I’m baaack

I survived two weeks without internet at home. It can be done. It was pretty painful, though. It turned into one of those customer service nightmares with Verizon. Good thing Mister Redhead seems to genuinely enjoy debating with incompetent reps over the phone. But Verizon pulled themselves together yesterday and hooked us up, we’re completely moved into the new place (which I love a little more every day!), we didn’t destroy our marriage in the moving process (it may never be the same, though, haha), and we enjoyed a visit from The Blonde and TallDarkAndHandsome in the midst of this craziness.

There are so, so many financial topics from the past two weeks I could post about. At some point down the road, I want to pull out all the receipts and calculate exactly how much this move cost us. But…not tonight I’ll just say that I think every penny was worth it. This place feels like HOME! It’s pretty, there’s space to move, and it just feels like ours.

The history of money…plus some exciting news!

If money’s been on your mind lately (whose mind hasn’t it been on?), then you’ll want to check out The Ascent of Money, a documentary airing on PBS at 9 p.m. tonight. I think it’s going to be a mix of historical, economical, and sociological musings about moolah. Fun stuff! Perhaps I’ll write about it tomorrow if it proves interesting.

If that doesn’t excite you, maybe this will: I got the apartment I applied for Sunday! I’m signing the lease on Thursday and am waiting to hear back regarding the move-in date. So while I watch my dorky PBS documentary, I’ll also be frantically cleaning and tossing out miscellaneous pack-rat stuff in preparation for the Big Move. More details to follow, but here’s a preview:

My new kitchen! Stainless steel appliances!