Random things

Sorry I haven't written before now, but life has been a little hectic between looking for apartments and trying to pack. I wrote last time that I would share something wierd with you and here it is. As I was looking for an affordable apartment I saw some pretty creepy places. Last Wed. would have to be the topper though. I was going to look at an apartment downtown that would be very near to work and in my price range. I had been told over the phone that this apartment was "so cute." When I walked into this apartment the first thing I saw was this sink/stove. The kitchen/living rm/dining rm area was so small I could almost touch all four walls by standing in one place. The bathroom wasn't much better. I was assured that it came furnished (table and bed). I walked into the bedroom and it was a big as a twin bed. I quickly went back to the "main room." The agent (whose head was practically touching the ceiling) said, "let me show you this, it's so cute." He then leaned over and opened what I thought was the cupboard under the sink, oh no, it was the fridge. That fridge wouldn't have even held a gallon of milk. I quickly decided this wasn't the place for me. After driving home and a few tears, I finally found a place near the mall. At the moment I'm waiting for some paperwork and then I can move in on Sept. 10!
Second mini drama. Last Fri, I decided it was time to finish my monochromatic quilt. I have batting all over my room and just knew that I had a piece big enough for this quilt. I got out my stashes after having taped my backing to the floor and got ready to begin. There was only a slight problem. None of my pieces were long enough! There were short by 6" or more. So, after telling the cat to stay off the fabric that was on the floor I drove to the quilt shop that's a block away and I bought batting. I came home and managed to have it quilted by the next day.
Third mini drama. This Mon, I went to Albertsons for food. They were having an amazing sale where if you bough $25 of Kraft food products you got a $5 refund for the next trip and $20 mail in rebate. Not only that, but Kellog's was offering a refund of $10 if you bought 10 items-around $20. I was ecstatic. I could get a lot of food and spend about $10. So, I went in armed with the ad and started shopping. Not until I was finished and out to my car did I realize that I need two originial receipts to mail in to 2 different companies. I ran back into the store and quickly apollogized to the person in charge. Bless her heart, she rang up a separate receipt for me and now all I need to do is mail them in and wait 4-6 weeks for my money. Next time I'll remember to put them on different tabs! :-)
As I said before since I'm moving I have the joy of packing up a place that I've lived in for 2 years. I also decided it was a wonderful time to go through all my bins in storage and purge like mad. I have made it through 6 storage bins and have 5 more to go. It has felt wonderful to get rid of stuff that I knew I had, but didn't know exactly what it was. Some of the stuff dates back to college and some goes back even farther. I figure that if I haven't lived with it in over 7 years, there is no need to start now.