Monday, December 31, 2007

a good remainder of the hols were spent unpacking and assembling. so we've settled down... but we still need to settle all these (refer to pics) and more in order to settle in. that's reality for you us. needless to mention (though i'll mention it nonetheless for good measure) visions of retreating in bed and retiring early were promptly thwarted and our bubbles duly burst.

that was 2 weeks back. 4 furniture-pieces-assembled-by-yana (unpack the rest and then decide to leave the susah ones to the man) and a couple of delivery men later, the house's not fully settled ( i need frames, and flowers, and plants, and rugs, and more plates), but still i'm feeling utterly blessed that we have this house to call our own, a haven to retreat to after work or lepak sessions with the pals, to mess up and clean up, every mopped nook and every dust bunny inch of it. ours to turn into a home- something that goes beyond market value, orientation or floor level and transcends any amount of wall hacking, walk-in wardrobe and other fancy furnishing that your loan can buy.

and no, ... i'm not naive enough not to know creating a home involves more hard work than assembling a darn bookshelf without a screwdriver and requires more self-control than a brat running back to mommy everytime some brat or the other decide to stick out a tongue at him.
brats *shakes head*.

everyone has their own little (or long) lists of priorities, and for me- we come first. then the home. the house , is really secondary. which is why the frames and flowers and plants can wait- well, at least until the next ikea visit -_-.

already, i feel a deep sense of attachment to this place- and interestingly, somewhat defensive for it-(which explains my speaking to ants to 'get out of my house', banishing little lost insects outta the windows and fervently spraying the rubbish bin and kitchen chute every so often to get rid of non-existent roaches that shall never flap their wings, twitch their noses or set their feelers upon my floor)
indeed, this year spells a lot of firsts for me -_-.

now, i know i'm starting a a tad bit weird for a new year's eve.
so i'll stop. also because its close to 1 am, my head is throbbing (watching 'i am legend' is so disturbing, its stressful..), the panadol doesnt work, i need rest and its been an hour since i've disturbed im.
that's one hour too long.

note: scour around before buying. similar-looking pieces from ikea can be spotted elsewhere with comparable (if not better) quality, similar prices, assembled AND transported free of charge.

r.z 12:17 AM  0 comments