Randoms...whatcha got?

[ohyouknow]

We PCS'd overseas a couple weeks ago. I'm trying to adjust to a new house and job. I'm struggling a bit. Even worse (or better?) my husband LOVES his new job. It's his dream job, he seems to be like a fish in water while I'm like a fish out of water. We don't have regular/reliable child care and it's stressful.  I miss our old house and air conditioning.

[Dory1988]

DH has been on med board for several months and we just found out they're recommending medical retirement. He's struggling with it and I just feel so bad I wish I could help more than I can. I'm applying to MECP to go to nursing school. That's about it right now.

[G22]

I'm sorry your feeling out of sorts right now ohyouknow. I hope you start feeling comfortable in your new area soon. I sympathize with how your feeling, because I know that's going to be me in a month.

We move overseas in 4 weeks and I'm doing my best to keep calm and not freak out. I just flew internationally home from Spain Sunday and I was so exhausted. I'm dreading flying back overseas and being even more pregnant than I am now in a few weeks.

I also just said goodbye to my family for the last time before we head overseas. Its weird to think the next time I see them, I'll no longer be pregnant and will have a baby.

[audette]

Overseas moves are a headache, and it can take a while to get familiar with the surroundings, the new folks, etc. I hope you feel more settled in a bit, ohyouknow!


My random: I went away with a buddy for the weekend, and when I came home discovered my husband had washed my teapot. With soap. It's pristine white glazed ceramic again, just like the day it was bought. All the patina and aging gone.

[Deleted]

Moving overseas and moving back were the two most stressful experiences of my life.

Do you have transportation? Is there any way you can go exploring? Find the local markets, see some sights, get the kids out to a park or playground?

[nsl]

We're just emerging from PCS hell after a solid month of (CONUS) traveling and hotel living. It's mostly our fault for leasing a house that we knew wasn't going to be available until mid-August when we were leaving our previous duty station in mid-July, but I am bound and determined to A: not PCS again until H ETS's, and B: never again live in short-term housing. We're 2/2 on this ridiculousness during PCS moves, and it's just too stressful especially now that we have kids.

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 7:58:39 GMT -5 ohyouknow said:

We PCS'd overseas a couple weeks ago. I'm trying to adjust to a new house and job. I'm struggling a bit. Even worse (or better?) my husband LOVES his new job. It's his dream job, he seems to be like a fish in water while I'm like a fish out of water. We don't have regular/reliable child care and it's stressful.  I miss our old house and air conditioning.

Sorry. I hope that you are able to find your groove soon. Or at least get a massage or something.

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 12:01:12 GMT -5 G22 said:

I'm sorry your feeling out of sorts right now ohyouknow. I hope you start feeling comfortable in your new area soon. I sympathize with how your feeling, because I know that's going to be me in a month.

We move overseas in 4 weeks and I'm doing my best to keep calm and not freak out. I just flew internationally home from Spain Sunday and I was so exhausted. I'm dreading flying back overseas and being even more pregnant than I am now in a few weeks.

I also just said goodbye to my family for the last time before we head overseas. Its weird to think the next time I see them, I'll no longer be pregnant and will have a baby.

It's pretty surreal. I remember when my son first met extended family I was thinking "the last time these people saw you, you were an inside baby" and by that time he was running around picking up apples from under my aunt's tree.

Do you have an aisle seat for your flight? (You may be able to pay to upgrade. Or get a doctor's note) Bring lots of water and snacks so that if there is any delay in food service you're good to go. And generally just bear in mind that no flight lasts forever? How are you comfort wise? Does the sitting make your body ache?

[meltoine]

I was supposed to have a prenatal massage this afternoon. But the massage therapist was 30 mins behind schedule and H couldn't keep the kids that long because he had to be back at work right when my massage was supposed to end. So I had to cancel. I'm disappointed and achy.

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 14:20:55 GMT -5 audette said:

Overseas moves are a headache, and it can take a while to get familiar with the surroundings, the new folks, etc. I hope you feel more settled in a bit, ohyouknow!


My random: I went away with a buddy for the weekend, and when I came home discovered my husband had washed my teapot. With soap. It's pristine white glazed ceramic again, just like the day it was bought. All the patina and aging gone.

Perhaps I have just learned something? I can never get my teapot clean and white with soap. Should I stop trying?

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 18:27:25 GMT -5 nsl said:

We're just emerging from PCS hell after a solid month of (CONUS) traveling and hotel living. It's mostly our fault for leasing a house that we knew wasn't going to be available until mid-August when we were leaving our previous duty station in mid-July, but I am bound and determined to A: not PCS again until H ETS's, and B: never again live in short-term housing. We're 2/2 on this ridiculousness during PCS moves, and it's just too stressful especially now that we have kids.

Sorry. :-( I can imagine temp housing with kids is no fun at all.

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 20:26:02 GMT -5 meltoine said:

I was supposed to have a prenatal massage this afternoon. But the massage therapist was 30 mins behind schedule and H couldn't keep the kids that long because he had to be back at work right when my massage was supposed to end. So I had to cancel. I'm disappointed and achy.

Sorry. How long before you think you'll be able to reschedule?

[amaristella]

My random is truly random. Late last night I put a bag of trash outside my front door. I didn't want to go all the way to the dumpster. Figured I would take care of it first thing in the morning. The neighbors whose front door is across from mine never use their front door so I don't worry about anybody seeing it.

Except I forgot to take care of it this morning and the mail-person delivered a package to my door. As soon as I hear the doorbell/knock I cringed in horror that the mail-person had to see (and smell?) my kitchen trash.

Also spell check doesn't care for "mailperson" at all but it's fine with "mailman". Get with the times spell check!

[meltoine]

Aug 12, 2015 20:30:37 GMT -5 amaristella said:

Aug 12, 2015 20:26:02 GMT -5 meltoine said:

I was supposed to have a prenatal massage this afternoon. But the massage therapist was 30 mins behind schedule and H couldn't keep the kids that long because he had to be back at work right when my massage was supposed to end. So I had to cancel. I'm disappointed and achy.

Sorry. How long before you think you'll be able to reschedule?

I rescheduled for Saturday. But it's during my kids' nap time. Which is also my nap time, lol

FWP over here. Sorry, I'm whiney tonight. 

[meltoine]

Aug 12, 2015 20:34:15 GMT -5 amaristella said:

My random is truly random. Late last night I put a bag of trash outside my front door. I didn't want to go all the way to the dumpster. Figured I would take care of it first thing in the morning. The neighbors whose front door is across from mine never use their front door so I don't worry about anybody seeing it.

Except I forgot to take care of it this morning and the mail-person delivered a package to my door. As soon as I hear the doorbell/knock I cringed in horror that the mail-person had to see (and smell?) my kitchen trash.

Also spell check doesn't care for "mailperson" at all but it's fine with "mailman". Get with the times spell check!

Whoops! Sorry mailprofessional!

[NomadicMama]

Aug 12, 2015 7:58:39 GMT -5 ohyouknow said:

We PCS'd overseas a couple weeks ago. I'm trying to adjust to a new house and job. I'm struggling a bit. Even worse (or better?) my husband LOVES his new job. It's his dream job, he seems to be like a fish in water while I'm like a fish out of water. We don't have regular/reliable child care and it's stressful.  I miss our old house and air conditioning.

The first six weeks in country were really, really difficult for me.  I felt like it was complete sensory overload since I didn't speak the language.  I couldn't easily filter spoken words or visuals.  I was exhausted.  It got better.  Getting into your new home, getting your HHG, lining up reliable child care, finding a restaurant or two that you like…the weather cooling down, all these things will help.  But at first?  It's ***hard***.

But man, I miss it now. Daily.



My random is that I'm currently on an elimination diet to determine if I have developed food sensitivities, which in turn may be the cause, or at least aggravating my autoimmune situation.  I started just over four weeks ago.  For the first three weeks, all I could eat, basically, was chicken, fish, quinoa, fresh fruits and veggies.  No beef, no pork, no shellfish, no dairy, no eggs, no peanuts or peanut butter, no corn, no nightshade veggies, no extra sugar, no caffeine, no chocolate, nothing processed, and lastly, <gasp>, no wine.  

A week ago. I started adding back food items, one new item every three days to allow my body time to show reactions to the given food.  My first food was corn starch—the one forbidden ingredient in the protein smoothie mix I wanted to use for smoothies.  That addition went smoothly.

Second food was beef.  I love a nice steak.  Guess what I have developed a sensitivity to…beef.  I am feeling even more fatigued than before and now my emotions are a mess.  I have heard gluten sensitive friends describe how they feel when they've glutened and this sounds quite similar.

The good news is that I know more now than I did on Saturday.  Hopefully this will be the beginning of me feeling normal again for the first time in over 13 months.  But I am bummed that it's beef that is doing this to me.  (I'm going to stick with this diet to see if I am sensitive to other foods as well.)

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 21:18:39 GMT -5 NomadicMama said:

Aug 12, 2015 7:58:39 GMT -5 ohyouknow said:

We PCS'd overseas a couple weeks ago. I'm trying to adjust to a new house and job. I'm struggling a bit. Even worse (or better?) my husband LOVES his new job. It's his dream job, he seems to be like a fish in water while I'm like a fish out of water. We don't have regular/reliable child care and it's stressful.  I miss our old house and air conditioning.

The first six weeks in country were really, really difficult for me.  I felt like it was complete sensory overload since I didn't speak the language.  I couldn't easily filter spoken words or visuals.  I was exhausted.  It got better.  Getting into your new home, getting your HHG, lining up reliable child care, finding a restaurant or two that you like…the weather cooling down, all these things will help.  But at first?  It's ***hard***.

But man, I miss it now. Daily.



My random is that I'm currently on an elimination diet to determine if I have developed food sensitivities, which in turn may be the cause, or at least aggravating my autoimmune situation.  I started just over four weeks ago.  For the first three weeks, all I could eat, basically, was chicken, fish, quinoa, fresh fruits and veggies.  No beef, no pork, no shellfish, no dairy, no eggs, no peanuts or peanut butter, no corn, no nightshade veggies, no extra sugar, no caffeine, no chocolate, nothing processed, and lastly, <gasp>, no wine.  

A week ago. I started adding back food items, one new item every three days to allow my body time to show reactions to the given food.  My first food was corn starch—the one forbidden ingredient in the protein smoothie mix I wanted to use for smoothies.  That addition went smoothly.

Second food was beef.  I love a nice steak.  Guess what I have developed a sensitivity to…beef.  I am feeling even more fatigued than before and now my emotions are a mess.  I have heard gluten sensitive friends describe how they feel when they've glutened and this sounds quite similar.

The good news is that I know more now than I did on Saturday.  Hopefully this will be the beginning of me feeling normal again for the first time in over 13 months.  But I am bummed that it's beef that is doing this to me.  (I'm going to stick with this diet to see if I am sensitive to other foods as well.)

That sucks. Really sucks. I've heard of people unable to eat beef. I have a "healthnut" friend who is also vegan. She cannot eat (allergic?) quinoa. I wonder if there is an external property such as added growth hormones, antibiotics and such that some farms expose the cattle to that could cause this sensitivity to emerge in people over time so that even when they eat higher quality beef later it's a no go.

[G22]

Aug 12, 2015 20:25:43 GMT -5 amaristella said:

Aug 12, 2015 12:01:12 GMT -5 G22 said:

I'm sorry your feeling out of sorts right now ohyouknow. I hope you start feeling comfortable in your new area soon. I sympathize with how your feeling, because I know that's going to be me in a month.

We move overseas in 4 weeks and I'm doing my best to keep calm and not freak out. I just flew internationally home from Spain Sunday and I was so exhausted. I'm dreading flying back overseas and being even more pregnant than I am now in a few weeks.

I also just said goodbye to my family for the last time before we head overseas. Its weird to think the next time I see them, I'll no longer be pregnant and will have a baby.

It's pretty surreal. I remember when my son first met extended family I was thinking "the last time these people saw you, you were an inside baby" and by that time he was running around picking up apples from under my aunt's tree.

Do you have an aisle seat for your flight? (You may be able to pay to upgrade. Or get a doctor's note) Bring lots of water and snacks so that if there is any delay in food service you're good to go. And generally just bear in mind that no flight lasts forever? How are you comfort wise? Does the sitting make your body ache?

I'm not sure if I've got an aisle seat yet. I'm kind of glad I just did the whole fly to and from Europe while pregnant thing so I kind of know what to expect in a few weeks when we do it again. Comfort-wise I'm ok for now, I get super antsy sitting for long periods of time. I lost track of how many times I got up to stretch my legs/pee on the long flight Sunday. I'm more exhausted by the end of the trip, which is what I'm dreading. That feeling of "I just want to crash ASAP, but can't because of one reason or another" is what I'm not looking forward to. I was utterly exhausted after 24 hours of traveling this weekend. I know it will all work out though. Its just too soon after this last trip to make me feel excited about another long day of flying yet.

[amaristella]

Aug 12, 2015 23:04:47 GMT -5 G22 said:

Aug 12, 2015 20:25:43 GMT -5 amaristella said:

It's pretty surreal. I remember when my son first met extended family I was thinking "the last time these people saw you, you were an inside baby" and by that time he was running around picking up apples from under my aunt's tree.

Do you have an aisle seat for your flight? (You may be able to pay to upgrade. Or get a doctor's note) Bring lots of water and snacks so that if there is any delay in food service you're good to go. And generally just bear in mind that no flight lasts forever? How are you comfort wise? Does the sitting make your body ache?

I'm not sure if I've got an aisle seat yet. I'm kind of glad I just did the whole fly to and from Europe while pregnant thing so I kind of know what to expect in a few weeks when we do it again. Comfort-wise I'm ok for now, I get super antsy sitting for long periods of time. I lost track of how many times I got up to stretch my legs/pee on the long flight Sunday. I'm more exhausted by the end of the trip, which is what I'm dreading. That feeling of "I just want to crash ASAP, but can't because of one reason or another" is what I'm not looking forward to. I was utterly exhausted after 24 hours of traveling this weekend. I know it will all work out though. Its just too soon after this last trip to make me feel excited about another long day of flying yet.

I never get excited about a long day of travel. I enjoy train travel to a degree but that's about it.

[kpol]

Sounds like we could all use a big glass of wine or other indulgence!

We're in the PCS dump as well. We left Korea at the end of June and have been living in hotels since then. We aren't near a base, in a VHCOL area, and the good rentals go like hotcakes and are $$$ for what you get. We decided to buy and close next week and it can't come soon enough!

I'm also starting to wish we still lived overseas...Our families are already planning multiple trips to see us and expect us to come back for the holidays. I like my space!!

[audette]

Aug 12, 2015 23:04:47 GMT -5 G22 said:

Aug 12, 2015 20:25:43 GMT -5 amaristella said:

It's pretty surreal. I remember when my son first met extended family I was thinking "the last time these people saw you, you were an inside baby" and by that time he was running around picking up apples from under my aunt's tree.

Do you have an aisle seat for your flight? (You may be able to pay to upgrade. Or get a doctor's note) Bring lots of water and snacks so that if there is any delay in food service you're good to go. And generally just bear in mind that no flight lasts forever? How are you comfort wise? Does the sitting make your body ache?

I'm not sure if I've got an aisle seat yet. I'm kind of glad I just did the whole fly to and from Europe while pregnant thing so I kind of know what to expect in a few weeks when we do it again. Comfort-wise I'm ok for now, I get super antsy sitting for long periods of time. I lost track of how many times I got up to stretch my legs/pee on the long flight Sunday. I'm more exhausted by the end of the trip, which is what I'm dreading. That feeling of "I just want to crash ASAP, but can't because of one reason or another" is what I'm not looking forward to. I was utterly exhausted after 24 hours of traveling this weekend. I know it will all work out though. Its just too soon after this last trip to make me feel excited about another long day of flying yet.

Ask when you check in for an aisle seat (or, heck, call the airline and ask now).  Barring that, if you're still in a middle/window seat, please ask the person in the aisle seat on your row if you can swap.  I know I'm a stickler for preferring aisle seats myself, but I have given that up for a woman who said she was pregnant.  (it was an entertaining exchange, because she didn't really speak English, and I don't speak Japanese... once I figured it out, though, I was happy to swap seats)

[audette]

Aug 12, 2015 20:28:12 GMT -5 amaristella said:

Aug 12, 2015 14:20:55 GMT -5 audette said:

Overseas moves are a headache, and it can take a while to get familiar with the surroundings, the new folks, etc. I hope you feel more settled in a bit, ohyouknow!


My random: I went away with a buddy for the weekend, and when I came home discovered my husband had washed my teapot. With soap. It's pristine white glazed ceramic again, just like the day it was bought. All the patina and aging gone.

Perhaps I have just learned something? I can never get my teapot clean and white with soap. Should I stop trying?

Oh, yep. A proper teapot should never be washed with soap. Think of it like a good cast iron pan - you want to maintain the seasoning on the pan/pot. Over time it adds to the wonderfulness of the output of the pan/pot.  If it's gone nasty, and needs to be cleaned for that reason, sure, but then you need to rebuild the seasoning on it...  A proper teapot should only be cleaned out with hot water.

So, basically, by washing it with soap, my husband returned my pot back to it's brand new state, and I need to get it's seasoning back. 

[NomadicMama]

Aug 13, 2015 9:20:52 GMT -5 kpol said:

Sounds like we could all use a big glass of wine or other indulgence!

We're in the PCS dump as well. We left Korea at the end of June and have been living in hotels since then. We aren't near a base, in a VHCOL area, and the good rentals go like hotcakes and are $$$ for what you get. We decided to buy and close next week and it can't come soon enough!

I'm also starting to wish we still lived overseas...Our families are already planning multiple trips to see us and expect us to come back for the holidays. I like my space!!

Oh my word, the space while we were overseas, while challenging at times, was nice. My DH has seen his mother four times in six months (she's been down to our house three of those times, which means I've seen her three times). And, DH now gets a paltry two weeks of vacation. I do not want to spend it visiting family!

Moving back, from an OCONUS assignment is tough. It feels like it lasts forever. Our first HHG pick up was the week of Thanksgiving. Our last delivery was in mid-February. Three months of living in limbo.

[meltoine]

Aug 13, 2015 14:10:51 GMT -5 NomadicMama said:

Aug 13, 2015 9:20:52 GMT -5 kpol said:

Sounds like we could all use a big glass of wine or other indulgence!

We're in the PCS dump as well. We left Korea at the end of June and have been living in hotels since then. We aren't near a base, in a VHCOL area, and the good rentals go like hotcakes and are $$$ for what you get. We decided to buy and close next week and it can't come soon enough!

I'm also starting to wish we still lived overseas...Our families are already planning multiple trips to see us and expect us to come back for the holidays. I like my space!!

Oh my word, the space while we were overseas, while challenging at times, was nice. My DH has seen his mother four times in six months (she's been down to our house three of those times, which means I've seen her three times). And, DH now gets a paltry two weeks of vacation. I do not want to spend it visiting family!

Moving back, from an OCONUS assignment is tough. It feels like it lasts forever. Our first HHG pick up was the week of Thanksgiving. Our last delivery was in mid-February. Three months of living in limbo.

All of this. It was so nice to have our first year of marriage be just us. H's parents visited twice for long weekends, but other than that we got to just be ourselves and it was wonderful. 

And ditto the the move lasting forever. We evacuated in January and our HHG were delivered in July. 

[kpol]

Aug 13, 2015 14:36:38 GMT -5 meltoine said:

Aug 13, 2015 14:10:51 GMT -5 NomadicMama said:

Oh my word, the space while we were overseas, while challenging at times, was nice. My DH has seen his mother four times in six months (she's been down to our house three of those times, which means I've seen her three times). And, DH now gets a paltry two weeks of vacation. I do not want to spend it visiting family!

Moving back, from an OCONUS assignment is tough. It feels like it lasts forever. Our first HHG pick up was the week of Thanksgiving. Our last delivery was in mid-February. Three months of living in limbo.

All of this. It was so nice to have our first year of marriage be just us. H's parents visited twice for long weekends, but other than that we got to just be ourselves and it was wonderful. 

And ditto the the move lasting forever. We evacuated in January and our HHG were delivered in July. 

Much to our surprise, we've already picked up our POV and our unaccompanied goods are here, just waiting to be delivered. Most of the stuff that went in our HHG shipment was furniture we were replacing anyway but I'm curious to see how much longer that takes to get here.

I told DH that as soon as we close, we're moving in. I don't care if I have to sleep on an air mattress or eat off paper plates, I'm getting in that house and out of the hotel! I want a kitchen, dammit!

[meltoine]

Aug 13, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 kpol said:

Aug 13, 2015 14:36:38 GMT -5 meltoine said:

All of this. It was so nice to have our first year of marriage be just us. H's parents visited twice for long weekends, but other than that we got to just be ourselves and it was wonderful. 

And ditto the the move lasting forever. We evacuated in January and our HHG were delivered in July. 

Much to our surprise, we've already picked up our POV and our unaccompanied goods are here, just waiting to be delivered. Most of the stuff that went in our HHG shipment was furniture we were replacing anyway but I'm curious to see how much longer that takes to get here.

I told DH that as soon as we close, we're moving in. I don't care if I have to sleep on an air mattress or eat off paper plates, I'm getting in that house and out of the hotel! I want a kitchen, dammit!

We slept on an air mattress and sat on camping chairs in an otherwise empty living room for 3 months, lol!

[audette]

Aug 13, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 kpol said:

Aug 13, 2015 14:36:38 GMT -5 meltoine said:

All of this. It was so nice to have our first year of marriage be just us. H's parents visited twice for long weekends, but other than that we got to just be ourselves and it was wonderful. 

And ditto the the move lasting forever. We evacuated in January and our HHG were delivered in July. 

Much to our surprise, we've already picked up our POV and our unaccompanied goods are here, just waiting to be delivered. Most of the stuff that went in our HHG shipment was furniture we were replacing anyway but I'm curious to see how much longer that takes to get here.

I told DH that as soon as we close, we're moving in. I don't care if I have to sleep on an air mattress or eat off paper plates, I'm getting in that house and out of the hotel! I want a kitchen, dammit!

The ACS had a lending closet of basic stuff to live here at the base when we moved and were waiting on our stuff.  They gave us priority on stuff because we were coming from OCONUS, too.  We got basic kitchen gear (pots, pans, utensils), a couple folding chairs, a camp cot, a folding table.  Nothing amazing, but _way_ better than sitting on the floor and having nothing to cook with.

Barring that, MWR has rentals for a lot of things available, too...  Just in case you're like us and don't want to spend a lot of money to buy stuff for the time between moving in and receiving household goods.  (we still bought some stuff, but this helped us avoid larger ticket items, and items that duplicated those we knew were coming soon)

[kpol]

Aug 13, 2015 18:58:34 GMT -5 audette said:

Aug 13, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 kpol said:

Much to our surprise, we've already picked up our POV and our unaccompanied goods are here, just waiting to be delivered. Most of the stuff that went in our HHG shipment was furniture we were replacing anyway but I'm curious to see how much longer that takes to get here.

I told DH that as soon as we close, we're moving in. I don't care if I have to sleep on an air mattress or eat off paper plates, I'm getting in that house and out of the hotel! I want a kitchen, dammit!

The ACS had a lending closet of basic stuff to live here at the base when we moved and were waiting on our stuff.  They gave us priority on stuff because we were coming from OCONUS, too.  We got basic kitchen gear (pots, pans, utensils), a couple folding chairs, a camp cot, a folding table.  Nothing amazing, but _way_ better than sitting on the floor and having nothing to cook with.

Barring that, MWR has rentals for a lot of things available, too...  Just in case you're like us and don't want to spend a lot of money to buy stuff for the time between moving in and receiving household goods.  (we still bought some stuff, but this helped us avoid larger ticket items, and items that duplicated those we knew were coming soon)

We aren't near a base so no ACS, MWR, etc. but that's good to know CONUS locations have the lending closet as well. It was definitely helpful overseas.

Pretty much all my kitchen goods are in unaccompanied which is already here, just waiting for an address to be delivered to. There are some extremely nice furniture consignment shops here that I'm going to hopefully buy from, so little to no wait time for delivery if I find a table and chairs I want. Living room furniture is another story!

[G22]

Aug 13, 2015 17:41:30 GMT -5 meltoine said:

Aug 13, 2015 15:10:57 GMT -5 kpol said:

Much to our surprise, we've already picked up our POV and our unaccompanied goods are here, just waiting to be delivered. Most of the stuff that went in our HHG shipment was furniture we were replacing anyway but I'm curious to see how much longer that takes to get here.

I told DH that as soon as we close, we're moving in. I don't care if I have to sleep on an air mattress or eat off paper plates, I'm getting in that house and out of the hotel! I want a kitchen, dammit!

We slept on an air mattress and sat on camping chairs in an otherwise empty living room for 3 months, lol!

This sounds familiar. We've been using camping chairs and a card table for the last 2 months, with one months to go. But we brought our guest bed since it's just the mattress, box spring and tiny metal frame. I wasn't sleeping on an air mattress for 3 months while pregnant. Nope, nope.

[dcn]

Aug 13, 2015 20:47:34 GMT -5 G22 said:

Aug 13, 2015 17:41:30 GMT -5 meltoine said:

We slept on an air mattress and sat on camping chairs in an otherwise empty living room for 3 months, lol!

This sounds familiar. We've been using camping chairs and a card table for the last 2 months, with one months to go. But we brought our guest bed since it's just the mattress, box spring and tiny metal frame. I wasn't sleeping on an air mattress for 3 months while pregnant. Nope, nope.

Good plan!  I slept on an air mattress for about a month with this move and just ugh.  So glad i wasnt further along when we moved!