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Well, yesterday I picked up the key to the new apartment. As of today, I have 49 days remaining to shift from one apartment in what was a nice gated community three years ago (and is now less-nice... tenants are great but surrounding area has gone downhill) into a non-gated community that's very quite and in a lovely part of town. It's not -really- closer to work. It's almost exactly the same distance, but now I'm way off the highway and in a great quiet area nestled between a fantastic (gigantic) park and some old, rich neighborhoods.


Tomorrow I'm going to buy fresh essentials - shower liner/curtain, smaller computer desk, a smaller TV stand for my bedroom, a blackout curtain for the patio door in my bedroom, and a curtain rod, mounting hooks, and S-hooks for the kitchen.


The first item on the list has obvious uses. The shower curtain I've got now has gotten grungy over the last three years, and I never did put a liner in the damn thing. Self-explanatory.


The second item? The "desk" I have in the living room now is a giant folding table with lots of space. It's a great utility piece, but the new apartment has two living areas - each a little smaller than the one living area in my current apartment. Instead, the folding table will end up in the hall closet, and will make appearances for parties as a serving table in the kitchen. The PC will come live in the bedroom, so I need something a little more efficient.


The third item? I could use my existing "stand" if I needed to, but then I couldn't put the TV where I'd like to put it. Right now, it sits (along with my systems) on a long pane of glass balanced on two small black end tables. The concoction is too wide for where I want to put the TV... the gap between where the door swings open and the bathroom door's opening is too narrow by about six inches, and I don't want to take any chances of that door hitting anything that holds electronics. I can repurpose this piece elsewhere in the apartment.


The fourth item? Should also be self-explanatory. I don't mind light at all - it's more about not letting people see into the bedroom. Though, blockading that entire thing would remove my view out into the pool. Perhaps I'll find some happy medium.


The fifth? Our kitchen has a viewport over the sink that overlooks the bigger living room. We're gonna hang a rod and utilize the S-hooks to hold all of our pots, restaurant-style. This is good, because I have a few ridiculously large cooking utensils, as does the new roommate! We might happen to love food. I'm all for spending money up front to make utensil storage a breeze.


I've got a fair budget for this. I was originally worried about having to pay for two apartments for two months. It still sucks, but on yesterday's paycheck, I already moved the rent for one apartment into my secondary account for safekeeping, so I'll only have to worry about one apartment's rent out of the check on the 24th. This is incredibly ideal. We're already looking at stylistic things for subsequent paychecks as well - things that aren't essential to organization, but will be nice to have.