouch, that hurts a lot. :hug: I hope you find a buyer soon and can move to SC or NC.

[In_The_Wind]

61. maybe you'll have some interesting photos of the snow covered city by night

thanks

After talking with Holly around midnight last night I'm leaning toward S C warmer winter weather for day trips to the beach. I already have an idea of the area where I want to look for a house. The folks were great to be around several years ago when I wintered in Myrtle Beach. I'll be looking 50 to 75 miles inland to begin with.

Starting over at 60 is going to be a real h00t!

[Wapsie B]

53. Oh my back is killing me just looking at all those big closets and cabinets.

:P

Hardwood floors too! Cool. I do like all the closet space you have in the bedroom. I've wanted one of those multi-drawer closets for a long time.

[MissHoneychurch]

54. I had professional movers

no way I would let my friends and family carry all my stuff again. They did it already more than once.

The hardwood floors were a pleasant surprise. I thought the whole time I have laminate. So we renewed it and now it looks just gorgeous. Like new :)

[graywarrior]

55. Nice digs!

[MissHoneychurch]

56. Thanks

:D

[redqueen]

57. Oh how pretty! I love the light...

Hope you enjoy settling in to your new home, MissHoneychurch. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

60. Thank you

so far I can't complain :D

I really like it. And to know that it is mine and not someone elses is a good feeling.

I wish I could invite all the people of the Lounge to my housewarming party :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

63. So HAPPY for you!! Lovely place it will be, once you are settled.

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[AlCzervik]

64. Nice! Lemme have your closet space!

those closets, my gawd the shoes i could fill those up with.

[grace0418]

66. Oooh, I *LOVE* the color of the wall in the bedroom mango/yellow/orange is so

pretty and cheerful! Congrats on your new place!

[foxfeet]

67. Guten Morgen, Miss Honeychurch!

Ich wuensche Ihnen viel Glueck in Ihrer neue Wohnung! (Es tut mir leid, aber mein Computer hat keine Umlautpunkte!):hi:

[SeattleGirl]

68. Very nice!!!

I love how the light hits that wall in the bedroom. Gives it a warm, sunny glow!

Congrats again, gf!

[BarenakedLady]

70. Awesome

A new place...how exciting.

:bounce: