As many of you know, we lived in a wonderful apartment back home with our friends right across the hall and downstairs. Thus, moving into a tiny apartment with no one else in the same building was somewhat difficult. However, I'm trying my best to make it feel like home here.
We have two apartments, but because it's so obnoxious to go down the hall with the loud keypads announcing our every movement to the neighbors, we have only stayed in one of them. It's basically one room with some sliding doors marking off the kitchen and a door to the bathroom. So it's basically like living in the bedroom.
The kitchen is maybe 7x4 feet. It has a washer that sings and washes clothes like nobody's business. There is also a small refrigerator and freezer coming up to my shoulders. On the other side is the two-burner stove, a sink, and absolutely no counter space. There is one cabinet above the sink and two below.
Then there's the bathroom. It's probably 4x3 feet. The size is manageable, but the shower is not. Most of the time, there is no water pressure and it comes out in a trickle. The temperature oscillates from really hot to really cold. There are usually 3 intervals during my shower when the water goes ice for a full minute. It happens so often that I know when to expect them: when I wash my face, when I shampoo my hair, and when I try to rinse out conditioner. The other apartment has a huge bathroom and a wonderful shower, but the size of the bedroom area is a bit smaller, and we already have Internet coming into this one anyway.
The main living area is taken over by our double bed with ugly lavender bedding. In it, there is a low table with the TV on it, my mirror, and the "closet." The Closet is some poles with curtains on them. The only good thing about it is that you can change the size of it to fit your needs.
Here is the entry area with the Langcon characters taking over the shoe cabinet. There is also a mirror we found in the alley behind our apartment which makes the place feel bigger than it is.
It's not easy fitting two people into an apartment this small, but it's starting to feel more and more like home. More plants should do the trick! :-D
I'm pretty sure I kind of love the wallpaper!!
ReplyDeleteSo you're second apartment just doesn't have Internet? do you have to pay to get it set up or has it just not gotten done by a company or something yet? Either way I like the look of that one and it seems really cozy.
There is no Internet and it's expensive to get it set up. Since that post though, we've kind of turned that room into an exercise center :-D
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